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Carol Pollock– Executive Director
Phone: (515) 244-0507 ext. 206
Prior to joining Hoyt Sherman Place in the Fall of 2006, Carol was the Booking & Marketing Director at the 17,000 seat AT & T Center (Home of the San Antonio Spurs) and Booking Manager at the 65,000 seat Alamodome, both in San Antonio, TX. Prior to San Antonio, Pollock served as General Manager of the Pensacola, Florida Civic Center, the Bayfront Auditorium and the 1,800-seat restored Saenger Theater. She began her career in the public facility industry as the Marketing Director for the Rockford, IL MetroCentre. Carol was recognized by the Pensacola News Journal as one of 12 successful women in leadership roles and was a founder of “On the Waterfront”, Illinois’ largest music festival that annually draws over 350,000 people to downtown Rockford.
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Felix Campbell, Technical Stage Manager
Phone: (515) 244-0507 ext. 202
Brian “Felix” Campbell attended Iowa State University for seven years studying Computer Science and Physics. He has worked at Hoyt Sherman Place since October 2003. Felix enjoys his time at Hoyt because he encounters new challenges each day. Felix and his two cats live in Ames. |
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Dennis Wilhelm, Building & Grounds Maintenance Supervisor
Phone: (515) 244-0507 ext. 201
Dennis Wilhelm has a 12-year career with Hoyt Sherman Place supervising all aspects of facility and grounds maintenance. He brings over 20 years experience providing facility management services to mid-sized commercial operations. |
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John Bryan, Business Manager
Phone: (515) 244-0507 ext. 207
Ten years previous convention center/arena with the City of Des Moines, Polk County, and Global Spectrum. John served in capacities of both Finance Manager, Operations Manager, and acting Facility Administrator. Prior to that John served 18 years in various management capacities with both the City of Des Moines and the City of West Des Moines.
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Allison Fegley, Events & Sales Manager
Phone: (515) 244-0507 ext. 212
Allison graduated from Central College in Pella, IA with a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies and Spanish. During her time at school she had the opportunity to study and work abroad in London for a semester where she gained a lot of event planning and marketing experience. She currently lives in Urbandale and enjoys taking walks, spending time with friends and visiting family.
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Dana Hanson, Box Office Manager
Phone: (515) 244-0507 ext. 205
Dana joined Hoyt Sherman Place in the summer of 2008. She graduated from Simpson College with a degree in Marketing.
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Becky Migas, Sales and Event Coordinator
Phone: (515) 244-0507 ext. 204
Becky joined Hoyt Sherman Place in 2010 as the Sales and Event Coordinator. She is a graduate of The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) where she received her bachelor's in Marketing and Political Science. During her undergraduate career, Becky interned at Nationwide Arena (home of NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets) and PromoWest Productions, Inc. In 2008, she moved to Springfield, Missouri to attend Missouri State University where she received a Masters of Business Administration with a specialization in Entertainment Management. In addition to receiving her Masters, she worked at Nathan P. Murphy's, a small live music club in downtown Springfield.
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Mary Gesiriech, Director of Development and Donor Relations
Phone: (515) 244-0507 ext. 210
Mary joined Hoyt Sherman Place in July 2012 as the new Director of Development and Donor Relations. She previously served as a development consultant from 2002-2004 helping to secure the necessary funding for the building renovation capital campaign. She assisted with grant writing again in 2007-2008.
Outside of Hoyt Sherman Place, Mary was a founding Principal with The Resource Group, a Senior Program Director for State Public Policy Group, director of YWCA/The Des Moines Register Learning Center, and the Contributions Coordinator for The Principal Financial Group. |
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