VenueConnect 2019

Speakers

Cynthia Tucker

Cynthia Tucker
Director of Event Operations
University of Southern California


Cynthia Tucker, CVP is the Director of Event Operations for Trojan Event Services (TES), a division of Student Life at the University of Southern California since 2015. She’s also an Adjunct Professor at USC teaching its “Venue Management” course and Capstone Advisor for the online Master’s in Sports Industry Management at Georgetown University. She has 20 years of venue management and 30 years of event and wedding planning experience. She has worked for the City of Santa Monica, DreamWorks Pictures, The Walt Disney Company, and a local non-profit organization. For 24 years, she was the owner of an event and wedding planning company. As the Director of Event Operations, she is responsible for overseeing the business operations of Trojan Event Services, the campus booking and scheduling office. She supervises a team of 10 full-time staff, 4 indoor event venues, 19 outdoor locations, 12 shared spaces with the USC Athletics Department, 14 meeting rooms and 200 student workers. She works closely with campus partners for event approval, oversees the department’s expenses and labor costs, prepares financial analysis and projections, and assesses the venue’s policies and procedures. Her career in venue management started as a volunteer at a Historical Fire Station in Los Angeles turned museum and event space. She’s an active member of the International Association of Venue Managers and volunteers on the University & Academic Committee as well as the Diversity & Inclusion Committee. She’s had an article featured in “Facility Manager” magazine titled “Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace.” She has a master's in human resources from USC, MBA from Pepperdine University and a BA in Communications from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She completed Venue Management School in Tampa, Florida in 2020 and received her CVP in 2023. She is born and raised in Los Angeles, California and enjoys international travel.

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