VMS-GI 2019

John Siehl, CVE

VenuWorks


John Siehl entered the public assembly industry in 1965 at Hara Arena/Dayton, Ohio as an usher, followed by General Manager in 1982. In 1990 Siehl moved to the Ervin J. Nutter Center as the GM, retiring in 2010 as Executive Director. Siehl is currently Chief Operating Officer and Vice President for VenuWorks. He joined IAVM in 1978 and attained the Certified Venue Executive (CVE) in 1995. Siehl was Chair of the Board of Education, Life Safety Council, Board of Governors and on the Certification, Universities and Arenas Committees and Venue Safety & Security (AVSS) Chair and faculty, faculty at the Venue Management School. Siehl is a Past Chairman of the Board of the IAVM and received IAVM’s Charles McElravy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017. At Nutter, Siehl received the President’s Award for Excellence in 2001; also in 2001 Siehl received the Dayton Business Journal’s Corporate Caring Award, as well as the Fairborn Chamber President’s Award and the Beavercreek Civic Award in 2008. Siehl was inducted into the Dayton Hockey Hall of Fame, 2008. Siehl served on local Boards (Campfire, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Aullwood Audubon Center, A Special Wish (Chairman) and Greene County Foundation). Siehl is Past President of the Chamber of Commerce and Past President of the CVB. Siehl has been a volunteer bereavement counselor/Hospice of Dayton 26 years, working primarily with a summer children’s camp and on the Hospice Speaker’s Bureau. Siehl received a BA and MS Ed., University of Dayton.

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