VenueConnect 2019

Jim Finch
General Manager
Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center/An SMG Managed Facility


Jim Finch is the General Manager for the SMG-managed Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center in Punta Gorda, Florida. He has been the GM since the building opened in 2009. Prior to Punta Gorda, Jim managed the Charlotte Sports Park for Charlotte County Florida, opened the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton, Virginia, was the Assistant Director of the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, Georgia and was the Operations Manager for the Asheville Civic Center. He has been a member of IAVM since 1996. Outside of work, Jim is involved with his local Kiwanis Club, Florida Restaurant and Hospitality Association, Chamber of Commerce and local Boy Scout Troop. In his spare-time he enjoys spending time outdoors geocaching, hiking and kayaking. Jim has been married 24 years to his wife Karon and they have two children, Kyle and Hannah.

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