The firearms, exhibition and event industries, as well as the Las Vegas business community, continue to respond positively to the selection of Las Vegas-based ConvExx as our new SHOT Show management company.
The news has been met with encouragement and congratulations from SHOT Show exhibitors and attendees alike.
For the next installment of the series of “who’s who” blog posts to familiarize you with the ConvExx team, we introduce you to Mindi Cherry, who is the Vice President at ConvExx.
Name: Mindi Cherry
Position/Title at ConvExx: Vice President
Family Members: Husband – Mark, Son – Jacob (6 ½ years old)
Education: B.A. in History from UCLA
Work history: Hotel Convention Services – 4 Years, Convention Housing Company – 4 Years, ConvExx – 13 Years
Hobbies/Sports: Love to watch NFL, NASCAR and College Basketball; Hobbies are playing with my son and scrapbooking
Favorite book: To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite movies: Chick Flicks
Hometown (where were you born): San Diego
In Las Vegas since: 1996
Favorite Thing about Vegas: I love live music so I love that in Vegas there is always live music all over town and every artist visits Vegas on their tour.
Favorite Quote: “There’s no crying in baseball!” – Tom Hanks in A League of their Own
What are you most excited about for SHOT: Learning about an industry that is new to me
Chris Dolnack is senior vice president and chief marketing officer for the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Follow him on Twitter at @ChrisDolnack.