Adam Cook
Experienced Senior Executive - Venue & Event Management
- Role
- Director at Tacoma Venues & Events
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Adam Cook
Well-respected executive leader of world class convention, performing arts, and sports & entertainment venues. Relationship-driven, service-focused leadership with proven success in strategic planning, capital improvement, and market development. Demonstrated ability to unite diverse teams and stakeholders around operational excellence, equity, and community impact. Skilled negotiator adept at building collaborative public-private partnerships that deliver measurable economic results.
Experience
Director
Sep 2021 — Present · Tacoma, WA, US
The City of Tacoma enhances quality of life for the community and drives economic vitality through its premier venues and diverse entertainment opportunities. Tacoma Venues & Events manages these world-renowned venues which include the Tacoma Dome, one of the world’s largest wood domed structures with flexible seating configurations ranging from the Greater Tacoma Convention Center, artful and modern with its trademark glass walls and square feet of event space; Cheney Stadium, home of the Tacoma Rainiers; and the Tacoma City Theaters, including the historic Pantages and Rialto Theaters, and Theatre on the Square. The department also includes the City of Tacoma\'s Special Events Office.
Education
Bowdoin College
Bachelor of Arts, Economics & Environmental Studies Major, Spanish Minor
1997 — 2001
Public Assembly Facility Management School
PAFMS Graduate
2007 — 2008
Skills
- Event Management
- Event Planning
- Budgets
- Public Relations
- Customer Service
- Trade Shows
- Management
- Venue Management
- Sports
- Entertainment
- Sports Marketing
- Contract Negotiation
- Sponsorship
- Training
- Marketing
- Entertainment Industry
- Concert Production
- Facilities Management
- Lease Negotiations
- Concerts
- Special Events
- Bid Preparation
- Risk Management
- Security Management
- Personnel Management
- Crm
- Social Media
- Concert Promotion
- Sports Facility Management
- Client Relationship Building
- Budget Preparation
- Problem Solving
- Employee Training
- Employee Engagement
- Leadership Development
- Organizational Development
- Staff Development
- Leadership
- Team Leadership
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
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