Mission & Vision
The Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services serves as a dynamic hub for innovation, collaboration and growth designed to enrich the academic experience while fostering community engagement.
Our Mission
Creating dynamic events with exceptional hospitality while providing vital support and important revenue.
Our Vision
To set the standard for world-class events that shape the future of hospitality and inspire transformative opportunities for lasting impact.
Guiding Principles
Our Guiding Principles speak to the nature and character of who we want to become as an organization within Belmont University. The intent and content of our actions wholeheartedly support the Mission, Vision, and Values of the institution as we align our daily work to bring life to Belmont’s Aspirational Aim.
| Excellence Defined by Experience |
A benchmark for premier venues through a holistic lens of service quality, innovation, and guest impact, ensuring that every standard reflects the highest level of operational execution, cultural relevance, and memorable experience.
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| Frontrunners in Exceptional Customer Care | We take joy in helping our clients curate events better than they imagined, infusing trust and awe into each relationship. |
| Incubator for Professionals of the Future | We mold students into extraordinary professionals who become vessels of wisdom, compassion, and ingenuity. |
| Purposefully Whole | We take care of ourselves so we can take care of others. |
| Leaders in Fiscal Innovation | We are exceptionally skilled in generating revenue and stewarding profitability with creativity, integrity, and strategic foresight. |
| Catalysts for Impact | We cultivate intentional partnerships by leveraging assets and optimizing resources to strengthen communities and create shared success. |
Meet the Team
A fast-paced and dynamic environment, Belmont’s Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services team is filled with creative, entrepreneurially-minded leaders who demonstrate high levels of service and collaboration at every level.
From scheduling, ticketing and event management, to finance, administration and event operations, every member of our team is a key partner in conveying Belmont’s hospitality and supporting a robust and diverse schedule of annual programming and events in our world-class facilities.
Our Strategic Venues & Event Services team sets and achieves goals that impact Belmont's strategic vision, inspire hope to our community, engage our students as the next generation of leaders and are markers for the legacy we want to leave in our city and beyond.
OSVES Senior Leadership
Gage Baxter
Email: gage.baxter@belmont.edu
Sharon Brawner
Email: sharon.brawner@belmont.edu
Paige Bulgarella
Email: paige.bulgarella@belmont.edu
Chaz Corzine
Email: chaz.corzine@belmont.edu
Ileia S. Hook
Email: ileia.hook@belmont.edu
Office Location: Freeman Hall 1st Floor M1 (11375)
Meet the Team
Megan Brown
Email: megan.brown@belmont.edu
Emma Crowe
Email: emma.crowe@belmont.edu
Rebecca Dean
Email: rebecca.dean@belmont.edu
Laney Deffendoll
Email: laney.deffendoll@belmont.edu
Office Location: Freeman Hall 149 (11375)
Nick Denton
Email: nick.denton@belmont.edu
Sally Dodd
Email: sally.dodd@belmont.edu
Kendra Gene Fisher
Email: kendra.fisher@belmont.edu
Adolfo Lora Grullon
Matthew Hamilton
Email: matthew.hamilton@belmont.edu
Michael Leggitt
Email: michael.leggitt@belmont.edu
Haley Lynn
Email: haley.lynn@belmont.edu
Ella McNeilly
Email: ella.mcneilly@belmont.edu
Office Location: Curb Event Center EC 113 (22200)
Jannard Rainey
Email: jannard.rainey@belmont.edu
Office Location: Curb Event Center EC Box Office (22200)
Matthew Rollins
Email: matthew.rollins@belmont.edu
Andrea Runner
Email: andrea.runner@belmont.edu
Te'Wana Smiley
Email: tewana.smiley@belmont.edu
Christian Swift
Email: christian.swift@belmont.edu
Tori Talbert
Email: tori.talbert@belmont.edu
John Wharton
Email: john.wharton@belmont.edu
Erin Wylie
Email: erin.wylie@belmont.edu
Join Our Team
If you are looking to be part of an all-star team supporting the vast array of brand-building, high-influence, imagination-stirring events happening at Belmont University, we’d love to hear from you.