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About Us

Belmont Strategic Venues & Event Services

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. 
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
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services, Fisher Center for the Performing Arts

Gage Baxter

Managing Director
Phone: (615) 460-6763
Email: gage.baxter@belmont.edu
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Sharon Brawner
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

Sharon Brawner

Vice President, Hospitality & Events Services
Phone: (615) 460-5204
Email: sharon.brawner@belmont.edu
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Paige Bulgarella
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

Paige Bulgarella

Director of Financial Operations
Phone: 615-460-8670
Email: paige.bulgarella@belmont.edu
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Chaz Corzine
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services, Fisher Center for the Performing Arts

Chaz Corzine

Executive Director
Phone: 615-460-5099
Email: chaz.corzine@belmont.edu
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Ileia S. Hook
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

Ileia S. Hook

Associate Vice President for Strategic Venues & Events
Phone: (615) 460-6104
Email: ileia.hook@belmont.edu
Office Location: Freeman Hall 1st Floor M1 (11375)
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Meet the Team

Megan Brown
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

Megan Brown

Event Manager
Phone: 615.460.5354
Email: megan.brown@belmont.edu
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Emma Crowe
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

Emma Crowe

Office Manager/Administrative Coordinator
Phone: 615-460-5971
Email: emma.crowe@belmont.edu
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Rebecca Dean
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

Rebecca Dean

Associate Director of Event Services, Scheduling & Conference Services
Phone: 615-460-8017
Email: rebecca.dean@belmont.edu
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Laney Deffendoll
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

Laney Deffendoll

University Scheduling Coordinator, Scheduling & Conference Services
Phone: 615.460.6138
Email: laney.deffendoll@belmont.edu
Office Location: Freeman Hall 149 (11375)
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Nick Denton
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

Nick Denton

University Ticketing Manager
Phone: 615-460-8505
Email: nick.denton@belmont.edu
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Sally Dodd
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

Sally Dodd

Senior Director of Event Services
Phone: 615-460-6786
Email: sally.dodd@belmont.edu
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Kendra Gene Fisher
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

Kendra Gene Fisher

University Scheduling Coordinator
Phone: (615) 460-5652
Email: kendra.fisher@belmont.edu
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Adolfo Lora Grullon
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

Adolfo Lora Grullon

Event Operations Technician
Email: adolfo.loragrullon@belmont.edu
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Matthew Hamilton
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

Matthew Hamilton

Workforce Operations Manager
Phone: 615.460.8016
Email: matthew.hamilton@belmont.edu
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Michael Leggitt
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

Michael Leggitt

Technical Operations Manager
Phone: 615-955-3159
Email: michael.leggitt@belmont.edu
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Haley Lynn
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

Haley Lynn

Associate Director of Event Services, Event Management
Phone: 615-460-5753
Email: haley.lynn@belmont.edu
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Ella McNeilly
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

Ella McNeilly

Event Coordinator, Event Services
Phone: 615.460.5120
Email: ella.mcneilly@belmont.edu
Office Location: Curb Event Center EC 113 (22200)
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Jannard Rainey
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

Jannard Rainey

University Ticketing Manager
Phone: 615.460.5240
Email: jannard.rainey@belmont.edu
Office Location: Curb Event Center EC Box Office (22200)
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Matthew Rollins
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

Matthew Rollins

Event Operations Manager
Phone: 615-460-8072
Email: matthew.rollins@belmont.edu
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Andrea Runner
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

Andrea Runner

Senior Director of Business Operations & Special Projects
Phone: 615-460-8081
Email: andrea.runner@belmont.edu
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Te'Wana Smiley
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

Te'Wana Smiley

Event Manager (Fisher Center)
Phone: 615-460-8064
Email: tewana.smiley@belmont.edu
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Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

Christian Swift

Event Operations Technician
Phone: 615-319-4809
Email: christian.swift@belmont.edu
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Tori Talbert
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

Tori Talbert

Event Manager (Fisher Center)
Phone: 615-460-8024
Email: tori.talbert@belmont.edu
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John Wharton
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

John Wharton

Associate Director of Event Services, Event Operations
Phone: 615-460-8632
Email: john.wharton@belmont.edu
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Erin Wylie
Office of Strategic Venues & Event Services

Erin Wylie

Event Manager
Phone: 615-460-5031
Email: erin.wylie@belmont.edu
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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.

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