Kristy Roszkowski has been promoted to sales manager for DeVos Place Convention Center, an SMG-managed facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Roszkowski will be responsible for selling to associations, organizations and other groups representing social, military, educational, religious and fraternal markets. She was previously sales assistant and event coordinator at DeVos Place and has been with the company for more than two years.
 

Rik Edgar has been named executive director of the Racine (WI) Civic Centre, VenuWorks President/CEO Steve Peters, CFE, announced. Edgar was previously with the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, where he was an operations supervisor at the Wells Fargo Arena, Veterans Auditorium and Hy-Vee Hall. “Racine is a great community and I look forward to the opportunities these buildings offer,” said Edgar. “We will be working to aggressively market the two halls and its meeting spaces locally and will continue to work on bringing regional and national acts including comedians and children’s shows.” 

Andrea Faush was named director of real estate at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. Faush’s primary focus will be leasing office space in the BJCC Medical Forum, a 10-story office and meetings tower adjacent to the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel. Faush will also assist in the management of BJCC-owned property and the acquisition of property as necessary and appropriate for the expansion of the complex. Faush previously worked with downtown real estate company Corporate Realty.