KAREN MASSEY
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR, & CO-SHOW DIRECTOR

President of Kreative Events, LLC, a multi-faceted event production and management company.  Management experience includes Director of Event Services, SMG, Knoxville, Convention Center, 2001-2011; General Manager, City of Knoxville, Knoxville Convention/Exhibition Center, 1999-2011; Assistant General Manager, City of Knoxville, Knoxville Convention/Exhibition Center, 1997-1999; Director of Operations & Event Management, Knoxville Sports Corporation, 1993-1997.  Currently serves on the Boards of United Way Knoxville and Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service (past Chair of Board). B.S. Business Administration, University of Tennessee; two years Continuing Education, IAAM Facility Management School, Graduate Institute, Wheeling, WV.