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Dan Kahler Award Recipients
Brenda Tinnen

Tinnen, Brenda
Class of 1972
Inducted in 2007

Business


Senior Vice President/General Manager-Sprint Center

Brenda has over 30 years in the arena guest relations industry and was recently named recipient of the 2004 CIC Facility Executive of the Year Award. She is responsible for coordination of contractors and the city, as well as all facets of the start-up of the Sprint Center.

She has had similar positions at the Staples Center in LA (largest arena in the US), Kodak Theater, home of the Academy Awards, and host to the 2000 Democratic Convention in Los Angeles. Prior to moving to L.A., she was Senior. VP, Marketing and Sales for the Phoenix arena, and held similar positions in Houston and Minnesota. She lives in Plattsburg with her husband, Greg.