VenueConnect 2019

Mark Herrera
Director of Security
IAVM


Mark Herrera is the Director of Safety & Security for the International Association of Venue Managers. As part of his duties, Mark teaches Situational AwarenessMindset training aimed at giving venues the tools to be safer and more secure. In addition, as the Director of Safety & Security for IAVM, Mark represent the Public Facility Assemblies Council on the National Fire Protection Association Committee and the Department of Homeland Security Sub-Sector Council. As a representative of the Public Assemblies Facilities Sub-Sector Council he works in collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security and the Protective Security Advisor to assure that information is provided to protect our Public Facility Assemblies and all Critical Infrastructures. Herrera is also a seasoned law enforcement officer and trainer, having spent twenty years with the Hobbs, NM, Police Department in numerous roles including Patrol Officer, Detective for the Gang and Narcotics unit, Supervisor of the Crime Prevention Division, Field Training Officer, Honor Guard Commander, and Entry Team Leader and Tactical Sergeant of the S.W.A.T. unit. During this time, his responsibilities also included the development and implementation of security policies and procedures and security awareness programs for the Community of Hobbs. Upon retiring from the police department, he leveraged his training background to implement security policies, procedures and training programs for the oil and gas industry, then later worked as an instructor for the DHS, training 3,000 armed pilots to defend against acts of terrorism involving criminal

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