The Smith Center Welcome VP of Marketing & Communications

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts appoints Suzanne Chabre to the vital role of Vice President of Marketing & Communications. Chabre brings with her a rich background in advertising and an extensive knowledge of sales and marketing. Her career has included marketing Bally's Jubilee! and the Paris Las Vegas showroom as well as national gaming companies such as Pinnacle Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment.

"Suzanne Chabre brings a tremendous amount of marketing knowledge to The Smith Center and will be a key success factor for us as we continue to move closer to our Spring 2012 opening," says MyRon Martin, president and chief executive officer of The Smith Center.

As Vice President of Marketing & Communication, Chabre is responsible for building The Smith Center brand, supporting education and donor initiatives as well as promoting all performances and events. She oversees all areas of advertising, public relations, digital and direct marketing, group sales and corporate sponsorships.

Chabre began her marketing career with Volkswagen of America and Porsche Cars North American after graduating from Arizona State University with a BS degree in marketing and an MBA. Committed to education, Suzanne has been active in Junior Achievement, the Learning Center of Minneapolis, Big Sisters, and has taught advertising management at UNLV. In 2001, she received the Chamber of Commerce Tourism Award for community service and contributions to the tourism industry.

About The Smith Center

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts is a public/private partnership that will become the centerpiece of cultural life in Las Vegas offering a blend of performances by resident companies as well as first-run touring attractions. The 5-acre cultural campus will feature three performance spaces including the 2,050-seat Reynolds Hall with refined acoustics and the Boman Pavilion housing a cabaret jazz space and a studio theater, all complemented by the DISCOVERY Children's Museum. The Smith Center will be a living room for Las Vegas; a place that will educate, entertain and excite the citizens of our great community. Located in downtown's 61-acre urban development, Symphony Park, The Smith Center broke ground in May of 2009 with a ceremonial carillon bell casting and ringing. In February 2010, it celebrated its "Topping Out" with the raising of 50 tons of steel and is projected to open in March 2012. For more information about The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, please visit www.thesmithcenter.com. Keep up with news and events on Facebook.