Live event expert and US Army veteran Chris Pickering earned his Master of Science in Integrated Design, Business and Technology at the University of Southern California and Bachelor of Science in Management at the University of San Francisco. A Rotarian and lifelong member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Chris has served on the Board of Directors for the International Association of Fairs and Expositions and currently serves with the California Emergency Response and Resiliency Venues and Fairgrounds. Chris has led facilities to receive GBAC STAR accreditation and IBCCES Certified Autism Center certification.