Global Spectrum, the “fastest growing firm in the public assembly management field” and operator of the Overland Park Convention Center, this week hired Kelly Barnes as Event Manager of the 237,000-sq.ft. Overland Park Convention Center.

Barnes will be responsible for planning and coordinating multiple events and serving as a primary liaison between event organizers and facility staff and services.

“Kelly has the experience and customer service focus to be a great asset to our team,” said Global Spectrum’s Ken Gillespie, Director of Events for the Overland Park Convention Center.

Prior to joining Global Spectrum, Barnes spent two years with the Kansas City Chiefs as Sales Account Executive and Event Coordinator. Previous to this, Barnes worked as an intern at Sandstone Amphitheater in Bonner Springs, KS (2004-2005).

Barnes holds a Bachelor of General Studies degree in Sociology from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS.

The OPCC sits on a 26-acre site in the heart of Overland Park, the largest suburban city in the Kansas City metropolitan area and the second largest city in Kansas. The mid-sized convention center features a 60,000 square-foot exhibition hall that connects to the 25,000 sq. ft. Edwin C. Eilert Ballroom.

Additionally, the OPCC provides an additional 15,000 sq. ft. of event space and 40,000 sq. ft. of pre-function space that proudly houses a collection of selected works of art created by renowned Midwestern artists.