SMG Announces New Hire and Promotions at INTRUST Bank Arena

The SMG-managed INTRUST Bank Arena is excited to announce a new hire and promotions within the Marketing, Event Services and Operations departments.

Josh Woods joined the Marketing Department as the Marketing and Group Sales Coordinator in December. He graduated from Kansas State University this past May with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing. Josh’s responsibilities as the new Marketing and Group Sales Coordinator will include leading the group sales efforts for all arena events, developing and delivering email marketing campaigns and managing the marketing internship program.

Mattie Sharp was promoted to Event Coordinator this January. Sharp previously served as the Sales and Marketing Assistant since November 2017. In her new role as Event Coordinator, Mattie will act as the events liaison for the Wichita Thunder as well as the coordinator for all INTRUST Bank Arena family shows and smaller private events.

The Engineering Department has promoted Mario De La Torre to Building Engineer. Prior to this promotion, Mario served as the Maintenance Tech within the operations department since June 2017. In his new role, he will be responsible for direct oversight of preventative maintenance and necessary maintenance and repairs to the building.

“We’re excited to welcome Josh to the SMG team at INTRUST Bank Arena,” commented SMG General Manager, A.J. Boleski. “We’re also very proud to have the opportunity to promote two dedicated employees from within our building. We are looking forward to seeing all three of them grow in their careers.”