Scott Mullen has been the Executive Director of the Taslayer Center since March of 2005. Under his direction the venue has undergone a complete financial turnaround. For the fiscal year prior to his arrival the venue had just experienced an annual operating deficit of over $36,000. Under his direction the facility has achieved net returns of nearly $10 million over 15 years including accomplishing the most successful year in the venue’s 27 year history.
Mullen formerly served as the General Manager of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum from 2000-2005 and was responsible for the day-to-day operation of the 18,000-seat arena along with a 60,000 square ft. exhibition hall. The Coliseum is the home of the NHL New York Islanders and the AFL New York Dragons.
Mullen received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Drake University in Des Moines, IA and went on to earn his Master’s Degree in Sports Administration and Facility Management from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. Mullen has worked in the public assembly facility industry since 1982 and after completing internships with the NCAA and Philadelphia’s Veterans Stadium; he entered the management level in 1988 as Temple University’s Athletic & Recreation Facilities Manager.
In 1989, Mullen was named the Assistant Facilities Manager for the newly constructed Bender Arena in Washington, DC. In 1991 he joined SMG as the Event Services Manager at the Nassau Coliseum and was later promoted to Event Administrator for the Philadelphia Civic Center. Mullen was named Director of Operations at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center in 1993 and was later promoted to Assistant General Manager for the facility in 1995. Since that time Mullen has held General Manager positions at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, AZ and at the Hersheypark Sports & Entertainment Complex in Hershey, PA.
Mullen has been an active member in the International Association of Venue Managers since 1993 and has a CVE designation with the organization and is currently serves on the IAVM Board as it's Director of Arenas and Region 3 Treasurer in addition to serving as Arenas Committe Chair and being nominated as District 1 VP in 1999. He has taught graduate level classes at Adelphi University in Garden City, NY and has also served as an athletic facility design consultant for the City of Philadelphia. He is a graduate of the IAAM School for Public Assembly Facility Management and has served on IAAM’s Governance, Industry Affairs, Arena Management, Crowd Management, Stadium and Convention Center Committees and the Long Beach Sports and Special Events Marketing Committee. He has also served on the Executive Board off the Long Island Sports Commission and currently serves on the Quad City Sports Commission and the Genesis Health Foundation Executive Boards.
Scott currently resides in Bettendorf, IA with his wife Laura and 4 children Catherine, Sean, Erin and Shannon.