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AMC Entertainment Inc. Promotes Eight Associates.


Representing 77 Collective Years of Experience at Kansas City-Based Company

KANSAS CITY Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , Mo. -- AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA.  Entertainment Inc. (AMC), one of the world's largest and most innovative theatrical exhibition companies, announces today the promotion of eight associates: Zach Baze, Ivy Brock, Dan Huerta, Sun Dee Larson, Mary Miller Mary Ellen Miller is the master of Saybrook College at Yale University and the Vincent Scully Professor of the History of Art.

She studies and lectures on the art and architecture of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, on which she has authored or co-authored a number of works.
, Alice Rogers, Angela Vazquez and Tonia Zeiler. Together, these eight associates embody more than 77 years of collective experience working at the Kansas City-based company.

"Promoting from within is a key component of associate satisfaction and retention," said Keith Wiedenkeller, senior vice president of human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees.  at AMC. "Each of these individuals demonstrates a passion for what they do and dedication to AMC. I'm proud to have worked with many of them for so long."

Baze is the director of media and marketing alliances where he oversees media strategy and sponsorships for AMC. He has been with AMC for nearly two years and previously held manager positions in AMC's corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise.  and marketing departments. Baze is active with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City, and holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Kansas State University Kansas State University, main campus at Manhattan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered and opened 1863. There is an additional campus at Salina. Among the university's research facilities are the J. R.  in Manhattan, Kan.

Brock is a program director of information technology, working as the liaison between the strategic development and information technology teams at AMC. A six-year AMC veteran, Brock was the theatre systems development manager where she oversaw the development of digital systems, which she will continue in her new role. Brock attended the University of Kansas The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is an institution of higher learning in Lawrence, Kansas. The main campus resides atop Mount Oread.  in Lawrence, Kan.

Huerta is the director of digital cinema and new technology, focusing on the design of projection and sound system hardware as well as software research and development. Huerta brings 29 years of AMC experience to his new role working on digital cinema conversion and other new digital technology. Most recently, he served as the director of technical systems. Huerta attended the University of Southern Colorado in Pueblo, Colo.

Larson oversees guest-facing public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most  and marketing communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales  as the director of external communications. Larson joined AMC in 2006 as a corporate communications manager and manages media relations, product placement, promotions and special program support. She graduated from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan. with a bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communications and a minor in musical theatre.

Miller is the director of employment and compliance and oversees the corporate compliance program as well as the associate evaluation process. She has been with AMC for five years and has held several positions including manager of employment and compliance. Miller investigates employment-related issues, coaches and trains supervisors and managers on compliance practices, ensures associates comply with company policies and serves as a liaison for internal and external employment-related matters. Miller graduated from Friends University in Wichita, Kan. with a bachelor's degree in human resources management and has earned her Professional Human Resources and Investigations certifications.

Rogers is the senior vice president of marketing and communications, overseeing the marketing, creative services Creative Services are a subsector of the creative industries, a part of the economy that creates wealth by offering creativity for hire to other businesses. Examples include:
  • Design and Production agencies
, corporate communications, community relations 1. The relationship between military and civilian communities.
2. Those public affairs programs that address issues of interest to the general public, business, academia, veterans, Service organizations, military-related associations, and other non-news media entities.
 and the national sales teams. In her 23 years at AMC, Rogers has also held leadership positions in many departments such as quality assurance and training as well as working as a regional operations manager See datacenter manager.  for various regions. She graduated from California Polytechnic State University This article is about the university in San Luis Obispo, California. For Cal Poly Pomona, see California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

California Polytechnic State University, commonly called Cal Poly
, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) in Pomona, Calif. with a bachelor's degree in business administration.

Vazquez is the director of instructional design and develops online and virtual training curricula. She also oversees the implementation of an enterprise-wide learning management system. Vazquez joined AMC in 2006 as the instructional design manager and will continue to develop successful training strategies while working closely with corporate teams to ensure their alignment with organizational goals. Vazquez graduated from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan. with a bachelor's degree in resource management and earned her master's degree in business administration from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Mo.

Zeiler is the program director of film systems, working as the liaison between the film analysis and programming groups and information technology teams at AMC. Zeiler previously served as a project manager in the information technology group and has worked at AMC for 11 years. She received a bachelor's degree in computer science from DeVry University in Kansas City, Mo. and is currently working towards her Project Management Professional certification.

About AMC Entertainment Inc.

Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., AMC Entertainment Inc. is one of the world's largest and most innovative theatrical exhibition companies. With a history of industry leadership dating back to 1920, the company today serves more than 230 million guests annually through interests in 379 theatres with 5,314 in 10 countries. www.amctheatres.com.
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