In Summer 2010, Bethune-Cookman Athletics announced the addition of Kevin Doherty to the team, as the new Box Office Manager for all Wildcat athletic and entertainment events. A focus of the role set forth for Mr. Dohertywas the modernization of B-CU's ticketing systems.

Sincejoining the staff, he began the conversion of the entire system to create reserved seating for every home game, set up on-site ticket systems at the box office with improved forms of payment, and moved B-CU to scanning technology to verify all tickets in the 2010-11 season. Beyond ticketing, under Kevin's efforts, thereis improved informational signage at Municipal Stadium, a new team of professional ushers on staff at all B-CU games, and fansare able to make advance parking purchases.

"We are excited about having Kevin Doherty on our team," said Director of Athletics Lynn Thompson. "His expertise in ticketing will allow us to provide even greater service to our fans. His creative ideas will allow us to grow our season ticket bases in Wildcat athletics as well as through the events planned at the Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center."

Kevin comes to Bethune-Cookman from Feld Entertainment, where he was a Group Sales Specialist and Box Office Assistant for the entertainment and exhibition giant, which provides such shows as Disney on Ice, the Arenacross Series, and Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Before Feld, he spent two and a half years at Ticketmaster, which he will be making a full conversion to for the Bethune-Cookman Box Office. Doherty was also the Box Office Manager for Ticketmaster at the 2008 Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing, China, one of the very few selected from the United States for the event. Before the Olympics, he served as a TM Event Programmer.

Kevin got his start in the ticketing and event management world through his nearly five years with the BankAtlantic Center (formerly the Office Depot Center), a major south Florida arena venue in Sunrise, Fla., where he worked his way up through the ranks to become Ticket Operations Manager.

" I am looking forward to putting more fans in our seats," said Doherty, "making sure that everyone has an outstanding experience at all of our games, and bringing B-CU through to the twenty-first century of ticketing."