Matthew (Mick) Musella, COO of the Zoological Society of San Diego, was recently appointed to serve in an ex-officio capacity on the San Diego Convention Center Corporation’s (SDCCC) board of directors.
Musella has been with the Zoological Society since 1991 and currently oversees operations, architecture, planning, corporate merchandising and marketing for the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Wild Animal Park. Prior to working for the Zoological Society, he worked for Anheuser-Busch and the Busch Entertainment Corporation for 19 years and ultimately served as general manager of its theme park, Cypress Gardens, in Florida.
An active member of his community, Musella is a professional fellow at the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, second vice chair of the SDCVB’s board of directors and member of its executive and finance committees, and trustee of the San Diego County Teamsters Employers Insurance Trust.
The SDCCC has a nine-member board of directors who set policy for the corporation. The city council appoints seven voting members to three-year terms. Two ex-officio members, or non-voting members, are appointed by the San Diego County Hotel-Motel Association and the SDCVB.
Now celebrating 20 years of success, the Convention Center has generated $18.3 billion in regional economic impact, $364 million in tax revenues for the City of San Diego and supports 12,500 jobs countywide. The SDCCC is a public benefit corporation created by the city to exclusively market, manage and operate the 2.6 million square foot waterfront facility.
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