Cobb Reporter

The Cobb-Marietta Coliseum & Exhibit Hall Authority has announced the promotion of Artimesa Evans to the position of Director of Safety & Security, and the hiring of Dale Gustafson as the Director of Sales & Marketing for the Cobb Galleria Centre, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, and Galleria Specialty Shops.

In her new role, Evans will be responsible for overseeing public safety and security throughout the Authority campus. Evans joined the Cobb Galleria Centre in 2012 and held roles ranging from Public Safety Supervisor to Manager. After a five-year hiatus, she returned to the organization in 2022 as Public Safety Manager. Prior to this, Evans served as Assistant Public Safety Manager for the former Georgia Dome under the Georgia World Congress Center Authority Police Department and the NFL. She also worked as a Quality Assurance Trainer for the State Road & Tollway Authority where she trained employees and assisted with training inmates for the Georgia Department of Corrections.

As Director of Sales and Marketing, Gustafson will provide strategic leadership and execution of the company’s sales and marketing efforts. A native of Atlanta, Gustafson graduated from Georgia State University with a degree in Hospitality Administration. He brings with him 35 years of sales experience in the hospitality industry, working with various hotel brands including Hilton, Omni, Marriott, IHG and the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau. Twenty-five of those years were spent in leadership roles as a Director of Sales and Marketing. Gustafson is returning to the Galleria market after spending five years as Director of Sales and Marketing at Embassy Suites Galleria in the early 2010s.