Green Mtn. Concert Services, Inc. (GMCS)
Kevin Cheney serves as the President and CEO of Green Mtn. Concert Services, Inc. and Green Mountain Flagging, LLC. since 1995, specializing in security and crowd management solutions across the northeast and east coast, as well as traffic control solutions in New England and New York. Cheney is an Allied Member of the International Association of Venue Managers and has been a member of ASIS International since February 2011. Additionally, Cheney has been the Venue Security Manager for the 2017 and 2019 North America Morrissey Tour, overseeing all aspects of venue security for the tour. Previous experience includes serving as an Associate at Margolis Healy from 2008 to 2015 and serving on the Board of Directors for First Night Burlington from 2006 to 2015. Cheney also served as a Combat Medic in the Vermont Army National Guard from 1991 to 1997.
Green Mtn. Concert Services, Inc. (GMCS)
Green Mtn. Concert Services, Inc. (GMCS) is a Northeast based company that provides best-of-class security solutions including: event security & crowd management; commercial patrols and protection; corporate risk management; and higher education event planning and consulting. Our Event Services Division provides solutions for any type and size of event with capabilities to handle; planning and management, security services, site production, admissions and parking. We also provide in-house or on-site beginner through advanced training in security, first aide & CPR, and production coordination and control. Founded in 1995, GMCS cut its teeth providing Crowd Management at the Memorial Auditorium and Flynn Theater in Burlington, VT and at the Grateful Dead Highgate shows in 1994 and 1995 when 60,000 + people marched into a town of 3,397. After almost 20 years, GMCS security directors, event and production managers, and training staff have developed their skills in every type of venue and for every type of event. GMCS holds licenses in eleven (11) states. The following is a list of just some of the events we have provided security to: • ESPN Great Outdoor Games and Winter X Games • The Country Music Awards (CMA’s) • Salt (featuring Angelina Jolie) - movie • Taking Woodstock (featuring Demetri Martin and Ang Lee) - movie • Champlain Valley Fair • U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships (1999 – Present) • Newport Folk Festival (RI) • Plattsburgh Mayor’s Cup • First Night Burlington • Burlington Discover Jazz Festival • Bonnaroo (2002 – 2003 and 2008-2009) • All of Phish’s 60,000+ capacity music festivals • 2007 Fed Cup at Topnotch Resort in Stowe • Gathering of the Vibes • Snoedown • Vermont Brewers Festival • Lollapalooza • Lake Champlain Maritime Festival