Daniel McManus

Daniel McManus is the Assistant Chairman for PRO EM National Event Services. He is responsible for assisting the Chairman and CEO to provide day-to-day leadership of the organization, develop and implement strategic initiatives, and streamline operations companywide.

Daniel’s special event career began as a summer job in Washington State. He graduated from Lewis and Clark College in 2002 with a degree in Math and Computer science then moved to Phoenix Arizona where he worked as a driver for Tri Rentals. Daniel transferred to the Albuquerque New Mexico Branch of Tri Rentals in 2003 where he was promoted to the Operations Manager position followed by the General Manager role. During his tenure in Albuquerque, Tri Rentals was purchased by Classic Party Rentals. In 2011 he was promoted to be the Operations Manager of Classic Party Rentals in Chicago Illinois followed by a promotion to the role of Assistant General Manager in 2015 of the San Francisco California Branch.

Before moving back to Phoenix Arizona and joining the PRO EM team, Daniel also served as the Assistant General Manager for Blueprint Studios an event design, production, and specialty furniture firm as well as Global Experiential Specialists an event company specializing in experiential marketing and production for tradeshows, corporate events, conventions, and exhibitions.