MPEA
Vickee Danz has over three decades of experience in capital finance and contract administration, currently serving as Capital Finance Manager at MPEA since January 1993, while also managing contracts and funding for projects as Contract Administrator at Metro Pier & Exposition Authority since the same year. Vickee holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Gies College of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, earned between 1990 and 1992, and an Associate's degree from Moraine Valley Community College obtained from 1988 to 1990.
MPEA
The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) is a municipal corporation created by the Illinois General Assembly. Its Board of Directors is appointed by the Governor of Illinois and the Mayor of Chicago. MPEA owns and manages the McCormick Place complex and seeks to promote and operate conventions, fairs and expositions in the Chicago area, in an effort to strengthen the local economy. Historic Navy Pier is also owned and managed by MPEA and the Authority is charged with carrying out the recreational, commercial and cultural redevelopment and operation of Navy Pier, which has become Chicago's most popular visitor attraction. MPEA is also active in the community, and oversees a variety of programs that positively impact the thousands whose jobs are tied to McCormick Place and Navy Pier, as well as the millions who visit both venues each year. Take a look at our contributions and then plan to visit acclaimed McCormick Place and multi-faceted Navy Pier in the near future.