I have been in the Audio-Visual industry for 20+ years in various sales and marketing roles in both the private and public sectors. My work history includes working with integrators and manufacturers such as Christie Digital, Epson, and currently with QSC. I am passionate about helping women succeed in the industry and have spent the past 6 years working with the AVIXA Women’s Council, a group of professionals committed to supporting and empowering women who work in the technology and AV industry – first as a member, two years ago appointed as co-chair to the Los Angeles/Orange County region, and at the start of 2022, Co-Chair to the council. The council has over a thousand members and 50 groups throughout the world.

I head up the marketing for InfoComm, the greatest tradeshow on Earth. InfoComm 2023 will be my 10th show. Chat with me if you want to talk about InfoComm, working at AVIXA, or shoes! Follow me on Twitter @AVshoeQueen. 👟 

I'm Tyler Lawrence, the Manager of Council Administration here at AVIXA. I work with the AVIXA Councils to support their missions and projects. Please chat with me if you would like more information on our Councils or would like to get involved.

When I first started in AV, I remember hearing how AV professionals really care about the human experience, not just the tech. And it's true! I love connecting the dots to help people find the AV resources they need, building communities where people come together and being a part of such a vibrant (and welcoming) industry. 

AVI Systems helps organizations maximize their audiovisual and unified collaboration ecosystems to enable communication and collaboration. The end result is human impact measured in productivity and efficiency. Founded in 1974 by Joe Stoebner, AVI Systems has grown from one office location in North Dakota to 33 locations throughout the United States. AVI is also the only employee-owned systems integrator with more than 1,100 employees as of May 2024. The company serves customers in all 50 states and, as the Regional Business Unit of GPA, AVI Systems assists multinational enterprises, providing design, delivery and installation services in 170 cities around the world. AVI's unique approach with its customers includes providing subject matter expertise in enterprise audiovisual solutions, unified collaboration solutions, Microsoft services, digital media and broadcast solutions, and visualization solutions. In addition, AVI Systems delivers a complete suite of managed services to ensure every solution remains up-to-date and functioning as it should. In 2024, AVI Systems announced the addition of its Velocity Logisitics Center in Dallas, Texas. This center enables AVI to develop and deploy meeting room, unified collaboration and digital signage solutions anywhere in the United States within weeks instead of months. An industry first!  

A marketing professional and 20-year AV industry veteran, I am a proud CTS holder and enthusiastic #AVfoodie who is passionate about innovative technologies, design, and all things AV. I love sharing what this dynamic community has to offer and am excited to serve as Community Manager of AVIXA Xchange!