AARON SCHMITT
Managing Director at Mercedes-Benz Stadium
S.A.F.E. Management
Aaron is the Managing Director for S.A.F.E. Managemne4t at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Aaron has certified over 8,000 event staff and continually promotes responsible alcohol management practices during events. Aaron has been certified as a TEAM Trainer since 2006 and became a TEAM Master Trainer in April of 2007.
AARON’S MISSION MOMENT WITH TEAM COALITION
The real life examples of TEAM Coalition training surrounding our event day experiences can be seen over and over again. For me, it was never more evident than when a guest who was provided a safe ride home after displaying significant signs of impairment. They were identified by a team member who weeks prior had just completed their TEAM Training. The team member referenced the training in saying, “I couldn’t be comfortable knowing this guest was leaving our stadium like that.” This was followed up by the guest calling the stadium in the following days to thank the stadium for their response and care they showed him during what was “not his best moment.” The training, awareness, and care that TEAM Coalition and the training help foster in an event day team is immeasurable and never fully seen but it is always present.
Managing Director at Mercedes-Benz Stadium
S.A.F.E. Management
Executive Director
TEAM Coalition
US DOT / NHTSA 2018 NATIONAL DATA:
- In 2018, 10,511 people were killed as a result of alcohol-related (BAC > 0.08) car crashes, a decrease of 3.6% from the 10,908 fatalities in 2017.
- Many, if not most of those lives would have been saved if people did not drive when they were impaired by alcohol or if they used sober, designated drivers or if they simply wore their seat belts.
- Statistics and research clearly show that 21-34 year old males are the demographic most likely to be involved in an automobile crash, drive when impaired by alcohol, and fail to buckle up.
