John G. B. Boyd
-
President
Zina
M. Johnson - State License In-House Trainer
Mildred A. Irby - Vice President of Operations
John G. B. Boyd
- President
John G. B. Boyd, is a native New Orleanian and a graduate of Louisiana Tech
University in Ruston, Louisiana. His professional experience includes
over twelve years of hands on convention security management and sales in New
Orleans, Atlanta, and Chicago. Prior to his entering the contract
security management field, John spent fifteen years in hotel management in
New Orleans and Washington, D.C. During his youth, John served as
Congressional Page to the late Hale Boggs, Democratic “whip”, and his tenure
in the mid-1980’s at the Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C. was like coming
home. Here he was in charge of all rooms related services, including
the Office of Security. As Security Division Manager, he had extensive
dealings with the United States Secret Service and the White House Chief of
Protocol concerning state visits based from the Madison Hotel. (The
hotel served as official diplomatic residence for national state visits
during the renovation of Blair House.)
The transition from hotel to convention and contract security was an easy
one for John, due to his extensive experience in hotel and special interest
security as well as his contacts in the hospitality industry nationwide. One
of John’s proudest moments was being called upon to coordinate the security
and protocol expertise for the inauguration of the Mayor of New Orleans,
Marc M. Morial. In addition to a long list of clients who hail
from all over the world, he is a preferred supplier for the New Orleans
Marriott and Sheraton Hotel. John continues to provide security know how for
Mardi Gras parades, Carnival balls and the New Orleans Opera, an activity in
which his family has been involved since 1927. Additionally, several
annual citywide festivals, including the French Quarter Festival, the New
Orleans Wine and Food Experience and the Bayou Classic depend on John for
advice, coordination and staffing.
After several years in the trade show security business, John founded Alamo
Services, named in respect for an ancestor who died at the Siege of the
Alamo. His mission is to carry on the tradition of the Alamo in
commitment, service and dedication to his obligations.
John is a member of IAEM, PCMA, and MPI, and is an active member of the New
Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Hospitality
Sales and Marketing Association. He serves on the Board of Directors
of the Greater New Orleans Boy Scout Council and is a member of the Board of
Directors of Save Our Cemeteries, an organization dedicated to the
preservation of New Orleans' historical cemeteries. John is married to
Bonnie Boyd, who is President of BBC Destination Management. He has
been told that he is an excellent dancer, but is probably only a passable
golfer. His dog, Winnie, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever,
thinks his game is really off.
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Zina M. Johnson
- State License In-House Trainer
Zina M. Johnson is a native New
Orleanian and a graduate of McDonogh #35 College
Preparatory High School.
Like other members of the Alamo team, Zina offers a deep and varied
background in the security field both in New Orleans and in Washington,
D.C.
In New Orleans, Zina continued her education at NOCCA, the New Orleans
Center for the Creative Arts and in
Washington at the University of the
District of Columbia. Her professional security experience includes over ten
collective years in the field of law enforcement and corrections starting
with four years with the Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff’s Office in New
Orleans, Louisiana. Later, during the same time that John Boyd was in
Washington, Zina served over six years with the District of Columbia Department of
Corrections. Here she received an Outstanding Achievement Award from
the District and was promoted to the rank of Corporal. Security
related volunteer activism included Board liaison in the early days of the
District’s Guardian Angels.
Zina is licensed with the State of
Louisiana as an in-house classroom instructor. She is experienced in
martial arts, in the use of various types of fire arms and in the use of
PR-24's. Also certified for CPR, she is a comfort to have around. She is now
a senior member of Alamo Services where she oversees the administration and
guard training departments of the headquarters office.
At home with two young sons, Justice and Shamel, and her husband, a licensed
barber and car salesman, Zina spends her very little leisure time
singing with the Voices of New Orleans, reading and furthering her
artwork.
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Mildred A. Irby - Vice President of Operations
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