Dave Beachnau is in his 27th year with the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau (DMCVB). He was named Senior Vice President of Sales, Services & Sports for the DMCVB in February 2017. In his role, Beachnau leads the Detroit Sports Commission with the primary responsibility of bidding on and hosting amateur sporting events in the region.
Under his tutelage, Detroit has successfully hosted and/or been awarded the following events: 2004 Ryder Cup, 2005 MLB All-Star Game, Super Bowl XL, WrestleMania 23, 2007 NCAA Division I Men's College Wrestling Championships, 2008 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional, 2008 USBC Junior Gold Championships, 2008 PGA Championship, 2009 NCAA Men’s Final Four, 2009 NCAA National Collegiate Women’s Bowling Championships, 2010 Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four, 2011 NCAA National Collegiate Women’s Bowling Championships, 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball First and Second Rounds, 2013 NCAA National Collegiate Women’s Bowling Championships, 2013 USBC Junior Gold Championships, 2013 AAU Junior Olympic Games, 2015 USA Volleyball Open National Championships, 2016 U.S. Men’s Amateur Championship, 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship, 2017 AAU Junior Olympic Games, 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball First and Second Rounds, 2018 USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships, 2018 World Bowling Youth Championship, 2019 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, 2019 USBC Junior Gold Championships, 2019 League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Summer Finals, 2020 NCAA National Collegiate Men's and Women's Fencing Championships, 2020 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championships, 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Frozen Four, 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball First and Second Rounds, 2021 NCAA Division II Women's Golf Championships, 2022 NCAA Division I Men's College Wrestling Championships, 2022 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships, 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Regionals and 2024 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championships.
Beachnau had served as the executive director for the Detroit Sports Commission since 2001 where he was involved in the creation of the DSC and its rebranding initiative which included the development of the tagline "Where Champions are Made, and Championships are Played. Detroit." He was the founder and creator of the Detroit Sports Commission Prep Kickoff Classic, a DSC-owned event that has been held annually since 2005.
Beachnau earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Adrian College in Adrian, Mich. He has received recognition from Lansing Catholic Central High School with the Triple A+ Alumni Award and was honored with Adrian College's Distinguished Alumni Award. Before his time at the DMCVB,
He spent eight years in the hospitality industry, including director of sales at the Atheneum Suite Hotel, where he led the pre-opening sales efforts for this downtown Detroit hotel property.
A Lansing native, Beachnau earned a bachelor’s degree from Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan, where he also lettered in basketball and baseball.
Beachnau and his wife, Edie, have two children, Kimberly and Tyler, and two grandchildren -- twins Abigail and Isabelle.
