Achieving great things requires a dedicated team. Tryon International and its affiliated brands have an average of 250 full-time employees, expanding to over 500 staff during peak seasons. Read more about our September anniversary team members!

Achieving great things requires a dedicated team. Tryon International and its affiliated brands have an average of 250 full-time employees, expanding to over 500 staff during peak seasons. Each month, we will highlight some employees who are celebrating five years or more with Tryon International, recognizing their outstanding contributions. Here are (just a few!) of our August anniversary team members.

Team Tryon lost one of its own on August 3, 2024, when Security and Guest Services member Jim Ksenich unexpectedly passed away. A longtime friendly face on the security team, Jim never met a stranger, and loved helping people. 

Achieving great things requires a dedicated team. Tryon International and its affiliated brands have an average of 250 full-time employees, expanding to over 500 staff during peak seasons. Each month, we will highlight some employees who are celebrating five years or more with Tryon International, recognizing their outstanding contributions. Here are (just a few!) of our May anniversary team members.

Tryon International is pleased to announce Glenn Petty has joined the Tryon International team as General Manager, Equestrian Operations, beginning March 18. Petty comes to the venue with a wealth of management experience in the equestrian industry. He served as Manager of the Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. Horse Complex in Raleigh and managed the all-breed and discipline NC State Fair Horse Show for 24 years beginning in 1983. He has most recently been CEO of the Virginia Horse Center. Prior to that, he served as EVP of the Arabian Horse Association.

Team Tryon member from the venue’s earliest days, and beloved horse show secretary Sally R. Dunn, age 73, of Mill Spring, NC, formerly of Wellington, FL, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills. Horse shows and the equestrian community were the center of her life, and Sally was a critical part of Tryon International’s success.