In a recent move to further support UCLA Administration’s efforts to become a more effective and efficient organization, the Central Ticket Office (CTO) has merged with Events & Transportation (E&T), leveraging a strategic partnership that has been evolving over the past several years. This merge comes in tandem with the retirement of CTO Director Paul Abramson who retired from UCLA at the end of June, after 35 years of exemplary service.
Given the organic overlap across CTO and E&T, including ticketing operations for athletic events, performing arts venues, transportation services and commencement, to name a few, this strategic alignment will see CTO maintaining its departmental identity as part of the Events & Transportation unit, under the leadership of Executive Director Tony Lucas.
Additionally, Gerardo Galeano has been named to new director of CTO. Galeano comes to this role with more than 30 years of experience working at UCLA, including 28 years in CTO. He started his UCLA career as a student worker and has held various roles overseeing all aspects of customer service and arts ticketing. He most recently served as the senior assistant director of performing arts and customer service.
