2020-2021 Committee Chairs

Annual Conference & Expo (ACE) Logistics & Experiences Chair - Meagan Cook

Senior Event Sales & Meeting Director
The Link Events

Annual Conference & Expo (ACE) Logistics & Experiences Co-Chair - Kristin Parks

Co-Founder
Circosphere Entertainment

ACE Content & Programming Chair - 

TBD

ACE Content & Programming Co-Chair - Barcu Sahmali

National Sales Manager
MGM Resorts International

Awards & Recognition Chair - Deanna Zercher, CMP

Senior Event Specialist, Rewards Solutions
Aon

Awards & Recognition Co-Chair - Susan Piel, CMP, CMM

Meeting and Event Consultant
Spiel Planning

CMP/CMM Education Chair - Lisa Burkett, CMP, CMM, HMCC

Meeting & Event Manager
Freelance Factotum

CMP/CMM Education Co-Chair - Brigid Neff, CMP

Meeting Planner Manager
Stanford Conferences 

Communications Chair - Marykay Lui

National Sales Director - Northern CA & Pacific North West
Long Beach CVB 

Communications Co-Chair - Kimberley Patten

Senior Sales & Marketing Manager
Metro Events

Culinary Event Chair - Samantha Marie

   Event & Artist Director
   OmniEra Life
   

Culinary Event Co-Chair - Andrew Verducci

   Founder and CEO 
   Verducci Event Productions

Emerging Professionals Chair - Jill Schnaps

Account Executive
360 Destination Group

Emerging Professionals Co-Chair - Robert Leyva

Director of Business Development
Cappa & Garham Terramar

Gala Chair - Samantha Marie

Event & Artist Director
OmniEra Life

Gala Co-Chair - TBD

   TBD

DE&I Chair - Carolynn Santos

Strategic and Intentional Experience Creator

DE&I Co-Chair - Kerri Metcalf

National Sales Director - Northwest
Lowes Hotel & Co

Marketing Chair - Samantha Gonzalez, CMP

Account Manager

Marketing Co-Chair - Jenny Padilla

Employee Events Manager
Workday

Nominations Chair - Chelsea Marshburn, CMP, DMCP

Partnerships Chair - Michel Sayo

Business Development 

Partnerships Co-Chair (ACE) - Rex Maxion

Sales Manager
Visit Oakland

Partnerships Co-Chair - Anne Marie Mourhess

National Sales Manager
Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau

Education & Programming Chair - Ron Foxworthy, CMP, CMM

Director, Event Operations
streamlinevents, Inc.

Education & Programming Co-Chair - Kim Clary

Director of Client Success
Odyssey Teams

Recruitment Chair - Jordan Wong, CMP

Senior Sales Manager

Recruitment Co-Chair - Sue Meylan, CMP

Vice President, Sales & Events
Cappa & Graham Terramar

Retention Chair - Bonnie Hoag, MBA

Marketing Consultant

Retention Co-Chair - Marshall Jones, CMP, CASE

Vice President, Regional Sales
Prestige Global Meeting Source

Volunteer Development Chair - Simone Papapietro

Supervisor, Collaboration + Engagement Services 
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

 

 

Volunteer Development Co-Chair - Stephanie Spooner, CMP

Events & Program Management Professional