December 3, 2020
Joan Orentlicher, CMP, Assistant Vice President, Meetings, Conferences and Travel
LOMA and LIMRA
Atlanta, Ga.
Can you provide some of your background as a meeting professional?
I was born a meeting planner, starting with managing my youth group events, and continued when I was a gopher …
December 3, 2020
Jennifer Watson, Senior Director, Global Accounts
HelmsBriscoe
San Diego, Ca.
Can you provide some of your background as a meeting professional?
I started in food and beverage service at 16 and after college, then left food and beverage for marketing events in the music industry. …
December 3, 2020
Jennifer Clark, Owner
Emerge Events
Hattiesburg, Miss.
Can you provide some of your background as a meeting professional?
I started my event management company, Emerge Events, in February of 2011. For the last 10 years we have produced a variety of events, including expos, …
December 3, 2020
Elizabeth Pardillo, CMP, Meeting & Event Strategist
Maritz Global Events
St. Louis, Mo.
Can you provide some of your background as a meeting professional?
I first started working as a meeting professional during my college years at the University of Central Florida, as an event coordinator for …
December 3, 2020
Janice Pauline, Director, Business Events
National League of Cities
Washington, D.C.
Can you provide some of your background as a meeting professional?
I started in the meetings industry in 1990 working for the Senior Executive Association (SEA). After few years later, I then was at a crossroads …
December 3, 2020
Jan Levine, CTC, President
JSL Meeting & Event Group, Inc.
Morrisville, N.C.
Can you provide some of your background as a meeting professional?
I have more than 30 years of experience in the meeting, travel and event production industries. I began my career as a travel agent …
December 3, 2020
Dawn E. Vinson, Executive Director
University Aviation Association
Memphis, Tenn.
Can you provide some of your background as a meeting professional?
Since leaving aviation and joining associations, I started in the education departments, and education means meetings. Lots of meetings—whether its seminars, workgroups, testing sessions, …
December 3, 2020
David N. Bruce, MMP, HTS, Managing Partner
CMP Meeting Services
Granbury, Tex.
Can you provide some of your background as a meeting professional?
I was fortunate to start my hospitality career on the hotel side in both operations and sales. After 14 years in the hotel …
December 3, 2020
Brett Sterenson, President
Hobby Lobbyists
Washington, D.C.
Can you provide some of your background as a meeting professional?
I spent my first nine years in the industry as a supplier, in sales for Millennium Hotels in Boston, Ma., and then Kimpton Hotels in Washington, D.C. …
December 3, 2020
Annette Zarriello, CMP, CMM
ABC Supply Company
Alpharetta, Ga.
Why did you choose to become a meeting professional?
I think it chose me. For many years I provided administrative support for corporate meetings and events in the company I worked for until I was presented with the …
