Karen R. Baker, MTA 13 years experience specializing in creative concepts for event management and marketing. A sampling of past and present client/event list include: Arabesque BET Books, BET Publishing Group; Damani Dada Clothing; State Education Office of DC Government; Frontline Marketing and Promotions; Pantene/Tampax Total You Tour, Azzure Denim.
Lisa Delpy Neirotti, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Masters of Tourism Administration at the George Washington University, specializing in sport event management and marketing; expert on the modern Olympic Games movement.
Mary Derderian, President/Owner, Wrap It Up represents over 20 invitation thermographers, engravers, letterpress and offset printers.
Kenny Fried, Vice President, Brotman Winter Fried, communications manager, marketing projects for footlocker, Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus, Kemper Open and numerous others.
VeTalle Fusilier, MFA, Special Events Producer/Writer, over 17 years of senior level experience, in music, conference and production management. In 1990, designed and for ten years acted as Director of Production/Festival Director for Taste of DC, Washington’s premiere tourism food and music festival, attracting over one million attendees each year. Local production manager for “ESPN Goes to Washington," which featured live broadcast of Sports Center. Honored Fellow to the Harvard University’s prestigious Publishing Procedures Workshop.
James M. Goldberg, Esq., Principal, Goldberg & Associates, PLLC, providing legal services for associations, non-profit organizations and independent event and meeting planners. Negotiates and reviews more than 200 meeting and event contracts annually for a variety of clients. Author of “The Meeting Planner’s Legal Handbook.”
Buck Hoyle Jr., CAE, CMP, President, Accolade Communications, an events production and business communication company. Hoyle has served as Director of Conventions and Executive Vice President of the American Society of Association Executives. Vice President of the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association for 14 years. Now a frequent speaker and writer for industry groups; appointed a Dean of ASAE’s School of Association Management and Chairman of the Professional Management Association.
Sandra Khoury, MGA, Meeting Planner, Laborers International Union of North of America. Manages special events, conferences and meetings worldwide. Formally Director of Food and Beverages at the Watergate Hotel; supervised catering functions and food and beverage needs for heads of states and dignitaries worldwide.
Bill Knight, CSEP, MTA, President/Owner, Events By Knight. Twenty years of event experience; has worked in catering, entertainment, party rental and event design. Former president of the Greater Washington, D.C. Chapter of the International Special Events Society.
Amy Ledoux, CAE, CMP, Vice President, Meetings & Expositions, ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership. Amy has been in the hotel and meeting management industry for over twenty years. She has managed events throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Specializes in meeting and expositions marketing, registration and housing, contract negotiations, budget management, special event and sponsorship development and overall logistical management.
Robert Leitzel, Director of Meetings & Events, Department of Defense, Senior Member. Defense foreign liaison with extensive experience in planning, coordinating and directing high-visibility nationwide protocol sensitive meetings, conferences and events for the visiting international delegates (counterparts) of the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency, and other senior Department of Defense leaders. High profile project and program management with expertise in logistics, budget and contract negotiations, dignitary and protocol matters with extensive experience and knowledge in international cultures, customs, and military and business ethics.
Sam Lippman, Founder/President, Integrated Show Management and Marketing, executive level consulting and project management firm for the exhibition industry. Specializing in strategic planning and marketing for meetings, conventions and exhibitions.
Phyllis Mikolatis, President, Events Plus, with over two decades of experience at the Xerox Corporation.
Nancy Mitchell, served for 23 years as Special Events Officer/Protocol, Office of Special Events and Public Programs, Library of Congress. Planned and coordinated visits of heads of state, White House representatives, Members of Congress, and the diplomatic community. Owns and manages The Etiquette Advocate, a firm offering etiquette and protocol training to individuals and organizations.
Steve Schwartz, Director, Exhibition and Production Services, Washington, D.C. Convention Center; coordinating, many Washington, D.C. events including the 2003 opening of the New Washington, D.C. Convention Center.
Marc Sonder, CSEP, President, Marc Sonder Music, an international entertainment management & production company and ViewPoint International event management & DMC; a frequent speaker and author for these industries.
Robert Truelove, Consultant, The University Club. Truelove has over 25 years of industry experience, including Marriott International and Pepsico, consultant to Harvard University, N.Y.U and Boeing International.
Jennifer Ziehl, MTA, Producer, Designs and coordinates all facets of technical production and staging for live, one-off events and tours. Some recent technical production accomplishments and clients include the GSA September 11th Ceremony, Hispanic Inaugural Ball, Bush Campaign, America’s Promise, Leukemia Ball, Maugistics, PriceWaterhouse & Coopers, Xerox, The Fortune 500 Company, Forbes, Cadillac, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the White House.
