Meet the meeting managers, educators, and suppliers who are making a change in their organizations and in our industry. Each is making a difference in ways that are unique, sometimes unconventional, always interesting. But while their paths are distinctive, there are themes that run throughout—threads of passion for their work, of volunteerism and giving back, of professionalism.
This year’s lead-off Changemaker, Kevin Iwamoto, exemplifies all those qualities. We're giving him an expanded profile in recognition of his recent retirement from meeting management company Lanyon, after a career that took him from airline sales to corporate travel management to the supplier side of the meetings industry. We honor him for breaking new ground along his diverse career path, for establishing two new industry scholarships, and for leading with integrity.
Read on and be inspired by the great work of all MeetingsNet’s 2016 Changemakers:
Kevin Iwamoto, GLP, GTP
Senior Consultant
GoldSpring Consulting
Dan Berger
Founder and CEO
Social Tables
Vickie Corder, CMP
Manager, Global Accounts
HelmsBriscoe
Michelle DeClerck, CMP
President
Conference Event Management
Monica Dickenson, CMP, SMMC
Senior Manager, Meeting and Event Planning
Baxalta
Tahira Endean, CMP
Event Producer
BC Tech Summit, British Columbia Innovation Council
Annette Gregg, CMM, MBA
Program Advisor/Instructor, Meeting & Event Planning Certificate
San Diego State University
Vice President, West
AlliedPRA Inc.
Owner
Difference Makers Consulting
Jean Johnson, CMP
President, CEO, and Chairman
Meetings & Incentives Worldwide
Carol Krugman, MEd, CMP, CMM
Chair, Department of Hospitality, Tourism & Events
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Chonda Long
Director of Professional Development
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Dave Lutz
Managing Director
Velvet Chainsaw Consulting
Fiona Pelham
Managing Director
Positive Impact Events and Sustainable Events Ltd.
Tracy Petrillo, EdD, CAE
Chief Learning Officer
Educause
Karin Pontelandolfo, CMP
Senior Meeting Planner
Liberty Mutual
Storey Pryor
Director of Events
Isagenix International LLC
Rob Scypinski
Senior Vice President, Industry Relations & Events
Hilton Worldwide
Lisa Shambro
Executive Director
Foundation for Strategic Sourcing
Janet Sperstad, CMP
Program Director, Meeting and Event Management Degree
Madison (Wis.) Area Technical College
Tracy Stuckrath, CSEP, CMM, CHC
President & Chief Connecting Officer
Thrive! Meetings & Events
Caryn Taylor Lucia
Vice President, Corporate Events
SEI
Sheryl Vermont, CMP
Director, Meetings
Physician Assistant Education Association
