I am an Independent Meeting Planner with more than a decade of experience in the meetings and event sector. As a Senior Meeting Planner with a large third-party company, I oversaw more than fifty programs totaling over one million dollars in program costs per year, including trade shows, corporate meetings, seminars, private events and conferences. My completed programs include an annual convention for 2,500 in the food and beverage industry, deployment of a 15,000 square foot tradeshow booth in the fashion apparel industry and a global sales meeting for technology company with attendees from 35 countries. In 2013, I obtained my CMM, a designation earned by less than 1,000 meeting professionals worldwide. I am currently a member of Meeting Professionals International, and serve on the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Chapter.