Meeting Planning

Director

Chris Alford
A & V Company
4238 Piedmont Parkway
Greensboro, NC 27410
Phone: 336-292-9700
Fax: 336-854-5282
calford@avcompany.com

Committee responsibilities and goals:

The Meeting Planning Committee's mission is to bring MPI-CC meetings to a higher level including the production and flow of the events. Some of the initiatives the Meeting Planning Committee will address are safety and security including emergency planning; audiovisual enhancements before and during the meetings; coordination of food and beverage functions; working with venues to ensure smooth transportation to and from off-site events; and room set-ups with attention to comfort and security.

Chair

Regan Hodges, CMP
Harris Conference Center
704-330-4677
regan.hodges@cpcc.edu

Committee Members

Lisa Barber
Greenville Convention Center
lisa@greenvilleconverntioncenter.com

Kathryn Byrd
Meetings Plus More! LLC
kbyrd1@nc.rr.com

Kathy Norris
Blue Cross Blue Shield, CMP, CMM
kathy.norris@bcbsnc.com

Sarah Panciera
Student - UNC Charlotte
sapanciera@carolina.rr.com

Jay Rowe
Springmaid Beach Resort
jrowe@springmaidbeach.com

Dara Shoemake
TBM Consulting Group
dshoemake@tbmcg.com

Lindsey Sievers
Quint
lsievers@quintevents.com

Danny Treece
American Meetings and Events, Inc.
dtame-cltnc@att.net

Giedre Watkins
Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort and Spa at Grande Dunes
gwatkins@marriottsales.com

Annual Meeting Co-Chairs

Margaret Richmond, CMP
Collaborative Meeting Partners
910-795-4441
margaret@collaborativemeetingpartners.com

Carol Lander, CMP
CCL Meeting Management, LLC
910-452-0006
carolcl98@yahoo.com