Meeting Professionals International Chicago Area Chapter
Meeting Professionals International Chicago Area Chapter
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2008-2009 <strong>Chapter</strong> Highlights<br />
Annual Awards Recognition Gala “2=1:<br />
Two Iconic Hotels = One Legendary Event”<br />
June 2, 2009<br />
The Millennium Knickerbocker and<br />
The Drake Hotel, <strong>Chicago</strong><br />
• Awards in 9 categories were handed<br />
out to recognize the contributions of<br />
members and industry organizations<br />
• A unique educational component of the<br />
program taught participants how to<br />
flawlessly execute a major production<br />
• The event sold out with 320 attendees and<br />
exceeded budgeted net income by $6,000<br />
Golf Classic and Speakeasy Reception<br />
June 22, 2008<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> Hilton Indian Lakes Resort, Bloomingdale<br />
• The golf tournament sold out 3 weeks<br />
before the event<br />
• New this year was the Just Nine & Dine<br />
option allowing golfers to play only 9 holes<br />
in the afternoon<br />
• The theme for the evening reception was<br />
expanded to resemble a Speakeasy from<br />
the 1920s with <strong>Chicago</strong> El tracks and<br />
Moonshine barrels accentuating the décor<br />
Leadership Development<br />
Leadership <strong>Meeting</strong><br />
July 15, 2008<br />
ZED 451, <strong>Chicago</strong><br />
• Leadership training for the new 2008-2009<br />
Committee Chairs, Vice Chairs and Board<br />
of Directors<br />
• 50 chapter leaders attended<br />
All Committee <strong>Meeting</strong><br />
October 1, 2008<br />
Bogart’s Bar and Grill, Rosemont<br />
• Highlighted the new and exciting changes<br />
underway in several key areas of the<br />
chapter for all volunteers<br />
• Over 100 committee members attended<br />
Leadership <strong>Meeting</strong><br />
January 7, 2009<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> Indoor Racing, Addison<br />
• Opportunity to review the previous six<br />
months and chapter leaders collaborated<br />
on ways to finish strong on the second half<br />
of the <strong>Chapter</strong> year<br />
• Professional facilitator presented<br />
Grounded Leadership<br />
2008-2009 Board of Directors<br />
President<br />
Laurel Rhoads McCarthy, CMP<br />
Krisam Group<br />
President-Elect<br />
Chrissy Ward, CAE<br />
Society of Gynecologic<br />
Oncologists<br />
Vice President-<br />
Communications<br />
Peggy Pissarreck, CMP<br />
American Bar Association<br />
Vice President-Education<br />
Jane Matteson Mundell, CMP<br />
Association of Legal<br />
www.mpicac.org<br />
Administrators<br />
Vice President-Finance<br />
Alisa Peters, CMP, CMM<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> Indoor Racing<br />
Vice President-<br />
Leadership Development<br />
Jamie Shamhart<br />
Four Seasons Hotel<br />
and Resorts<br />
Vice President-Membership<br />
Char Shada, CMP<br />
Experient, Inc.<br />
Immediate Past President<br />
Joyce Paschall, CAE, CMP<br />
American College of<br />
Occupational &<br />
Environmental Medicine<br />
Directors<br />
Gayle Bonforte, CMP<br />
Baker & McKenzie Global<br />
Services, LLC<br />
Pamela Formento<br />
American Society of<br />
Plumbing Engineers<br />
Mary Friel<br />
Four Points Sheraton O’Hare<br />
Jeff Gassaway<br />
Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg<br />
Clearwater CVB<br />
Katherine Horky, CMP<br />
Accenture<br />
Maureen Larson<br />
Lettuce Entertain<br />
You Enterprises<br />
Cherai Lewis<br />
Projection Presentation<br />
Technology<br />
Sean Lynch<br />
NHS<br />
Frances Maxwell<br />
BI, The Business<br />
Improvement Company<br />
Barb Quigley, CMP<br />
The CVB Source, Inc.<br />
annual report | 2008-2009<br />
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