For creating a certification program for Baxalta’s supplier partners that ensures quality, efficiency, and consistency in meeting execution—as part of implementing an SMMP in only a year’s time

For creating environments that enable creativity and innovation to percolate

For helping women “rise up”

For mixing traditional values with a largely virtual workforce to build a fast-growing, award-winning company

For leading the team that designed a standalone bachelor of science degree in Event and Meeting Management for Metropolitan State University of Denver

For transforming a traditional regional conference into one that encourages collaboration, dialogue, and problem-solving

For sharing her belief in meetings as a means to social good

For creating “speaker-free” meetings and for her passion for the power of alternative credentialing in continuing adult education

For dedicated mentorship and a passion for sharing her knowledge inside and outside the meetings industry

For building a full-service events department to manage record growth