Hilton Worldwide sponsored the 2011 FICP Annual Conference opening reception at Sunset Station. (Later in the conference, FICP announced that the 2014 annual conference will be held at the Hilton Waikoloa on The Big Island of Hawaii.)
Heather, Hotel del Coronado (left) and Amber Hancock, Guardian Life Insurance Co.
From left: Kathy Wampler, OneAmerica; Martin Johnston, Walt Disney World Resort/Disney Destination; and Cindy Lamey, OneAmerica
From left: Janek Rattinger, Fiesta Americana Coral Beach Cancun Resort; Marian Gardiner, Posadas/Fiesta Americana; Koleen Roach, Securian Financial; and Eva Lopez, Fiesta Americana Los Cabos Resort
From left: Lisa Jebb, Cream of the Crop Events & Logistics, with Laura Kinsman and Jennifer McVay, Aflac
Jeff Leggett, Co-Operators Insurance (left) and Todd Zint, CMP, CMM, NFP
Hyatt's David Riederman shares a laugh and some sweets with two FICP attendees from Woodmen of the World: Diana Damme (left) and Cris Hay-Merchant, APR, FIC
A trio of planners from Prudential (from left): Jackie Mattfeld, CMP; Debbie Boschee, CMP; and Sheryl Krongold, CMP
From left: Heather Varney, Cole Real Estate Investments; Clarence Day, The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua; and Lindsay Kizer, CMP, Cole Real Estate Investments
Linday Maloni, MetLife, and Mark Frisone, Marriott International
Dawn-Michelle Makagon, Marriott Hotels of Canada (left) and Cathy Bergeron, Marriott International
Tweeting in the Buzz Lounge! Sam Stanton (left) and Kimball Anderson, of redbutton.tv, which brought lots of social media buzz to the 2011 Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Annual Conference
Terri Odell, Cambridge Research Investment Inc. (left) and Laura Harper, Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort
From left: Meghan McSkimming, Kuoni Destination Management; Alison Hall, Corporate Meetings & Incentives magazine/MeetingsNet; Eileen Fahey, Kuoni Destination Management; and Lindsay Conway, Kuoni Destination Management
Tom Schrote, Farm Bureau Insurance, and Anne Erickson, Fontainebleau Miami Beach
Ava Sones, Canadian Tourism Commission, and Gary Yager, CMP, American Family Insurance Group
Some members of the Financial & Insurance Conference Planners headquarters staff, from SmithBucklin (from left, seated): Lydia Goessel, education manager; Leah Hendrickson, registration coordinator; (from left, standing): Kim Walsh, marketing senior manager; Mark Swets, membership manager; Sara Gadberry, education coordinator; Danielle Garvey, sponsorship senior coordinator; and Laura Greet, operations manager
Diane Goodman, CMP, Goodman Speakers Bureau (left) and Sandra Edstrom, Hannover Life Reinsurance Co. of America
Carol Fogarty, The Phoenician, and Jack Gage, CMP, The Broadmoor
Jana Stern, ING, and John Philipp, Park Hyatt Aviara
From left: Sam Andras, The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto; Jennifer Bissett, Tourism Toronto; Kathy Micallef, The CUMIS Group; and Grant Snider, CMP, JPdL Destination Management
Amanda Boller, Bankers Life & Casualty Co., and Brent Centlivre, The Disney Institute
Sheila Cleary, National Life Group (left) and Darla Giuffre, Four Seasons Scottsdale at Troon North
Marla Hannigan, CMP, Mutual of Omaha; Lisa Kaplan, InterContinental Hotels Group; Pam Ferguson, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co.; and Karen Eminian, Marriott International
From left: Suzanne Bajek, Foxwoods Resot Casino, with Heather Varney and Lindsay Kizer, CMP, Cole Real Estate Investments
From left: Lynn Schwandt, Thrivent Financial; Colleen Brzozowski, Grand Traverse Resort & Spa; and Dan Determan, Affinia and James Chicago
Tawny Herron, CMP, The Standard (left) and Veronica Villegas, Amstar Destination Management, Cancun
Tawny Herron, CMP, The Standard (left) and Veronica Villegas, Amstar Destination Management, Cancun
John Hehir, Dromoland Castle, and Paula Marks, CMP, Allstate
Lynn Averill, National Life Group, and Mario DiBenedetto, Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort
Anne Mahon-Bomser, PGA National Resort (left) and DeAnna Beedy, AllianceBernstein
From left: Cindy Wheaton, CMP, Grange Insurance; Judith Dill, KSL Resorts; and Michael Williamson, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
From left: Tom Foley, The Westin Diplomat Resort; Lynn Schwandt, CMP, Thrivent Financial; and Julie Zimmerman, Aviva USA
From left: Lisa Bussard-Compton, CMP, Hello Florida; Allison Black, MetLife; and Amy Robinson, Grand Hyatt Atlanta, Buckhead
From left: Marie Simpson, Wigwam Resort Arizona; Angela Hofford, DMCP, AlliedPRA Arizona; and Lynne Schueler, CMP, Principal Financial
Lori James, AZA Events Inc. (left) and Gina Kirby, The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain
Leslie Herald, Aegon (left) and Amy Ingalls, Transamerica Life & Protection
Colleen Brzozowski, Grand Traverse Resort & Spa; Paul Eder, Protective Life Insurance; and June Locke, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
Chris Gilbert, Charleston Place, and Carla Parker, American Fidelity Group
Tracy Davis, The Westin Kierland Resot & Spa (left) and Gay Grizzell, Dearborn National
Carlin Putman, CMP, VALIC and Western National Life (left) and Jennifer Sullivan, The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation
From left: Jeff Faber, JW Marriott Desert Ridge; Katie Weber, Principal Financial; and John Staub, Sheraton Safari Hotel and Suites Lake Buena Vista
