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MEP Archive
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Success: Student Experience | Joy Liu – From Restaurants to Yachts
Posted on September 21, 2011 | No CommentsPeople change careers for different reasons. For one woman, Joy Liu, it was fatigue. “I was working in restaurants, and it was physically exhausting. I loved it, but working 10 or 12 hours a day is hard on the body.” She was 32 and decided... -
Instructor Profile – Meeting and Event Planning – David Wellington Finch
Posted on August 15, 2011 | No CommentsDavid Wellington Finch, CMP, is the manager of meetings and trade shows at Amgen. He has over 20 years’ experience as an association, independent, and corporate meeting planner, and has planned meetings, trade shows, and special events in over 30 countries in North and South... -
Instructor Profile – Meeting and Event Planning – Pierre Chamasson
Posted on August 9, 2011 | No CommentsPierre Chamasson was a former TV news guy who transitioned into the meetings and events industry after making a personal appearance at a large corporate event that included production elements he hadn’t seen before in a small TV studio. That event charted a course that... -
Meeting Planning Basics Course
Posted on July 28, 2011 | No CommentsSan Diego State University’s College of Extended Studies will begin its fall semester of courses in the Professional Certificate in Meeting and Event Planning program by offering Meeting Planning Basics on Thursdays, August 18-Sept. 1, 6-9 pm in the SDSU Extended Studies/Gateway Centers. This course... -
Instructor Profile – Meeting and Event Planning – Annie Revel, CSEP
Posted on July 6, 2011 | No CommentsAnnie Revel started working with events in 1989. Today, as events specialist for the Girl Scouts and president of Revel Productions (RP), she remains on the forefront of the latest trends in the industry. Her work includes consulting and training workshops/seminars, and she continues to... -
Instructor Profile – Meeting and Event Planning – Claudia Wehrman, CMP, DMCP
Posted on July 6, 2011 | No CommentsClaudia Wehrman has worked in the hospitality business her entire working life – 20 years working with clients and with third-party vendors on the hotel side. She has won numerous industry awards, including the San Diego County Hotel-Motel Association’s Gold Key Salesperson of the Year... -
Instructor Profile – Meeting and Event Planning – Shelby Greene, CMP, CMM
Posted on July 5, 2011 | No CommentsShelby Greene has been fortunate enough to work on many sides of the meeting and event planning industry from hotel sales and operations to third-party meeting and planning. She has also worked with the cruise industry and corporate procurement. She loves the diversity and the... -
Careers: Meeting and Event Planning
Posted on June 21, 2011 | No CommentsPlanning for Your Future Over the last several years, professional meeting and events have experienced growth even in this down economy. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, business meetings and events grew faster than the U.S. economy. The profession of meeting and... -
Instructor Profile – Meeting and Event Planning – Cindy Shtur
Posted on June 21, 2011 | No CommentsQ. What does your class, Site Selection and Contract Negotiation, teach students? The focus of the class is on hotel negotiation and site selection. What students walk away with is a better understanding of the perfect fit for a venue. They get a better understanding... -
Instructor Profile – Meeting and Event Planning – Laurel Coote
Posted on June 16, 2011 | No CommentsQ. What do students learn in your class? In my class, I engage students in the question of whether or not they want to work for themselves, and start their own meeting and event planning company. Students learn what it means to be a business owner,...
