Jolene Jang, an Asian-American ambassador, is a member of the Asian Pacific Islander (APIEventProfs) Event Professionals community. APIEventProfs addresses the lack of API voices and representation. Through advocacy and allyship, it strives to ensure visibility, inclusion and belonging by elevating API professionals through content, education and community building. www.linkedin.com/groups/14029754

Joan Eisenstodt, an Ohio native founded Eisenstodt Associates, LLC, a DC-based meeting consulting and training company in 1981. Joan has immersed herself in the hospitality industry and is considered one of its most knowledgeable, inclusive, and ethical practitioners. Joan serves as a hospitality industry expert witness in disputes often involving event attrition and cancellation, most recently in 2021 and 2022 in COVID-related cases.