www.meetgreen.com Portland, Ore. www.meetgreen.com Nancy J. Zavada is a principal with MeetGreen, a

www.katiemorell.com Chicago Katie Morell is a Chicago-based freelance writer and former Meetings Focus

Washington, D.C., where we continue to have taxation without voting representation Consultant, trainer & facilitator for organizations

Tampa, Fla. www.eventionsfl.com A new professional producing events for a DMC in the Tampa, FL area. I am starting to build lasting

Washington, D.C./Northern Virginia area Ruth has covered the meetings and conventions sector of the travel and hospitality industry for over

Kensington, Md. Research and writing for Meetings Focus publications, a defense-oriented think tank, and two computer-security firms—

San Francisco lori.tenny@meetingsfocus.com I grew up in Chicago, followed my heart out West at 19 and have left it in San Francisco ever

San Francisco Marlene Goldman has been writing about her travel adventures and the travel industry for the past 10 years, having journeyed

San Jose, California As a newspaper staff journalist or freelancer, Gary has published hundreds of articles on a wide variety of subjects

Bellingham, WA www.corbinball.com Past life: head of conference operations for SPIE, a large engineering society running international

San Francisco zachary.chouteau@meetingsfocus.com I’ve been a writer and editor for over two decades, with much of my focus in the

Meetings Today www.meetingstoday.com San Francisco tyler.davidson@meetingsfocus.com I started here in late 2000, after spending about eight

Brooklyn, NY After two decades as a business development executive in IT and new media, I turned to my original dream of being a professional

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Meetings Focus www.meetingstoday.com San Francisco, CA maria.lenhart@meetingsfocus.com I have always lived in California, except for

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