Get to Know the Team
Chicago Event Management is a dedicated team ranging from industry veterans to subject-matter experts. Working in collaboration, our team strives to create a culture and environment that combines institutional knowledge with cutting edge forward-thinking.
Carey Pinkowski
CEO & PRESIDENT
Michael Nishi
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Jorge Arellano
SUPERVISOR, OPERATIONS & LOGISTICS
Molly Babuk
COORDINATOR, VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
Paul Brackey
SR. DIRECTOR, SALES & EXPO
Cat Cannon
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT
Alan Castellanos
SR. SPECIALIST, INFORMATION & EVENT TECHNOLOGY
Jada Craig
COORDINATOR, MEETING & EVENTS
Bethany Cullen
MANAGER, COMMUNICATIONS
Elinor Dale-Schmidt
MANAGER, WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT
Sara Dondanville
MANAGER, HOSPITALITY & TRAVEL
Samantha Furlong
MANAGER, VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
Lindsey Gerba
DIRECTOR, CLIENT STRATEGY & INTEGRATION
Hayleigh Gibbs
STAFF ACCOUNTANT
Hector Gomez De La Casa
SUPERVISOR, WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS & LOGISTICS
Erik Graves
MANAGER, EVENT PARTNERSHIP RELATIONS
Astrid Grimes
MANAGER, CUSTOMER SERVICE
James Harvey
SR. DIRECTOR, SALES & PARTNERSHIPS
Greg Hipp
SR. DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS & WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT
Jaclyn Hollfelder
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, SPECIAL PROGRAMS & PARTNERSHIPS
Eileen Hurley
VICE PRESIDENT, PARTNERSHIPS & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Juan Ibarra
STAFF, EVENT LOGISTICS & WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS
Mary Beth Johnson
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & SOCIAL IMPACT
Ben Joslin
DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Rose Kersten
CONTRACT MANAGER
Brooke Lord
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Steve Mazik
COORDINATOR, CREATIVE BRANDING AND PRODUCTION
Nicole McNally
SR. ACCOUNT MANAGER, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS
Janet Myrmel
SR. CREATIVE DIRECTOR, DESIGN & MARKETING
Antonio Owens
SR. MANAGER, COURSE OPERATIONS & OUTREACH
Alesandra Pena
COORDINATOR, SUSTAINABILITY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Holly Petrovich
MANAGER, SOCIAL MEDIA
Denice Rayton
STAFF, SIGNAGE & BRANDING LOGISTICS
Kirk Razon
SR. MANAGER, OPERATIONS & PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Ale Savas
DIRECTOR, ACCOUNTING & FINANCE
Alex Sawyer
SR. DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS
Claire Stamler-Goody
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Nicole Swartz
DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES
Kelli Tosic
COORDINATOR, CUSTOMER SERVICE
David Waskowski
DIRECTOR, EVENT REGISTRATION & RESULTS MANAGEMENT
