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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

COORDINATOR, 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

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

Alex Kornaros

COORDINATOR, SIGNAGE AND BRANDING OPERATIONS

Brooke Lord

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Steve Mazik

COORDINATOR, CREATIVE BRANDING AND PRODUCTION

Nicole McNally

SR. ACCOUNT MANAGER, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

Billy Moore

STAFF, WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS & EVENT LOGISTICS

Mia Narcisi

MANAGER, PARTNERSHIPS AND FULFILLMENT

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

Kirk Razon

SR. MANAGER, OPERATIONS & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Sara Rotherham

MANAGER, HOSPITALITY & TRAVEL

Ale Savas

DIRECTOR, ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

Alex Sawyer

SR. DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS

Claire Stamler-Goody

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

David Waskowski

DIRECTOR, EVENT REGISTRATION & RESULTS MANAGEMENT

Tracey Wilson

SR. MANAGER, ELITE ATHLETE & PARTICIPANT PROGRAMS