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Administrative Secretary
- Oakland University graduate
- Happily married to Nick in May 2008
- Obsessed with wearing scarves daily
- Enjoys taking dog Jack for nightly walks
- Dreams of touring Europe to study art
- Loves hot weather and relaxing in the pool
- Spoiled by husband who cooks
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President & CEO
- Founded Special D Events in 1992
- Left her heart in New York City
- Once gave the shirt off her back to a client (literally)
- Former film critic
- Dresses her dog in a Halloween costume
- Knows her passport number by heart
- Is on the board of Hostelling International
- Is a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP)
- Steals pens
- Collects pink elephants because, if they exist, then anything is possible
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Creative Director & Executive Producer
- Has worked with everyone from Boy Scouts to Bill Ford to the Archbishop Desmond Tutu
- Hopwood award winner
- Sneaks candy from the office candy bowl when his wife isn’t looking
- Formerly ranked in the Western Tennis Association
- Studied creative writing with author Joyce Carol Oates
- Believes Bob Dylan is the greatest songwriter of all time
- Proud PTSA Council president
- Is resident expert on the latest audio/visual technology
- Taught English and dug latrines in Africa with Peace Corps
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Meeting and Event Planner
- Met Special D Events' president during a national emergency
- Loves to organize and be organized
- Mother of two boys (Sean and Chase)
- Obsessive about animal print
- Can't get enough of the Bravo channel
- Lives her life with Gwen Stefani style
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Meeting & Event Planner
- Grade school spelling bee champion
- Expert at technical meetings and tradeshows
- Spoils niece and nephew rotten
- Played trumpet at Montreaux Jazz Fest
- Believes she has the best clients
- Is a morning person
- Once rented poodles for a dog-loving client’s retirement
- Bakes amazing pumpkin bread
- Believes life isn’t worth living without music – any music
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Meeting & Event Planner
- Developed an event countdown/task list for the birth of her second child
- Helped launch Detroit public relations agency
- Closet fan of Big Brother TV show
- Creative genius
- Plans vacations around visits to microbreweries
- Is a meeting and event chameleon – can jump in to any situation and get right to work
- Has the most organized CD collection of anyone we know
- Is former client of Special D Events
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Office Manager
- Mother to Homer J. Simpson Maceroni (Golden Retriever)
- Worked at Starbucks in college and loved every second of it
- Wayne State University graduate
- Loves organizing and being organized
- Quotes the movie Elf often
- Ran a marathon in Dublin, Ireland for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- Thrives on finding good bargains
- Loves to smile – “Smiling's my favorite!”(-Elf)
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Communications Strategist
- Married her high school sweetheart (but only because Bob Seger was taken)
- Former Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications for Comerica
- Chair of Common Ground Sanctuary, a 24-hour crisis intervention and prevention agency
- Certified Beachmaster, responsible for making sure no one moves the beach while husband is scuba diving
- Graduate of the Greater Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce Leadership Detroit program
- Proud mom of two Australian Shepherds, but she does not dress them in costume
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Meeting & Event Planner
- Can create a database or assemble a trade show booth in record time
- Doesn’t eat red meat, but makes a mean turkey meatloaf
- Is known for obsessively organized closets
- Named her daughter after her grandmother (Grace)
- Is the only one in the office who takes time to say good morning to every person, every day
- Expert trade show consultant
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Meeting Planner & Anniversary Consultant
- Met his wife on a blind date
- Lives by the rule “early is on time, and on time is late”
- Got a hole in one at the Arizona Golf Resort in March, 2009
- Goes to college football games to watch the marching band perform
- Has completed site visits at hotels in Switzerland, France, UK, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Brazil and Dominican Republic
- Attended a week long “Clown Camp” and is a former member of the St. Paul Clown Club in Minnesota
- Loves to mow lawns and appreciates a good diamond pattern
- Is on the perpetual search for a 1909 - SVDB Wheat penny
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Office Dog & Senior Strategist
- Thinks Caesar Milan is overrated
- Prefers chicken to beef
- Big fan of the mail carrier, but not so sure about the FedEx guy
- Has identity issues (unsure if he is a Daschund or a Maltese)
- Constantly seeks out new ways to appear cute and treat-worthy
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