Staff

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

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

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

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

• 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

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

 Assistant Meeting Planner

Office Manager

• Blinked and became the mother of a wonderful young man
• Is struggling with empty nest syndrome - "Why can't he stay 12 forever?" 
• Has Artistic A.D.D. - Multiple art projects going at the same time
• Is a business news junkie, can't decide between WSJ & NYT 
• Is a loyal Mad Men follower and a "Joan" wanna-be, red hair & all!
• Is always looking for a better way to fit 12 hours into 8 
• Believes perfect still isn't good enough!

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

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

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

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