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President & CEO
- Left her heart in New York City
- Began her meeting planning career at General Motors
- Steals pens
- Once gave the shirt off her back to a client (literally)
- Serves as Vendor Vice Chair of University Event Planners
- Former film critic
- Dresses her dog in a Halloween costume
- Collects pink elephants because, if they exist, then anything is possible
- Onsite must-have: Speakers' cell phone numbers
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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
View Mike Galle's profile |
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Meetings & Conferences Manager
- Grade school spelling bee champion
- Expert at technical meetings and tradeshows
- Spoils niece and nephew just shy of rotten
- Believes she has the best clients
- Is a morning person
- Bakes amazing pumpkin bread
- Believes life isn't worth living without music
- Onsite must-have: Post-it notes
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Meeting & Event Manager
- 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
- Has a passion to find and tell the "story" of each event
- Has the most organized CD collection of anyone we know
- Is former client of Special D Events
- Onsite must-have: Anti-bacterial gel
View Lindsay Krause's profile |
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Meeting & Event Manager
- Met Special D Events' president during a national emergency
- Loves to organize and be organized
- Seems to attract meetings in and around Washington DC
- Mother of two boys (Sean and Chase)
- Believes that leopard print can be a neutral
- Can't get enough of the Bravo channel
- Has the most detailed BEO revisions that we've ever seen
- Lives her life with Gwen Stefani style
- Onsite must-have: mini-binder
View Molly Hawkins's profile |
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Meeting & Event Manager
- Loves playing and watching sports
- Creates spreadsheets for everything (personal and business)
- Resident expert in Microsoft Project
- Former lifeguard
- Lived in six states before 2nd grade
- Knows there is always room for negotiation
- Onsite must-have: Mints or gum, someone is always asking for some
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Assistant Meeting Planner
- Dreams of touring Europe to study art
- Obsessed with wearing scarves daily
- Enjoys taking dog Jack for nightly walks
- Specializes in working with Special D Events' international clients
- Spoiled by husband who cooks
- Onsite must-have: Advil or Tylenol. There is always SOMEONE asking for it.
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Office Manager
- Believes there is no substitute for quality
- Can read four 800-page books in three days, while still finding time to spend with friends
- Has a 98% comprehension level, which makes almost any new job responsibility a cinch to master
- Is obsessed with Celtic history
- Thinks Northern Michigan is the most beautiful place in the world, especially in the Fall
- Is an avid texter, so you will rarely see her talking on her cell phone
View Maribeth McGinnity's profile |
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Communications Strategist
- Met her husband while cruising Woodward, long before it became the Woodward Dream Cruise
- Former Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications for Comerica Bank
- Recently fell in love with golf and now understands the concept of a love/hate relationship
- Develops strategic communications plans to help clients meet their business objectives
- 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 rescued Australian Shepherds, but she doesn't dress them in Halloween costumes
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Meeting Planner serving To PLAN Ahead
- 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
- Onsite must-haves: Box cutter and packing tape
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Event Planner
- All time favorite activity is skiing powder in a snow storm
- Large event specialist (has worked six Olympic Games, two Tour of California pro cycling races, a PGA golf tournament and a soccer World Cup)
- Believes kindness is a business as well as a life skill
- Wanna be dog owner
- Once sailed from Hawaii to San Francisco during a major storm
- Former teen model
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Meeting & Event Planner
- Medical meetings expert
- Former college tennis player with a wicked spin serve
- Secretly dreams about living aboard a boat
- Once chased a thief down the street to retrieve her meeting attendee’s laptop
- Onsite must-have: Box of black Sharpies
View Brooke Jakobsen's profile |
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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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Top 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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