EDUCATION TEAM
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MEMBERS
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Vice President of Education
Melissa Leal
Senior Sales Manager
Sofitel Minneapolis
952-656-5906
Director of Education
Stephanie Ripley, CMP
American Express Meetings & Events
612-545-5424
CMP Chair
Denise Woods, CMP
Director, Communications and Events
Associated General Contractors of MN
651-796-2186
Holiday Party Chair
Renae Strom
Senior Specialist, Medical Meetings & Events
Peripheral Vascular
763-398-7392
iConnect Sponsors/Exhibitors Chair
Steph Pfeilsticker, CMP, CMM, MBA
Senior Event Planner
Event Planning and Field Recognition
612-844-5108
iConnect Venue/Speakers Chair
Annette Ahrendsen-Belding
Minneapolis Northwest
763-252-1411
May Gala Co-Chair
Ellie Madson, CMP
Senior Meeting Planning Specialist
RBC Wealth Management
612-371-2242
May Gala Co-Chair
Janelle Murphy, CMP
Project Manager
Midwest ENERGY Association
651-289-9600
Senior Planner Circle of Excellence Chair
Kathleen Haase
763-494-2607
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The Vice President and Director are responsible for planning and implementing ten monthly programs, providing innovative and quality education topics and opportunities for professional and personal growth for MPI MN members.
Time Commitment: 5-10 hours per month
All Day Education Event
Planning and implementing a one-day event consisting of a full day of education as well as a supplier marketplace for members in the MN chapter. This team plans quality educational opportunities to meet supplier and planner needs. Responsible for speaker selection, implementation of the Supplier Marketplace (tradeshow), obtaining sponsors, marketing this event, and logistics.
Time commitment: 1 to 10 hrs per month (ramping up to 10 as event nears)
CMP Study Group
This position is responsible for conducting twice yearly CMP boot camps.
Time commitment: 3 to 10 hours per session
Education Venue Sponsorship
Assists Sponsorship chair of Strategic Alliances with obtaining venue sponsors for the monthly events through the year.
Holiday Party and Gala Events
This group is responsible for recruiting and taking the lead in program planning, especially at the Holiday Party and the May Awards program.
Time commitment: 2 to 5 hours per month
Senior Planner Circle of Excellence
Are you a senior meeting planner with at least seven years of experience working for a corporation, association or yourself as an independent meeting planner? If so, you will be interested in joining this group to collaborate, benchmark and obtain education for career growth opportunities from a network of extensive expertise. Click here to learn more.
UPCOMING EVENTS
February 21, 2012
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SPCOE Webinar: Managing Meeting Sponsorship
Senior Planner Circle of Excellence
9:00 AM-10:00 AM
presented by Laura Gieseking: insight into the process, sharing of best practices (contact Kathleen Haase at kathleen.haase@bsci.com for additional details about the SPCOE group and instructions on how to connect to the webinar)
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March 7, 2012
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All Team Meeting
All Team Meeting
3:30 PM-5:45 PM
Minneapolis Campus Club
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April 26, 2012
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SPCOE Site Visit: Martin Bastian Offices
Senior Planner Circle of Excellence
7:00 AM-9:30 AM
insight into the company’s mission: look into the future (contact Kathleen Haase at kathleen.haase@bsci.com for additional details about the SPCOE group)
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May 16, 2012
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Awards Gala
Annual Event
4:00 PM-8:00 PM
Walker Art Center
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