East Tennessee Meeting Professionals is an organization committed to Education, Career Development, and Developing Business Contacts for Meeting and Event Professionals in East Tennessee.

Objectives

Encouraging and improving communications, understanding and cooperation between meeting planners and suppliers through periodic meetings, discussions, and conferences;

Expanding the knowledge and abilities of planners and suppliers by conducting formal educational programs;

Aiding planners in locating and evaluating meeting facilities and support services;

Assist both meeting planners and suppliers in enhancing their personal and professional skills and increasing their career development opportunities;

Promoting an understanding in decision-making areas that directly or indirectly impacts the scope of operations of the planners and suppliers;

Maintaining liaison activities with other professional meeting planner and supplier organizations; and

Providing guidance and advice to planners and suppliers on all phases of planning, executing, and evaluating meetings.

2007 Board of Directors

President Cindy Ogle - Supplier Director of Sales & Marketing Big Cabins 1735 Middle Creek Road Sevierville, TN 37876 Phone 865-934-0953 Fax 865-908-0537 Cell 865-567-8921 cindy@bigcabins.com http://www.bigcabins.com/

Vice President Norma Cardwell - Planner Conference Manager UT-Battelle 1060 Commerce Park Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Phone 865-574-5979 Fax 865-574-5738 Cell 865-719-1015 nca@ornl.gov http://www.ornl.gov/

Secretary Portia McKee – Supplier Director of Sales Mainstay Suites 361 Fountain View Circle Alcoa, TN 37701 Phone 865-379-7799 Fax 865-379-0034 pmckee@hamisterhospitality.com.  http://www.mainstaysuitesknoxville.com/

Treasurer Susan Eaton – Supplier Assistant General Manager Knoxville Convention Center PO Box 2543 Knoxville, TN 37901 Phone 865-522-5669 Fax 865-329-0422 Cell 865-740-4427 seaton@kccsmg.com http://www.kccsmg.com

Planner Director Beverly Erwin - Planner IPS Event Administrator UT Center For Industrial Services 193 Polk Avenue, Suite C Nashville, TN  37210 Phone   615-253-6387 Fax:  615-253-6346 berwin@tennessee.edu http://www.cis.utk.edu/

Planner Director Barbara Campbell, CMP - Planner Coordinator of Conference and Event Planning UT- College of Veterinary Medicine 2407 River Drive, Room A104D Knoxville, TN 37996 Phone 865-974-7264 Fax 865-974-4773 Cell 865-556-7552 Cell 865-207-5145 bcampbe4@utk.edu http://www.vet.utk.edu/

Supplier Director Laney Shorter - Supplier Sales Manager Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corporation 301 South Gay Street Knoxville TN 37902 Phone 865-342-9119 Fax 865-673-4400 Cell 865-300-1032 lshorter@knoxville.org http://www.Knoxville.org

Supplier Director LaTonya Rudolph - Supplier Sales Manager Holiday Inn Central 1315 Kirby Road Knoxville TN 37932 Phone 865-297-1153 Fax 865-297-1165 lerud1229@yahoo.com http://www.holiday-inn.com/tys-papermill

Immediate Past President Angela Beach - Planner Conference Manager UT-Battelle 1060 Commerce Park Dr., MS6481 Oak Ridge, TN  37830 Phone 865-241-3651 Fax 865-574-5738 Cell 865-719-1014 beachaf@ornl.gov http://www.ornl.gov/

Executive Director Jim Johnson, CMP – Executive Director 21st Century Solutions PO Box 10863 Knoxville, TN 37939-0863 Phone 865-300-7365 Fax 865-691-3539 Cell 865-300-7365 Jim@AdvantageEnterprises.com http://www.AdvantageEnterprises.com/

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