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.

Board of Directors

President Portia McKee – Supplier Property Recruiter Sugar Maple Cabins 1735 Upper Middle Creek Road Sevierville, TN 37876 Phone 865-908-0819 x 116 Cell 865-256-0782 Fax 865-908-0537 pmckee@smpminc.com Vice President Sherry Hempfling – Planner Project Management Assistant UT Battelle – ORNL PO Box 2008 Oak Ridge, TN 37931-2008 Phone 865-574-5162 Fax 865-241-2850 hgv@ornl.gov http://www.ornl.gov Secretary Angela Campbell - Supplier Sales Manager Knoxville Hilton Hotel 501 West Church Avenue Knoxville TN 37902 Phone 865-251-2572 Fax 865-546-1716 acampbell@knoxvillehilton.com http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=KNXKHHF Treasurer Laney Shorter - Supplier Sales Manager Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corporation 301 South Gay Street Knoxville, TN 37902 Phone 865-342-9119 Fax 865-.673-4400 Cell 865-363-2108 lshorter@knoxville.org www.Knoxville.org Planner Director Cynthia Bullock, CMP – Planner Meeting & Event Manager Integrated Solutions & Services 318 North Gay Street, Suite 202 Knoxville, TN 37917 Phone 865-524-5223 Fax 865-524-5175 Cell 865-712-2480 Cynthia.Bullock@orise.orau.gov bullockcjb@yahoo.com http://www.intsolutions.net/ Planner Director Norma Cardwell - Planner 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 Supplier Director Jeff Shrewsbury –Supplier Director of Sales Holiday Inn Select - Downtown Knoxville 525 Henley Street Knoxville, TN 37902 Phone    865-522-2800, ext. 2121 Fax        865-523-0738 djshrewsbury@hiknoxdwtn.com http://www.hiselect.com/tys-downtown/ Supplier Director Tiarra Giles – Supplier Sales Manager Hilton Knoxville Airport 2001 Alcoa Highway Alcoa, TN 37701   Phone    865-970-4300 Fax        865-984-7080   tiarra_giles@hilton.com www.hiltonknoxvilleairport.com Immediate Past-President Cindy Ogle - Supplier Director of Sales and Marketing Big Cabins 4306 Forest Ridge Way Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 Phone 865-934-0953 Fax 865-774-2448 Cell 865-567-8921 Toll Free 866-305-8739 cindy@bigcabins.com www.bigcabins.com Executive Director Jim Johnson, CMP 21st Century Solutions 1641 Capitol Blvd. Knoxville, TN 37931 Phone 865-300-7365 Fax 865-691-3539 Cell 865-300-7365 Advantagejim49@knology.net

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