Mission Statement

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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