Awards & Recognition |
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Board Director:
Aysha J. Gourdine
Phone: (917) 685-2716
ayshagourdine@peoplepc.com
Co-Chair:
Karen Madden
Phone: (212) 228-1765
karenmddn1@aol.com
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Responsible for administering the chapter's recognition awards and educational scholarships.
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Good organizational skills, detail oriented. Ability to meet deadlines. Participation and awareness of chapter members and activities. Interest in the importance of this committee and its role in improving the spirit of the chapter. Members of this committee are not eligible to win an award.
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Attend committee meetings deemed necessary (approximately 1 meeting per month - 2 hours in length). Project execution and follow up. Attend chapter activities and functions whenever possible.
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Education |
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Board Director:
Colleen Logan, CMP
Phone: (201) 310-8050
cloganbrennan@yahoo.com
Co-Chairs:
Carvie Gillikin
Phone: (212) 316-0052
carvie@fourthwallevents.com
Ben Hart, CMP
Phone: (201) 662-1869
ben@benevent.com
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Responsible for developing, planning and executing all educational content for the Chapter’s Back to Basics, Master Class and SIP and International Relations. |
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Monthly meetings of approximately 2 hour each. Follow up task for meeting logistics, attendance at events.
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CMP Study Group |
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Co-Chair:
Jill Adler, CMP
Phone: (631) 368-2082
jill.adler@meeting-matters.com
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Provides a review for participants taking the Certified Meeting Professional exam. Participants in the committee will assist with facilitation of courses for study group participants.
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Community Outreach |
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Co-Chairs:
Tracy Horwitz
Phone: (212) 919-3090
tracy_horwitz@glic.com
Diane Baranek
Phone: (212) 754-5026
dbaranek@omnihotels.com
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Responsible for the management of the chapter's charitable endeavors. The committee makes recommendations regarding charities, as well as researches possible charity partners. Participation could include volunteer activities, as well as promotion of selected charities to the MPIGNY membership.
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Willingness to give time, energy, talents and enthusiasm to get the job done. |
Selects the chapter’s charity. Attendance at chapter event. Handle the 50/50 raffle for chapter. |
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Directory |
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Board Director:
Ted Schlecht
Ph: (516) 349-0900
ted@williamcharlesprinting.com
Chair:
Amanda Ciarlone
Phone: (914) 737-3125
aciarlone@dallascvb.com
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Responsible for the collection and verification of member information used to create the membership directory. |
Good organizational skills and proofreading skills. |
Quarterly meetings as needed. Monthly meetings toward April and May. |
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Fundraiser |
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Board Director:
Joann Sicoli, CMP
Phone: (212)733-4966
joann.sicoli@pfizer.com
Co-Chairs:
Nancy Paris
Phone: (212) 316-0017
nancy@tourdeforcegroup.com
Sara W. Davis, CMP
Phome: (212) 834-1454
sara.davis@capitalone.com
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Organizes and executes MPIGNY's largest fundraising event to benefit the Terry Spinelli Scholarship Fund, Jay Magazine Memorial Fund, chapter scholarships and MPIGNY's Charities. |
Ability to develop a creative, entertaining program. Good organizational skills with the ability to plan and facilitate a multi-faceted social event. Willingness to give time, energy, talents and enthusiasm to get the job done. |
Two hours each month from August to November. Five hours per month from November to February. 10 hours during March (month of event). |
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Golf Outing |
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Board Director:
Cosimo Bruzzese
Briggs Inc.
Phone: (212) 354-9440
cosimo@briggsnyc.com
Chair & Advisor:
Frank Stapleton
Phone: (914) 944-9225
fjsmonarch@aol.com
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Organizes the Annual Golf & Tennis Outing. Responsibilities of members include obtaining sponsorships, organizing with venue and golf course and promotion of the event.
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Good organizational skills and attention to detail. Willingness to give time, energy, talents and enthusiasm to get the job done. Ability to interact with membership and sponsors. |
Two hours each month from November to April. Five hours each month from April to July.
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Hospitality |
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Board Director:
Aysha J. Gourdine
Phone: (917) 685-2716
ayshagourdine@peoplepc.com
Chair:
Tabitha Wunderlich, CMP
Phone: (646) 213-6818
twunder@hyatt.com
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Responsible to insure that all members and guests attending MPIGNY events are greeted and registered upon arrival.
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Good organization skills. Friendly personality. |
Attendance at two committee meetings a year. When assigned to a function, arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the event to assist with registration. |
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Marketing & Brand Awareness |
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Executive Board Director:
Patty Stern, CMP
Phone: (551) 200-6293
patty@groupdmm.com
Marketing Director:
Bernard Toliver, CMP
Phone: (212) 561-8955
bernard@renaissanceevents.com
Social Media Chair:
Jared Silverman, CMP
Phone: (201) 577-8815
jaredsilverman@hotmail.com
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Produces monthly announcements publicizing MPIGNY chapter programs and events. Internal Marketing is also responsible for brand compliance of chapter logos on all printed material.
Manages chapter representation in Social Media Outlets.
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If you possess marketing and p.r. skill already, then we can sure use your talent! (And if you want to learn how to be good at marketing, then we want your enthusiasm to learn!)
This committee acts as the "voice" for the chapter and assists the departments, leaders and chairs to market and "sell" all the chapter programs throughout the year.
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Time commitment varies based on how much you are assisting with a specific program. May be a few hours a week.
If you have time constraints, we'll situate you in an area that doesn't require lots of time but will impact the progress of the chapter.
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Membership |
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Board Director:
Aysha J. Gourdine
Phone: (917) 685-2716
ayshagourdine@peoplepc.com
Co-Chairs:
Rose Maldonado
Phone: (646) 674-9547
rmaldonado@contactthmc.com
Randy Misko
Phone: (570) 595-8966
rmisko@skytop.com
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Responsible for managing the chapter’s membership recruitment and retention programs. This committee creates and oversees programs that are designed to motivate and reward members for their involvement in the chapter and industry. In addition, they also match suppliers who wish to join the chapter with available planners and are responsible for the upkeep and execution of the MPIGNY Buddy Program which matches new members with "seasoned" chapter members to help acquaint them with the chapter.
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Excellent interpersonal skills. Interest in recruitment and retention program. Good team organizational skills, and detail oriented. |
Monthly committee meetings of an hour each. Participation on one of the membership subcommittees, which could be 3-5 hours per month depending on the subcommittee. Attendance at chapter functions.
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Metrolines |
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Board Director:
Ted Schlecht
Ph: (516) 349-0900
ted@williamcharlesprinting.com
Co-Chair:
David Ezer, CMP
(212) 726-0177 x208
david@jfunders.org
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The engine behind MPIGNY’s award winning, bi-monthly magazine, Metrolines. This committee is responsible for insuring that our membership and advertisers receive each issue on a timely basis. Members of this committee become active within the chapter overall by becoming aware of all chapter events and issues.
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Excellent organizational skills. Exceptional proofreading. |
Monthly committee meetings and proofreading each bi-monthly issue prior to distribution to the chapter. |
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NYMIX |
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Co-Chairs:
Stephanie Olivero, CMP
Phone: (212) 578-7135
solivero@metlife.com
Ileana Quiles, CMP
Phone: (212) 707-4712
ileana.quiles@hilton.com
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Develops a single day educational conference inclusive of a trade show element.
The committee is responsible for the development of supplier/planner programming, soliciting exhibitors for the trade show and obtaining program sponsorships. |
Good organizational skills.
Willingness to give the time, energy, talents and enthusiasm to get the job done.
Innovative ideas for content development. Keen relationship skills for identifying strategic partners.
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Monthly in-person committee meetings and subcommittee conference calls of an hour each.
Attendance at NYMix as assigned including time necessary to ensure all details are handled professionally and competently.
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Public Relations |
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Board Director:
Colleen Logan, CMP
Phone: (201) 310-8050
cloganbrennan@yahoo.com
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Produces monthly announcements publicizing, for the promotion of MPIGNY and its activities and programs to individuals and organizations outside of our chapter through press releases and other forms of media contact. |
Good follow-up/ organization skills with an attention to detail. Prospecting/selling experience recommended. Aggressive, pleasant telephone manner. Ability to work with advertising agencies and marketing departments of hotel properties and with vendors of all kinds |
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Social Events |
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Board Director:
Danielle Cattani-Post, CMP
Phone: (212) 446-7878
danielle_post@mckinsey.com
Chair:
Esther Wells
Phone: (917) 714-5886
esther.a.wells@gmail.com
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The goal of this committee is to allow MPIGNY members to explore, be educated and entertained with colleagues, clients and friends. |
Project execution and follow up. |
Attend committee meetings as deemed necessary (approximately 1 meeting per month). Attend chapter activities and functions whenever possible. |
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Strategic Sponsorships |
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Board Director:
Cosimo Bruzzese
Briggs Inc.
Phone: (212) 354-9440
cosimo@briggsnyc.com
Chair:
Sara Davis, CMP
Phone: (212) 834-1454
Sara.Davis@capitalone.com
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Administers the chapter's sponsorship program, including tracking and recognition.
Solicits and coordinates the chapter's sponsorship opportunities with current and potential sponsors. Insures that each sponsorship is matched with sponsorships that meet both the sponsor's and the chapter's best interests.
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Good follow-up/ organization skills with an attention to detail. Prospecting/selling experience recommended. Aggressive, pleasant telephone manner. Ability to work with advertising agencies and marketing departments of hotel properties and with vendors of all kinds.
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Monthly committee meetings of an hour each. Solicitation of four (4) hours a month.
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Student Initiatives |
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Board Director:
Aysha J. Gourdine
Phone: (917) 685-2716
ayshagourdine@peoplepc.com
Chair:
Matt Schecter
Phone: (212) 930-7646
matt.schecter@marriot.com
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Work directly with area universities and colleges to educate students entering the meetings industry about MPIGNY and the benefits of joinng the chapter.
Recruit, plan, coordinate and implement projects for the student members to participate in. (NYMix, Annual Fundraiser, Golf Outing, etc.)
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We have worked successfully with professors at area universities to engage students by doing in-person presentations for their classes to introduce students to MPIGNY and the inherent benefits of being a Student Member.
We will continue nurturing our relationships with both the professors and the students in an effort to keep progressing within our chapter to help shape the future of our next generation of meeting professionals.
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Trade Shows: 2-3 times during the year we are invited by schools to have a table at a career fair (1/2 day two or three times per year)
University Presentations: Visit students in the classroom to make a 5-10 minute presentation.
(2 hours 3-4 times per year)
Project Development: Work with VP's, Directors and/or Chairs to engage students to volunteer at various larger chapter programs throughout the year (10 hours per project plus being onsite to lead the students during the programs)
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