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Chair:

Sally Webb Berry, CSEP
CEO, The Special Event Company
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Board Members:

Mandi Crisp
Director of Special Events
McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia
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Jim Hooker
President and CEO
Stratelyst Creative
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Jenny Jones
Principal Consultant
Ellucian
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Jessica Sneed Olson
Director of Events and Programming
Davidson College
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Brady K. Miller, CSEP
Freelance Creative
Unbricked Communications
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Jill Townsend
Executive Director of Special Events & Protocol
University of California San Diego 
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Melissa Werner, CSEP
Director, University Ceremonies; Protocol Officer
Arizona State University
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Steve Whyte
Director of University Events
University of the Pacific
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​Kathy Wright, CPCE
Senior Assistant Director, Special Events
Office of University Development, Duke University
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