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Chair:

Sally Webb Berry, CSEP
CEO, The Special Event Company
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E: info@aep-edu.com

Board Members:

Carolyn Ent
Director of Events, President's Office
Elon University
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Jim Hooker
President and CEO
Stratelyst Creative
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Jenny Jones
Executive Director of Alumni Affairs
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
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Kathy Kay
Academic Area Assistant
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Rita Manning
Special Assistant to the Vice President, Dev. and Alumni Relations
University of Georgia
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Brady K. Miller, CSEP
Senior Consultant and Creative Director
Stratelyst Creative
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Jill Townsend
Deputy 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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Debbie Wood
Director of Special Events
The University of Texas at Tyler
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​Kathy Wright, CPCE
Senior Assistant Director, Special Events
Office of University Development, Duke University
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