EDUCATION TEAM

Meeting Minutes Sep. 7, 2011 Contact Us Entire Team Melissa Leal Stephanie Ripley, CMP Denise Woods, CMP Renae Strom Steph Pfeilsticker, CMP, CMM, MBA Annette Ahrendsen-Belding Ellie Madson, CMP Janelle Murphy, CMP Kathleen Haase

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Vice President of Education Melissa Leal Senior Sales Manager Sofitel Minneapolis 952-656-5906 Director of Education Stephanie Ripley, CMP American Express Meetings & Events 612-545-5424 CMP Chair Denise Woods, CMP Director, Communications and Events Associated General Contractors of MN 651-796-2186 Holiday Party Chair Renae Strom Senior Specialist, Medical Meetings & Events Peripheral Vascular 763-398-7392 iConnect Sponsors/Exhibitors Chair Steph Pfeilsticker, CMP, CMM, MBA Senior Event Planner Event Planning and Field Recognition 612-844-5108 iConnect Venue/Speakers Chair Annette Ahrendsen-Belding Minneapolis Northwest 763-252-1411 May Gala Co-Chair Ellie Madson, CMP Senior Meeting Planning Specialist RBC Wealth Management 612-371-2242 May Gala Co-Chair Janelle Murphy, CMP Project Manager Midwest ENERGY Association 651-289-9600 Senior Planner Circle of Excellence Chair Kathleen Haase 763-494-2607

The Vice President and Director are responsible for planning and implementing ten monthly programs, providing innovative and quality education topics and opportunities for professional and personal growth for MPI MN members.
Time Commitment: 5-10 hours per month

All Day Education Event
Planning and implementing a one-day event consisting of a full day of education as well as a supplier marketplace for members in the MN chapter. This team plans quality educational opportunities to meet supplier and planner needs. Responsible for speaker selection, implementation of the Supplier Marketplace (tradeshow), obtaining sponsors, marketing this event, and logistics.
Time commitment: 1 to 10 hrs per month (ramping up to 10 as event nears)

CMP Study Group
This position is responsible for conducting twice yearly CMP boot camps.
Time commitment: 3 to 10 hours per session

Education Venue Sponsorship
Assists Sponsorship chair of Strategic Alliances with obtaining venue sponsors for the monthly events through the year.

Holiday Party and Gala Events
This group is responsible for recruiting and taking the lead in program planning, especially at the Holiday Party and the May Awards program.
Time commitment: 2 to 5 hours per month

Senior Planner Circle of Excellence
Are you a senior meeting planner with at least seven years of experience working for a corporation, association or yourself as an independent meeting planner? If so, you will be interested in joining this group to collaborate, benchmark and obtain education for career growth opportunities from a network of extensive expertise. Click here to learn more.

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