Tom McCulloch
Vice President of metroConnections

Tom spent over three years in the early 90’s with a meeting planning & marketing company traveling the nation developing branded road tours and seminars clients. In 1994 Tom joined ShowCase Corporation, a high tech software company, as marketing manager and event planner organizing conferences, trade shows and special events. In 1998, Tom joined metroConnections and is now co-owner of the business and Vice President of the Conference Services division.

Tessa Pinkstaff
Conference Coordinator for the Minnesota Society of CPA’s

Tessa Pinkstaff is the conference coordinator for the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants, a professional association with more than 9,000 members. She joined the organization in 2008 and plans over a half dozen specialized continuing education conferences each year in the Twin Cities.

Tessa developed her passion for events as the event assistant at the University of Minnesota’s McNamara Alumni Center, where she provided on-site management for over 300 events. She went on to serve as the volunteer program and event manager for an environmental nonprofit in Saint Paul, developing and coordinating outreach projects, trainings, and community events for up to 400 participants. She enjoys creating a vision and seeing an event through from conception to successful completion.

Tessa graduated summa cum laude in 2005 from Northwestern College in Saint Paul. She has a BA in Social Science with minors in Business and Accounting.

Tera Fox, CHSP
The Saint Paul Hotel

Tera graduated from The University of Wisconsin - Stout in Hospitality and Tourism. Tera Fox has enjoyed sharing the story of The Saint Paul Hotel to prospective clients for the past five years. Tera continues to evolve her sales skills through mentorships, networking, education and has earned the Certified Hospitality Sales Professional designation. Most recently, Tera is Chairing of MPI mentoring program Committee.

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