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Jon Stetson Jon Stetson injects uproariously funny situation comedy into his performance, thus creating hilarity that never fails to please an audience. He is more than just a comedian... his mind-boggling magic leaves them amazed, bewildered and wanting to see more. This unique combination of magic and comedy has taken Jon around the world playing resort hotels, colleges, cruise ships, comedy clubs and corporate events. In fact, Jon was invited to the White House to give a special performance for the President and Members of Congress. |
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Jon began as a magician, but moved beyond the traditional
tricks and props of magic to explore the real mysteries of the
human mind. He observes people's patterns and steps inside their
heads. He amazes them with information they didn't even know about
themselves. He engages people in a psychic partnership that makes
them the real stars of the show. |
| Glenn Reighart, CAE, CMM, CMP director, meetings and conventions, National Community Pharmacists Association Glenn. M. Reighart, CAE, CMM, CMP, is the director of meetings and conventions at the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) in Alexandria, Virginia. In this position, Reighart's responsibilities include the oversight of all activities of the association's Meetings Department, which plans and implements a wide variety of meetings each year. |
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Prior to joining NCPA, Reighart directed the Meetings Department for three other healthcare associations in the Washington, DC area during a 13-year period. Earlier in his career, Reighart served as conference manager/project director at a meeting management consulting firm in Alexandria, Virginia and as the director of interpreting services at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. Reighart is a member of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), Meeting Professionals International (MPI), Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) and has lead CMP study groups for several meetings industry organizations for several years. He is completing the final year of a three-year term on the MPI Foundation Board of Trustees. |
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Helen Van Dongen, CMP, CMM Helen Van Dongen, CMP, CMM is senior manager, conferences & travel for Deloitte & Touche LLP in Toronto, Ontario. The team under Helen's direction executes more than 300 events across Canada each year. Prior to joining Deloitte in May, Helen served for five years as director, events & education for the Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. There she was responsible for all professional development, including a national conference for more than 500 attendees and 150 exhibitors, and the Certified Association Executive designation and its supporting programs. |
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Helen has also operated her own independent planning company and held the senior national planning position at an international professional services firm. Helen was instrumental in the design and delivery of a national series of planning seminars directed at marketing, administrative and human resources professionals. She co-edited Meetings & Conventions: A Planning Guide, the most widely used meeting management textbook in Canadian universities and colleges, and has served on the faculty of multiple international planning conferences. Helen is a graduate of Lakeland College in Vermilion, Alberta, where she received a Diploma in Western Horsemanship. She received her Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation in 1997 and was a member of the inaugural North American class to receive the Certification in Meeting Management (CMM) in 1998. She is a member of the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) and has volunteered for many years with the Toronto Chapter of Meeting Professionals International (MPI). |
| Dana May Casperson The Power Etiquette Expert, The Power Etiquette Group, Santa Rosa, California Dana May Casperson, known as the Power Etiquette Expert, is executive director of The Power Etiquette Group, a firm whose goal is to educate clients on manners, etiquette and diplomacy. |
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| Dana May, a nationally recognized speaker on etiquette and protocol, has been quoted by Successful Meetings Magazine and the San Francisco Examiner and is a member of the National Speakers Association (NSA). She is the author of the book, Power Etiquette: What You Don’t Know Can Kill Your Career. Humorous, fascinating, and informative while teaching the practical tips for professional savvy, Dana May consults with business executives to enhance their business negotiating skills. She can train your executives to capture that competitive edge with business etiquette. |
| Mark Roysner, Esquire Roysner & Associates, Calabasas, California Mark Roysner has over twenty years of hands-on experience in the hospitality and meeting industry. Roysner began his career in the hospitality industry in 1981, in the sales division of the Hilton Hotel Corporation. Eight years later, in 1989, he started his own company, producing both public and trade shows. In 1990, he joined the Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau as Associate Vice President. Presently, Mark is a practicing attorney, specializing in the meeting and convention industry. His firm, Roysner & Associates, provides its association, tradeshow and corporate clients with the business and legal expertise necessary to help them avoid the pitfalls that occur with the myriad of legal and contractual issues confronting the industry on a daily basis. |
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Mark has also authored the International Association for Exhibition Management’s Convention Center Facilities Contracts: Making Sense of Your Agreement and Current Conventional Wisdom. Both publications provide an in-depth, yet easy-to-follow analysis of contractual issues, which are often overlooked or misunderstood in hotel and convention center facility contracts. Because of his extensive knowledge and experience in negotiating a wide range of meeting- and tradeshow-related contracts, Mark has been invited to lecture on legal topics at numerous industry events throughout the country, as well as to provide legal commentary and analysis for various industry trade publications. |
Amanda Joiner, CMP, CMM Amanda Joiner, CMP, CMM is president of Canadian Conference & Event Management, a full service meeting management firm specializing in educationally focused corporate and association events. Amanda has planned corporate, public and education sector meetings in the domestic and international markets for the past 18 years. |
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Prior to establishing CCEM, Amanda designed and ran the meetings and conference division for Southam Inc., one of Canada's largest magazine and newspaper chains and launched a new exhibit division for IIR - the world's largest public conference and seminar firm. Her experience also includes the planning and delivery of meetings in Australia, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, the United States and Mexico. During her 18 years of experience in professionally managing domestic and international meetings, Amanda has also undertaken consulting and training projects to assist clients in evaluating their current and future meeting and exhibition needs, trained in-house and contract staff planners and assisted clients in implementing new meeting technology, measurement and evaluation systems. Amanda teaches daylong "Meeting Fundamentals" seminars across Canada and in the United States, is a featured speaker at meetings industry conferences including CMITS - the Canadian Meeting and Incentive Travel Symposium - and is an instructor in the School of Hospitality at George Brown College in Toronto. In addition to her degree in Economics and Marketing from Queen's University, and a certificate in Technology and Training Adults, Amanda has achieved both the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) and Certified Meeting Manager (CMM) designations. Amanda is actively involved in both the local and international meetings industry, as a member of Meeting Professionals International and the Independent Meeting Planners Association of Canada. Amanda has served on the Board of Directors of MPI Toronto and on the CMM International Advisory Board. In 2003, Amanda received the Meeting Planner of the Year award from the MPI Toronto Chapter. |
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