Smart Meetings is the most dynamic meetings industry publisher in the world for event professionals. We support the hospitality community with innovative ideas, elevated experiences and authentic connections. Smart Meetings publishes cutting-edge meetings content in print and digital magazines 12 times per year, hosts luxury networking events, produces CEU-accredited webinars, transformational podcasts and offers a myriad of digital resources to help you reach your personal and professional goals.
Why You Belong in the Smart Meetings Community
The Why behind the mission
Over the more than two decades Smart Meetings has been serving the meetings and events community, we have helped our audience navigate economic turmoil, a global pandemic and reinvention of their craft. As new technologies and communication methods have changed, one thing has remained consistent, the way we do business. We are rooted in founder Marin Bright’s understanding of the needs of meeting professionals and the desire to treat everyone with respect. Following are the core values that drive our decisions:
Our Team
Luc Troussieux
President
ACCOUNTING
Penny Aasbey
Controller
Diana Nong
Accounting Specialist
SALES OPERATIONS
Eric Hasse
Publisher
Jeff Posner
Regional Sales Manager
Kerry Latham
Regional Sales Manager
Scott Flanigan
Regional Sales Manager
Joanna Tangpos
Regional Sales Manager
EDITORIAL/DESIGN
Kate Zaliznock
Managing Editor
Garrick Naguit
Art Director
Mary King
Production Designer
Juliana Lima
Production Designer
MARKETING/DIGITAL TEAM
Darien Jackson-Bonakdar
Marketing Director
Tara Perez
Systems Administrator / Media Production
Diana Huerta-Cuevas
Marketing Specialist
EVENTS TEAM
Michele Gardner-Kelley
Event Director
Karyl Bridgewater
Event Sales Manager
Industry Partners
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