MEETING AND EVENT MANAGEMENT

Meeting and Event Planning is a multi-billion dollar industry, and corporations are recognizing the need for meeting planners to hone their skills and to become more proficient at what they do. Too much money is at stake! Associations raise much of their yearly operating funds from their annual meeting, and many non-profit organizations raise a high percentage of their funds from special events. There are several associations of Meeting Professionals with memberships exceeding 25,000 that are dedicated to the education of meeting and event planners (PCMA, MPI 2007).

Employment Outlook
Our graduates find employment in the following areas: 
• Meeting Manager
• Meeting Coordinator
• Event Manager
• Event Coordinator
• Wedding Planner
• Training Director
• Trade Show Manager
• Incentive Travel Manager
• Corporate Travel Manager
• Marketing Manager
• Public Relations Manager
• Executive Assistant
• Administrative Assistant
• National Sales Manager
• Executive Director

Meeting and Event Planning Faculty Mentors:

Kristen Jack

B-3-230 Mackinac Hall
Grand Valley State University
1 Campus Drive
Allendale, MI 49401

Phone: 616 331-3167
FAX:  616 331-3115
E-mail: jackk@gvsu.edu

 

           Gail Zemmol

          B-3-238 Mackinac Hall
         Grand Valley State University
         1 Campus Drive
         Allendale, MI 49401

         Phone:  616 331-8866
         FAX:  616 331-3115
         Email:  zemmolg@gvsu.edu