Our Staff
Event Services is located in the Russel H. Kirkhof Center, room 1110. We are here to assist student organizations and campus departments to host successful meetings and events. To make a reservation for space in the Kirkhof Center, Cook-DeWitt Center, Henry Hall Atrium, Lake Ontario Hall room 167, or an outdoor location, please contact us. We're here to help and look forward to working with you to create successful meetings and events.
Start here to reserve space and begin planning your event. Please call Event Services at (616) 331-2350 for additional information.
Staff Directory
First Name
Kellie
Last Name
Pnacek-Carter
Email
pnacek-k@gvsu.edu
Title
Associate Director for Event Services
Office Phone
616-331-2350
About
Kellie has been a part of the GVSU team since 1998. In her current role she is part of a team of three that manages and maintains Event Services and building operations for the Kirkhof and Cook-DeWitt Centers on the Allendale campus. She is the administrator of EMS (Event Management System) used as the system of record for events campus-wide Points of pride in her work are the privilege of working with students and being a lifelong learner.
Kellie earned her B.A. in Liberal Studies and her Master's in Adult and Higher Education from GVSU.
BackEvent Services is a part of the Office of Student Life, which is a department of the Division of Student Affairs of Grand Valley State University.