1. Dan Rafferty Band.
2. The crowd watches the show in the Sound Board.
3. Randi Brandt and Mika Cuper.
4. Ashley O’Gieblyn, Lauren Rodriguez and Brooke Peterson.
5. Lotoya Vongrechin and Erynn Edwards.
6. Derek Rafferty, Adrienne Perzky and Kristen Porchia.
7. Bernie Stevens and Stephen Stawicki.
8. Marianne Thai, DeVonna Snowden and Keri Dinica
The Event Professional Industry Class Awards were held April 5 at MotorCity Casino’s Sound Board. Kurt Colone of Mike Staff Productions was the emcee, with entertainment by the Dan Rafferty Band.
Nearly 700 MPI members gathered in Grapevine for Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Congress (WEC).
The New York and New Jersey chapters of the National Association for Catering & Events (NACE), along with the Banquet Event Strategic Task Force (BEST Task Force), held an in-person gathering in August, their first since the start of the pandemic.
The Michigan Society of Association Executives (MSAE) hosted its first inperson event since the pandemic began at The Medalist Golf Club in Marshall. MSAE’s goal was to host a fun networking opportunity that followed COVID guidelines, and helped members gain confidence attending in-person events again.