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Wendy Krizmanic, Director, Business Development 
Wendy was recommended by 4 out of 5 people that recommend things and is naturally  and artificially flavored. She has run 4 full marathons, jumped out of a plane and met her  husband while in the Peace Corps. Wendy is responsible for print and digital media sales  to AK, CT, DC, DE, ID, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, NV, OR, PA, RI, VT and WA.
Contact: +1 312.423.7248 | wkrizmanic@pcma.org 

Mary Lynn Novelli, CMP, Director, Business Development 
Mary Lynn’s dream is to be The Bachelorette when they air a show for seniors! She is responsible for print and digital media sales to AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OH, SC, TN, VA, WV, Mexico, Caribbean, South America and Central America. Mary Lynn will work with you to build a PCMA integrated advertising partnership that insures strong exposure, brand awareness and lead generation.
Contact: +1 312.423.7212 | mnovelli@pcma.org

Albert Pereira, Director, Business Development 
Albert is responsible for Convene and Digital revenues out of AZ, CA, HI, NM, OK, TX, UT and Canada.
Contact: +1 312.423.7277 | apereira@pcma.org

Mary Lou Sarmiento, Director, Business Development 
Mary Lou is a rabid sports fan, particularly obsessed with the Chicago Blackhawks and Chicago Bears. When not reading about or watching sports, she is always in the company of her two beloved mini-dachs…Javy Lopez and Miss Annie. She is responsible for selling print and digital advertising to clients in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, IL, MN, WI, MO and MI.
Contact: +1 312.636.0636 | msarmiento@pcma.org

Ken Torres, Director, Business Development 
Ken is responsible for business development in the Caribbean and Latin American markets for PCMA and PCMA Convene.
Contact: +1 850.837.5177 | ktorres@pcma.org

Dawn McEvoy, CMP, CAE, Director, Education 
When Dawn first started college she majored in voice and theater and performed roles in two different operas her freshman year. She is responsible for developing the educational strategy, researching opportunities for growth in our educational product offering and managing the day to day operations of the education department at PCMA.
Contact: +1 312.423.7234 | dmcevoy@pcma.org

Ann Johnson, Associate Director, Programs, Education 
One of Ann’s first jobs was as an actor at the Haunted Mansion on a Jersey Shore boardwalk. These days she handles the ‘scary’ job of programming education for PCMA’s face-to-face events including Convening Leaders.
Contact: +1 312.423.7227 | ajohnson@pcma.org

Cassandra Smith-Waterford, Financial Analyst 
Cassandra is a music lover of all genres, credit to her father, a Grammy award-winning Blues musician. She handles day-to-day financial analysis and production which includes forecasting, account reconciliations, and financial statement review.
Contact: +1 312.423.7242 | csmith@pcma.org

Jennifer Wells, Staff Accountant 
Jennifer has a love affair with hockey and is a diehard Chicago Blackhawks fan. She is responsible for processing and maintaining accounts receivable.
Contact: +1 312.423.7265 | jwells@pcma.org

George Williams, Coordinator, Accounting 
George lives his life and encourages everyone else to live theirs like Nike told us: 'Just Do It!'. George handles accounts payable and some accounts receivable for PCMA.
Contact: +1 312.423.7241 | gwilliams@pcma.org

Michelle Crowley, Manager, Global Development 
Michelle landed in the perfect department because she loves to travel. She's an avid hiker (tough to do in Chicago) and is always listening to country music. She works on PCMA’s global development initiatives, supporting planners that organize meetings outside of their home country and building education and resources for PCMA’s medical meeting professionals.
Contact: +1 312.423.7267 | mcrowley@pcma.org

Katie Yandell, Coordinator, Global Initiatives 
Katie began her love affair with global business and affairs while living in Seville, Spain for four months during college. She supports all global initiatives within the Global Department. She is responsible for hosted buyer approval and communication for domestic hosted buyer programs including AIBTM, IMEX America and Convene Forum.  She supports the PCMA North American Advisory Summit and Advisory Board relations.  
Contact: +1 312.423.7257 | kyandell@pcma.org

Josh Daniels, Web Developer 
Josh is a technology enthusiast and an avid musician who plays several instruments, many of them badly. He is responsible for developing and maintaining the PCMA website and internal development projects.
Contact: +1 312.423.7280 | jdaniels@pcma.org

Scott Evtuch, Network Administrator 
Scott once took part in a massive thumb war simultaneously with 300 other people...he didn't win. Scott is responsible for server maintenance, network security and climbing under people’s desks with ethernet cable.
Contact: +1 312.423.7282 | sevtuch@pcma.org

Rose Mary Salazar, Database Analyst 
Rose Mary a proponent of laughter is also music aficionado who isn't afraid to do a bit of traveling to listen to her favorite tunes. She is responsible for supporting our association management system (Aptify) and helping maintain data integrity and reporting.
Contact: +1 312.423.7281 | rsalazar@pcma.org

Mary Reynolds Kane, Senior Director, Experience Marketing 
Mary is Obsessed with anything on BBC (that means you, Downton Abbey), The Walking Dead, and nearly all of the Real Housewives shows. Also watches way too much TV, apparently. Mary is responsible for many of PCMA’s online initiatives including Virtual and Hybrid Events, social media, the Convening Leaders Web site, and the PCMA website as it relates to strategy, branding, content and design.
Contact: +1 312.423.7243 | mkane@pcma.org

Corey Domek, Specialist, Marketing 
Corey has a passion for catching her favorite music artists in concert locally and beyond. She aspires to take some concert vacations in the future. She is responsible for various PCMA communications as well as marketing and collateral for upcoming PCMA events. More recently she has been mastering Photoshop and creating PCMA graphics.
Contact: +1 312.423.7278 | cdomek@pcma.org

Daniel Metz, Specialist, Marketing 
Daniel once attended an M.C. Hammer concert at the ripe age of eight...he was chaperoned by his grandparents. Daniel is responsible for managing website content, creating PCMA newsletters including ThisWeek, Career Center and Convene, as well as other marketing initiatives for PCMA events.
Contact: +1 312.423.7272 | dmetz@pcma.org

David McMillin, Staff Writer 
David is the PCMA.org penman, covering the trends and issues that impact PCMA planners and suppliers. With five years of experience in the meetings and events space, David wrote marketing materials for a range of international hotel brands, medical meetings and trade shows prior to joining PCMA in 2011. He is fluent in 140-character prose, status updates and the evolving language of social media.
Contact: dmcmillin@pcma.org

Vicky Betzig, CMP, Director, Meetings and Events 
Vicky is a huge Cheesehead (Green Bay Packer fan) which doesn't make her very popular in our Chicago office. She and her team work to create outstanding experiences at PCMA's face-to-face events.
Contact: +1 312.423.7258 | vbetzig@pcma.org

Danielle Roesmann, CMP, Senior Manager, Meetings & Events 
Danielle loves to travel (18 countries and counting!) and when she’s not planning her next getaway she enjoys running, cooking and reading. She is responsible for creating the very best meetings experience for our members, partners and volunteer leaders.
Contact: +1 312.423.7232 | droesmann@pcma.org

Dyan Westropp, CMP, Manager, Meetings & Events 
Dyan recently went hang gliding for the first time off a cliff in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...she made it home safe too! She handles the Registration and Housing for PCMA Convening Leaders and other larger PCMA events. Also, involved in the pre-planning and execution of the PCMA Education Foundation Partnership Summit.
Contact: +1 312.423.7225 | dwestropp@pcma.org

Patrick Crosson, Specialist, Meetings & Events 
You'll more than likely find Patrick in two places: the gym or eating. A frequent tweeter, if you see #PatrickTheExplorer somewhere, say hi! Patrick handles PCMA’s more intimate meetings, like the Think Tanks and Board Meetings, in conjunction with other PCMA staff. He’s also responsible for supporting the manager and senior manager, meetings and events, with registration and aspects of Convening Leaders and Education Conference.
Contact: +1 312.423.7287 | pcrosson@pcma.org

Thomas G. Foley, CAE, Senior Director, Member Services & Business Development 
Tom is on a quest to see a game in each of the 30 Major League Baseball parks. He oversees the membership recruitment/retention activities and drives greater benefits, networking opportunities and education to members and customers. Additional responsibilities include building community among members and non-members, in addition to development and  oversight of all product sales.
Contact: +1 312.423.7250 | tfoley@pcma.org

Sheila Mires, CMP, Director, Member Services 
Some people climb mountains, Sheila prefers climbing something a bit more urban. She recently had the climb of her life in Australia doing the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb. She is responsible for the development and strategic growth of PCMA’s membership and chapters, and assist in the development of membership products and services.
Contact: +1 312.423.7251 | smires@pcma.org  

JoAnna Leon, Administrator, Membership & Chapter Services 
On a recent trip, JoAnna and her family made a pit stop in Kansas and were compelled to see and contribute to the World's Largest Ball of Twine. She is responsible for customer service and member satisfaction, membership retention efforts, PCMA’s Member-Get-A- Member program, Career Center. As well as managing and handling questions, requests and purchases for PCMA’s Products and Services such as CMP, CASE, and online webinars.
Contact: +1 312.423.7253 | jleon@pcma.org

Angela Hobbs, Director, Partner Relations 
Angela is a karaoke extraordinaire, one of her go-to songs, "Crazy" by Patsy Cline. You'll realize how fitting this is once you hang around with her for awhile, we joke, sort of... She is responsible for managing PCMA's Partner Program and ensuring partners are getting the most out of the program.
Contact: +1 312.423.7285 | ahobbs@pcma.org

Jennifer Bishop, Manager, Partner Relations 
Jennifer loves to kick up her heels and dance whenever she has the opportunity, which is rare with a 2 and 4-year old. She works with PCMA's Partners to ensure they're receiving the maximum value out of their partnership, and in turn provide enhanced education/networking opportunities for PCMA members.
Contact: +1 312.423.7288 | jbishop@pcma.org 

Shelley Sandoval, Specialist, Partner Relations 
Shelley recently saw the top of Mount Everest, in real life, not from a Google search. She is responsible for the account management of PCMA Partners. She also provides service to PCMA Partners maximizing their vital partnership value in targeted market spaces.
Contact: +1 312.423.7214 | ssandoval@pcma.org   

Stacey Shafer, Director Leadership Relations 
Stacey once went to Prince's house where he gave her a purple tambourine...true story. She is the liaison to the Board of Directors, Board of Trustees, volunteerism, strategic plan management, liaison to various committees and task forces, and all things Education Foundation, primarily: Party With a Purpose, Partnership Summit, annual giving and planned giving.
Contact: +1 312.423.7215 | sshafer@pcma.org 

Erin Shamus, Manager, Education Foundation 
Erin has an extremely unique talent (which suspiciously enough she doesn't share in the office) where she can recite the alphabet backwards in 5 seconds. She is responsible for managing projects for the PCMA Education Foundation including: Dinner Celebrating Professional Achievement, Silent Auction, donor recognition, grants and scholarships. She also assists with Board and Volunteer Relations.
Contact: +1 312.423.7264 | eshamus@pcma.org  

Michelle Rose Marcus, Office Manager/Executive Assistant to the President & CEO 
Michelle Rose's guest bath is decorated with Elvis memorabilia.  While she does love Elvis, she does not collect this memorabilia, people just keep giving it to her.  Michelle Rose manages the PCMA office and supports Deborah Sexton
Contact: +1 312.423.7220 | mmarcus@pcma.org