LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE

Vice President of Leadership
Tony Cummins, CMP, CMM
214-343-9838
tony@themeetingdepartment.com

Director of Leadership
Kate Johnston
Synergy Enterprises
972-277-5257
kjohnston@synergy-enterprises.net

The primary goal of this committee is to attract, involve and develop the future leaders for the chapter. This committee provides a means for members to derive the greatest benefit from their participation in the chapter’s many volunteer activities, while developing their skills to enable them to become leaders within the chapter.

 
AWARDS COMMITTEE
Hard work deserves recognition! Manage the nomination and selection process for the chapter awards given at our annual June event. This committee is responsible for all chapter award processes including the call for nominations, managing the evaluation process of the nominations with previous award winners, ordering the engraved awards and producing certificates.  

THE FRED KNIEBERG, CMP MENTOR PROGRAM
This program is designed to provide growth for experienced meeting professionals through nurturing and assisting in the development of newer members. The committee will be responsible for pairing Mentors and Mentees and for tracking their progress.

Jesh Batra, Mentor Program Co-Chairperson
Email: jesh.batra@hyatt.com
Telephone: (972) 615-6720

Sandi Galloway, Mentor Program Co-Chairperson
Email: galloway.sandi@ctc-cct.ca
Telephone: (940) 321-3458

BREAKFAST CLUB
These educational sessions are designed to draw members with a wish to grow their professional skills. The Leadership team hopes to tap into this group to identify future leaders for our chapter. Chair:

Sherry DeLaGarza, CMP, CMM, (214) 840-2080 sldelagarza@kpmg.com
Vice Chair: Joanne Self, 214-470-4512 or jnn_self@yahoo.com

EMERGING LEADERS (SPRING & FALL PROGRAMS)
Succession planning is our future. Our Fall networking and educational program will provide new members with tools to move up through MPI ranks. Our Spring program is intended to expose members to the Board of Directors and provide networking opportunities for newer members.
    
Fall Chair: O.D. O’Donnell  972-789-9340 or  od@nightlifetalent.com  
Fall Vice Chair: Open

Spring Chair: Open
Spring Vice Chair: Open

END-OF-TERM APPRECIATION EVENT
Plan and implement a festive end-of-term event for all leadership and committee volunteers.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
Mission Statement: The mission of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is to provide community service and outreach projects for the MPI/DFW Chapter.
We create opportunities for our members to engage in providing resources for our communities that affect the lives of women, children, families and our environment

Chair:  Joanne Self, Joanne.Self7@gmail.com, 214-470-4512
Co-Chair: Marti Fox GlobalGoals@aol.com  214-906-7232

CHAPTER CHARITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Committed to providing opportunities for Chapter Members, families and friends to have a positive impact on the local needs based organizations through charitable endeavors given “ From the Heart."

Co-Chairs:
Tammy Williams, 972-246-1078, tammy.williams@ihg.com
Ruth Bilbo, 214-520-7969, Ruth.bilbo@hotelpalomar.com