What Does KCMPI Mean to You?
PLANNER PROFILE: Tony Ballard
What Does KCMPI Mean to You?
For the past two-plus years, I have been a member of MPI. I have found great value in this organization by being involved on a couple of committees and now also being involved on the board. MPI at the national level and KCMPI at the local level have both helped me to make valuable connections to other planners and suppliers all around the globe. Educational and social events have given me the opportunity to interact with other professionals in my field and have given me the opportunity to be better in my professional life and in my personal life.
Tony Ballard
Program Coordinator
K-State Conference Services
Kansas State University
1615 Anderson Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66502
(785) 532-2402 – office
(785) 532-2422 – fax
tballard@ksu.edu
SUPPLIER PROFILE: LYNN GROSS
Above photo taken during Hyatt Regency Reception in WEC
Minneapolis. Thank you for inviting us Megan O’Keefe! (L-R) Karen Hoch, Lynn
Gross, Tony Ballard, Kathryn Harthm and Charla Norquest.
What Does KCMPI Mean to You?
KCMPI has meant something different to me at different times throughout the last 3 years of my membership. When I first joined KCMPI, I was focused on attending programs to obtain CEUs and study for the CMP exam. The CEU hours came way easier than the knowledge needed to take the CMP exam. I finally took the test in November 2013 and passed!KCMPI eventually meant volunteerism to me ... especially KCMPI’s connection to the Rose Brooks Center which the KC Chapter chose to support in conjunction with all of last year’s educational programs and again with this year’s programs.
For 2014-2015, KCMPI means growing our numbers, which I am glad to have the opportunity of achieving for our Chapter in my new role as Vice President of Membership. The Chapter Leader’s Forum in Minneapolis on August 2, held prior to the World Education Congress (WEC), allowed me to gain new and useful information to help me reach this goal.
Lynn Gross, CMP
Director of Operations
Distinctive Meetings Inc.
KCMPI member since June 2011