Member Spotlight

Spotlight Award Winner – Christie Springer, Sodexo at Museum of Science and Industry (Annual Awards Recognition Celebration Committee)

How did you become involved in MPI?

I attended my first MPI event, the Holiday Party, as a guest back in 2011, and I’ve been engaged ever since! I worked for a DMC at the time, and I immediately realized how important it was to connect with planners and suppliers alike. MPI’s educational and networking events impressed and inspired me. I began serving on the Holiday Party Committee and then graduated to co-chairing for a few years. I also helped support Membership and Golf committees. For the last five years I’ve been a member of the Awards Celebration Committee, then co-chaired that, too. I’ve had the pleasure of supporting the Board Nominations Committee for the last two years. Now I’ve come full circle and am serving on Holiday again as well. I love my MPI peeps!

What has been the most exciting moment or memorable thing that has happened since joining MPI?

I was honored and truly surprised to receive the Tomorrow’s Leader Award in 2014. MPI boasts a huge pool of very talented event professionals, so it was especially meaningful to be recognized among my peers.

Tell us something unique about you.

In my travels I’ve had amazing up-close and personal encounters with animals in their natural habitats. My favorites were in Australia, Komodo Island, Thailand, Cambodia and the Galapagos Islands.