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RISE AWARDS JUDGING PANEL

2011-2012 Objective: Judge entries for RISE Awards in individual, community, and organizational categories

• Chair: Brian Palmer, CMM - National Speakers Bureau
• Michael Bergman - HelmsBriscoe
• Barbara J. Cummins, CMP, CMM - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
• John Ehlenfeldt, CMP - Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Megan Higgins, CMP - Site Solutions Worldwide, Inc.
• Tara Liaschenko, CMM - The Link Event Professionals, Inc. 
• Denise Mongoven - San Diego Convention Center
• Andrea Novelli - BTC Exmedia srl TTG Italia spa