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MPI and Indiana University Announce First Graduating Class of CMM Recipients

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, recently presented the distinguished Certificate in Meeting Management (CMM) to 30 meeting and travel professionals from the CMM Fall 2018 Cohort. With the addition of this class, there are now a total of 1,315 holders worldwide. The group participated in the program held September 16-20, 2018 at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in Indianapolis, IN.

Jill Alford | WorkHuman |Holliston, MA

Tim Altbaum | Vario | San Diego, CA

Kelsey Anderson, CMP | Lynn David Events LLC | Minneapolis, MN

Christine Becker Anderson | Siemens | Orlando, FL

Tonya Renee Batty | American Express Global Business Travel | Stamford, CT

Melinda Burdette, CMP | Meeting Professionals International (MPI) | Dallas, TX

Shannon M. Cooper | FS-ISAC | Bloomington, IN

Ariel Crohn, CMP | Coverys | Marion, CT

Denise A. Cutler | National Precast Concrete Association | Carmel, IN

Joy DesMarais-Lanz | Synergos AMC | St. Paul, MN

Tressa D'Ottavio, CMP | Engineering Conferences International | McKinney, TX

Jennifer L. Erney McCurley, CMP | Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) | Alexandria, VA

Alexandra Arnold Fleming | CDK Global | Ormond Beach, FL

Dana Lee Graham | SAGE Publishing | Thousand Oaks, CA

Kimberly Groth Kerns | BCD Meetings & Events (onsite at Cisco) | Minneapolis, MN

Marla Hannigan | Mutual of Omaha | Omaha, NE

Sandi Heaney | Crowe LLP | South Bend, IN

Emily Hegman | Leidos | Aldie, VA

Sharon Hill | UT Health San Antonio | San Antonio, TX

Amy Hubbard | RSA | Bedford, MA

Danielle Levitt | CERIC | Toronto, ON

Juan J. Maya | Service Employees International Union, CTW, CLC | Washington, DC

Christina Northcott, CMP, DES | Canada Health Infoway | Toronto, ON

Victoria G. Reid | Farm Credit Mid-America | Shelbyville, KY

Mary Beth Robinson | Wells Fargo | Phoenix, AZ

Stefanie Simmons | Vizient | Allen, TX

Sasha Sook, CMP, HMCC | Summit Chicago | Chicago, IL

Kristen J. Walsh | NICE | Stony Point, NY

Sherry L Wolff | BCD Meetings & Events | St. Louis, MO

Desiree Wooldridge, CMP | Cat Financial | Nashville, TN

About MPI

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) is the largest meeting and event industry association worldwide. The organization provides innovative and relevant education, networking opportunities and business exchanges, and acts as a prominent voice for the promotion and growth of the industry. MPI has a global community of 60,000 meeting and event professionals including more than 17,000 engaged members and its Plan Your Meetings audience. It has more than 90 chapters and clubs in 19 countries. "When we meet, we change the world." www.mpi.org