Are You Looking For A Contract Meeting Planner? Are you looking to outsource all or part of your meetings and events?
Do you need expert assistance in a hurry? Why not rely on MPI - Tampa Bay Area’s independent meeting planners to assist you today!
These industry professionals are available for contract work. This free service is provided to you by MPI - Tampa Bay Area and is only available to MEMBER PLANNERS for roster placement. What this means is, only our current members in good standing can have themselves referred. We have a wide variety of certified meeting professionals to assist you.
Below, you will find a list of independent planners available along with an overview of the specific meeting planning skills they can offer you. Feel free to contact them directly for interviews and to check date availability.
We hope this service will offer the strategic alliance to both assist our professional planners secure new contracts as well as provide you the very best meeting professionals available in the Tampa Bay area.
Another Premium Member Service of the Meeting Professionals International MPI - Tampa Bay Area Chapter.
If you are an MPI Tampa Bay Area Chapter Planner and want to be involved in this program please fill out this Find A Planner Profile form. If you have any questions, please contact JC York, Director of Public Relations & Community Outreach at jcwiseguys@aol.com or 813-391-1391.
Lori Morgan, Senior Director of Global Accounts
Company: HelmsBriscoe
Address: 2203 40th St. West, Bradenton, FL 34205
Phone: 941-748-1774
Mobile: 941-726-6874
Email: lmorgan@helmsbriscoe.com
Profile: HelmsBriscoe, the country’s largest supplier of group rooms in the hospitality industry provides complimentary hotel site selection services to clients that plan off-site meetings and conferences. On their behalf, we negotiate contracts with hotels and other meeting venues that match their criteria. Contact me to research your next meeting location!
Richard Miseyko, CMP, CMM
Company: Site Search, Inc.
Address: 545 22nd Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL 33704
Phone: 727-822-4414
Mobile: 727-460-2794
Email: rmiseyko@tampabay.rr.com
Website: www.meetingsitesearch.com
Profile: Site Search, Inc. has become one of the most successful site selection firms in the country for one reason – our commitment to our clients. We offer a network of professionals to meet your every meeting planning need, all at absolutely no charge to you. From RFP’s through contract negotiations, our unmatched leverage and unique partnerships with hotels around the world translates to significant savings to you. Please visit our website www.meetingsitesearch.com to view our testimonials!
Michele Miller
Company: ConferenceDirect
Address: 756 2nd St. N., St Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone: 727-498-7149
Mobile: 727-954-8069
Email: michele.miller@conferencedirect.com
Profile: The ConferenceDirect difference - experience you can trust. Do you have a major meeting or conference coming up? What makes ConferenceDirect the right choice for you? At no cost to you, we deliver a comprehensive competitive analysis of venue options anywhere in the world, based on an extensive database and unbiased relationship with all hotel chains and major independents. When it comes time to negotiate your contract, we secure the most favorable terms possible for you, delivering measurable cost savings. Michele's twenty years of diverse experience in the meetings industry provides associations and corporations with a unique perspective for national site searches and contract negotiations. First hand knowledge and experience on property and in national sales with 3 hotel companies, convention & visitors bureau and audio visual production have built her foundation. Why not put this kind of experience and leadership to work for you?
Roberta S. Blum
Company: HB Associates
Address: 1570 MacChesney Dr., Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
Phone: 727-243-3232
Mobile: 727-243-7951
Email: roberta@hbassociates.net
Profile: Full service Destination Management Company serving the greater Tampa Bay area. Establish in 1990, HB Associates provides transportation, tours, recreation, golf, entertainment, registration staff and fabulous special events.
Margaret H. Williams, CMP
Company: Pizzazz Meeting & Event Planning Group, Inc.
Address: 7413 Night Heron Drive, Land O' Lakes, FL 34637
Phone: 813-235-9502
Mobile: 732-616-9474
Email: margaret@pizzazzevents.com
Profile: Pizzazz Meeting & Event Planning Group, your resource for successful meetings and events brings over 20 years of experience in the meetings industry, building along the way a reputation for strategic partnerships. We have a national presence with a personal touch.
At Pizzazz, we bring strategic business recommendations helping clients create content for meetings and special events in a way that will produce tangible business results. Meetings and events are about imparting information, developing solutions, generating new ideas, and preparing for the future.
Pizzazz offers value-added services and a wide range of resources to Corporate and Association clients with an eye towards cost management resulting in improvements in overall program success. We tailor our services to meet your needs.
Jocie Rivera, CMP CTP
Company: Destination Tampa Bay
Address: 651 Channelside Drive, Ste 207, Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: 813-514-0770
Mobile: 813-217-2763
Email: jocie@destinationtampa.com
Profile: We are a full service destination management and event planning company. Included in our services are the following: airport meet & greet, transportation & shuttles, venue selection, theme decor and events, teambuilding activities, golf & fishing experiences, dine-around coordination, registraton services, event staffing, city tours & sightseeing options, logistics development & execution. We design each program according to client needs and budget and combine a friendly atmosphere of quality service with creative flare. "Let Our Creativity Turn Your Vision Into Reality."
Irene Caban
Company: Eventions of Florida
Address: 4302 Henderson Blvd., Suite 100, Tampa, FL 33629
Phone: 813-600-5763
Mobile:
Email: info@eventionsfl.com
Profile: Eventions of Florida is celebrating its 4th year as a Full Service Destination Management and Conference & Event Planning Company serving the Tampa Bay area. Every proposal is customized to fit your conference or event needs and budget. The staff at Eventions of Florida has numerous years of experience working with National & State Association Conferences ranging from 50 – 40,000 attendees, Multiple Super bowls & Final Fours and Corporate & Incentive Programs in Tampa Bay, Orlando, South Florida and all over the country.
Tara Liaschenko, CMM
Company: The Link Event Professionals, Inc.
Address: 9814 52nd Ave. North, St. Petersburg, FL 33708
Phone: 727-439-0994
Mobile: 727-439-0994
Email: tara@thelinkevents.com
Profile: The Link is your connection to successful meetings and events. A global organization based in Tampa, Florida. The Link Event Professionals brings together functions from small, intimate gatherings to large comprehensive tradeshows and everything in between, in Florida and around the world.
Your meeting or event is unique, and whether you're seeking sophisticted, traditional, zany, or surprising, The Link excels at helping you to engage your audience, increase participation, build your brand, and accelerate desired actions.
The Link makes organizations successful through meetings and events!
Crystal Bruce, CMP
Company: FairWind Meetings & Events, Inc.
Address: 2854 St. John Dr., Clearwater, FL 33759
E-Mail: crystal@fairwindmeetings.com
Phone: 727-797-4234
Mobile: 727-543-5975
Profile: Much like a favorable wind that guides a sailboat to its destination, we are committed to helping your organization meet its goals and objectives through the planning and execution of effective and memorable programs.
As a full-service meeting and event management company, we will partner with you from beginning to end, or anything in between.
Our services include everything from site selection and contract negotiation to on-site management and program evaluation. We specialize in planning and executing conferences, conventions, galas, banquets, incentives and special events.
Let us take care of all the details and ensure smooth sailing.
Linda Elland
Company: A2Z Meetings & Events
Address: 6005 60th Place E., Palmetto, FL 34221
E-Mail: Sales@A2ZMeetingsandEvents.com
Phone: 813-990-0950
Mobile: 941-962- 3113
Website: www.A2ZMeetingsandEvents.com
Skype: A2Z.meetings.events
Follow us on:
Blogger: http://a2zmeetings.blogspot.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/A2ZMeetingsandEvents
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/lindaelland
Twitter: http://twitter.com/a2zmeetings
Profile: A2Z Meetings & Events ~ Providing Expert Solutions for all your meeting needs. Have you ever tried to plan a meeting or event and get consumed with all the details of putting the pieces together? What we do is all the research and negotiations to find great options and organize all the suppliers for all the services needed. By learning as much as we can about your organization, we offer suggestions based on almost 30 years experience in the industry to increase attendance and awesome memories that prolong the meeting content and purpose. We get the best pricing and service assurance agreements and pass that on to you. That service is provided complimentary!
Can you or anyone you know use help with a meeting or event?
I am a seasoned hospitality professional focused on providing site selection, contract negotiation and detailed A-Z meeting planning services for corporations and associations. Almost 30 years experience in executive roles at hotels, resorts and association management as well as an experienced planner of corporate meetings and social events. Additionally, I will do on site meeting management so you are free to entertain your guests.
Visit us at www.A2ZMeetingsandEvents.com for terms and tips for your next successful meeting experience.
Dina Vann
Company: The Type-Writer
Address: 3208-B W. DeLeon St., Tampa, FL 33609
E-Mail: dina@thetype-writer.com
Phone: 813-503-8008
Profile: Your message is our business. The Type-Writer has helped corporate, association, and non-profit clients since 1997 to convey their messages through meetings, events, roundtables, press releases, promotional writing, and incentives. You can rely on The Type-Writer for successful execution of any part of your message: from on-site assistance, concept development, a single written piece, site selection, transcription, logistics, program materials, to an entire campaign including copywriting and meeting/event conception and execution. Your project is never too small ... or too large. We Type. We Write. And we create Truly Wonderful meetings and events. (www.thetype-writer.com)
Peter Hamilton
Company: Hamilton Associates
Address: PO Box 1686, Tarpon Springs, FL 34688-1686 or 90 Laschinger Blvd., New Hamburg, Ontario N3A2G7 Canada
E-Mail: petellh@gmail.com or peter_hamilton@rogers.com
Phone: 727-742-9835 or 519-662-2550
Mobile: 727-742-9835 or 226-220-2550
Profile: Hamilton Associates is one of the leading Conference, Association Meeting Management & Incentive Travel company representing customers in the US,Canada and Europe. With over 27 years in conference, association and resort hotel management experience Hamilton Associates continues to provide and produce quality meeting destination services and products worldwide.
From the selection of sites to planning menus, we know the importance of attending to every meeting detail. We rely heavily on timelines and careful budgeting to assure all event details are handled in a timely, cost-effective manner.
Kory Butler, Manager Global Accounts
Company: HelmsBriscoe
Address: 9027 Cliff Lake Lane Tampa, FL 33614
E-Mail: kbutler@helmsbriscoe.com
Phone: 813-242-4791
Profile: I specialize in meeting site selection, contract negotiation and as a consultant for executing small meetings and large multi day conferences. I bring over 14 years of experience in the meetings industry. I've held previous positions with Marriott International where I served as an Account Manager on their global sales team. And previously was with the Tampa Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau as National Sales Manager. I've also served a multitude of positions with the Tampa Bay Chapter of Meeting Professionals International, serving as chapter president in 2002, marketing chair for the 2006 and 2010 Southeast Educational Conference presented by the Florida Chapters for Meeting Professionals International. Specialties: Site Selection, Meetings procurement, Hotel Contract Negotiation and Brand Management.
Sherry Sullivan
Company:
SSMeetings
Address: 630 Brooker Creek Blvd., Suite 345 Oldsmar, FL 34677
E-Mail: ssmeetings@mindspring.com
Phone: 813-777-4048
Profile: SSMeetings brings a Senior Level Meeting Manager to your team. Working seemlessly with you to accomplish your goals and make you shine.
We have vast reaching experience in all aspects of meeting planning; with a focus on Pharmaceutical, Medical, Corporate, Association and Incentive.
Select from a menu of multiple services to fit your needs and budget.
Specialties include:
- Onsite Meeting Management
- Hotel Contract Review and Negotiation
- Site Selection
- Strategic Meetings Management
- Vendor Relations
- Technology
- Compliance
Anita Jentzen, CMP, CMM
Company: Detail Planners
Address: 1452 Distant Oaks Drive Wesley Chapel, FL 33543
E-Mail: anita@detailplanners.com
Phone: 813-991-1348
Mobile: 813-362-1430
Profile: Transparency and accountability in all we do, Detail Planners is dedicated to be your event planning partner.
Anita Jentzen, CMP, CMM, is President & CEO of Detail Planners LLC, a strategic meeting and event planning and management company. Prior to founding Detail Planners in 2006, she held key positions in program operations, on-site management, and customer service throughout her career.
Detail Planners is widely recognized as a service champion with the intense results-oriented approach required to ensure strong attendance and attendee satisfaction at the meetings and events they plan. Our successful past performance includes end-to-end planning and management of pharmaceutical product launches, national sales meetings, speaker training meetings, advisory boards, investigator board meetings, Symposia, investor relations meetings, and dinner meetings held in multiple cities simultaneously.
As part of end-to-end planning, Detail Planners provides event strategy development consulting, budget forecasting and management, contract negotiation, vendor management, transportation management, attendee communication, on-site logistics and invitation/registration process services.
Erin O'Brien
Company: Aqua Blue Meetings
Address: 13577 Feather Sound Drive, Suite 560, Clearwater, FL 33762
E-Mail: erin@aquabluemeetings.com
Phone: 727-577-5009
Mobile: 727-453-1441
Profile: Aqua Blue Meetings serves corporation and association clients by providing excellence in meeting and event planning services.
Our principals have a combined 75 years of experience and a proven track record in planning and executing corporate and association meetings with hotel properties around the globe. We can assist with site and hotel selection and analysis, site visit coordination and planning, contract negotiation, on-site food and beverage management, pre-event planning and post-conference management.
Contact us today and let Aqua Blue Meetings make your next meeting a success!
Michelle Santee Tupps, President
Company: Event Resource, Inc.
Address: 230 Bailey Street, Safety Harbor, Florida 34695
E-Mail: michelle@eventresource.com
Phone: 727-797-3868
Mobile: 727-644-3868
Profile: Event Resource is a premier full service meeting planning company. We take your program full circle, starting from the idea stage...through planning and execution...to successful completion.
We provide you with a quantifiable return on investment.
We keep costs low and stay on budget through tough contract negotiation and competitive bidding.
We offer highly personalized service to a small handful of clients. Because our focus is on you, we ensure success.
We have a strong industry knowledge and extensive experience with all types of meetings & events. From a one-day board of directors meeting to a week long conference, Event Resource will handle the details and make you look great.
We are flexible. We can assist on a small portion of a meeting or coordinate the entire program.
Check us out at www.eventresource.com!
Ellen Maiara, CMP, CMMM
Company: Event Solution Management
Address: 18107 Kara Court, Tampa, Florida 33647
E-Mail: ellen@eventsolutionsmanagement.com
Phone: 877-721-0044 x704
Mobile: 813-401-0739
Profile: Certified Meeting Professional and Certified Medical Meeting Manager specializing in conferences for associations with smaller professional staffs. |
