ON THE MOVE
Planners
Kimler joins Scholastic Inc.
Jason Kimler has been named producer of meetings and events, corporate productions, for Scholastic Inc. The New York City-based company publishes the Harry Potter series among its many other titles and print products. Previously, Kimler ran his own planning company, Event Strategies LLC.
Taylor starts at Rotary International
Daryl C. Taylor, CMP, has been named manager, programs and promotions, for Rotary International in Evanston, Ill. Prior to taking this post, Taylor was as an event manager at McCormick Place in Chicago.
Suppliers
Josh Baker has been hired by the 760-room Sheraton Atlanta as national sales manager.
Michele Chalupa and Sherri Powers-Mancini have joined the 285-room Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa in Groton, Conn., as group sales managers.
Peter J. Gillette, CMP, has been promoted to director of convention operations at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin resorts, which combined have 2,709 guest rooms. Also promoted was Miguelina Urena, who now is director of convention and conference services.
Jeff Hahn has been named regional director of accounts, corporate meetings and incentives, at the Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau.
Sheri Karpinski is the new director of catering and conference services at the 400-room St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa in Dana Point, Calif.
Dorte Ottesen has joined Tourism Vancouver as manager, international meeting and convention sales.
Diane Rouse has been named senior sales manager for the Chicago-based Trade Show Exhibitors Association.
Gary Sherwin is the new president and CEO of the Newport Beach (Calif.) Conference & Visitors Bureau.
Jennifer Toney has been named director of sales for the 3,000-room Hyatt Las Vegas, to open in mid-2008.
“The role members’ faith plays in their
jobs varies with who they work for.”
Jayne Kuryluk is
director of the Westminster, Colo.-based Christian Meetings &
Conventions Association (www.christianmeeting.org), a five-year-old
organization with 650 members. Kuryluk was born in Calgary,
Alberta, and moved to the United States when she was 3 years
old.
How was the association
formed? Several original members desired a community in
order to build relationships with other planners who share their
faith. We started out with a reception for 35 people. The
association crosses all Christian denominations, and membership is
definitely growing. At our convention this past spring, some 200
mem-bers attended.
What are your plans to grow the
association? We’ve grown mostly by word of mouth. We hope
to do two shows per year, one in the spring and one in the
fall.
Do your members’ beliefs play
an active role in their professional lives? We have
meeting planners who work for Christian organizations and secular
companies. We ask that our members believe in the Gospel of Jesus
Christ, but we do not care who they work for. The role members’
faith plays in their jobs varies with who they work for.
Have you always been a meeting
planner? No, I started in accounting. I worked for a
denomination headquarters in Denver as director of finance. As part
of that job, I organized national conventions, and I combined these
roles for 18 years before joining with a few others to start the
CMCA.