Heidi recently received the Strategic Partner Award from MPI Orlando for Annual Support. In 2013, she was named Michigan's Finest Non-Property Meeting Supplier. She is the 2012 recipient of the Athena Powerlink Award in Lansing, MI and in 2011, she was named as the Michigan Chapter of Meeting Professionals International Supplier of the Year and Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year at the Greater Lansing Entrepreneurial Awards. She is a recipient of the ISES Espirit Award, one of the industry's most prestigious awards, presented by the International Special Events Society. She was also inducted into the Michigan Meetings and Events Magazine Hall of Fame in 2009 as the Best Special Event Planner.
Heidi began her career in the events and entertainment industry as a dancer, singer and actress. She has performed with magicians Seigfried and Roy as well as appearing on television, cruise ships, theme parks and dinner theater. As an event professional, she has worked in many areas of the industry including talent management, production management, and event design, as well as planning and coordination.
Heidi has coordinated events for corporations like IBM, AG Edwards, Honda, and General Motors and countless fundraisers for non-profits and political campaigns. Her events have featured celebrities such as Sheryl Crow, Penn and Teller, Robin Leech, and Paige O'Hara, the voice of Belle from Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
As an industry leader, she has authored many published articles in Special Events Magazine and Campus Event Professional, and has held multiple leadership positions with the International Special Events Society, Meeting Professionals International, and Michigan Society of Association Executives. She currently serves as the Director of Marketing for the Greater Orlando Chapter of Meeting Professionals International.
Specialties:
• Event production and management
• Creative direction
• Entertainment
• Event design
• Event budget management
• Sponsorship