Sandy Angus
2006 IAEE Chairman
Chairman, Montgomery Exhibitions, Ltd.

Sandy Angus is Chairman of Montgomery, a group of pioneering companies in the field of exhibition organising, management and consultancy and has worked in the exhibition industry since 1968.

He has involved working roles at every level of the business and in every individual specialisation within the industry and is also currently President of the Union des Foires International and a director of the Association of Exhibition Organisers in the UK as well as serving on several committees and councils connected to the future of the exhibition industry.

His connections through the international world of exhibitions are without parallel and his experience of all the major exhibitions, organisers, venues and cities is very extensive. Sandy has been widely consulted in the development of the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, the Earls Court 2 Centre, the Business Design Centre in London and the National Exhibition Centre in Johannesburg. He has also been seconded on specific consultancy roles in working for the United Nations and has also had input in to EU and other consultancy jobs undertaken by subsidiary Exhibition Consultants Ltd.

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Randy Bauler, CEM
2006 IAEE Board Member
Corporate Relations & Exhibits Director, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

Employment History
AACN - October 1996 - present (Aliso Viejo, CA)
Exhibits & Sponsorships Director 2001-2004 for NTI & Critical Care Exposition with 6,000 attendees, 450 exhibitors in 100,000 nsf of space; also Meetings & Exhibits Director for InnoVision Communications (1996-2000)

Devine Marketing Group - Feb.-Sept. 1996 (Los Angeles, CA)
Sponsorships & Development Manager for The Woodworking Shows (24 shows annually across U.S.)

Southex Exhibitions - Feb. 1991 - Sept. 1995 (Anaheim, CA)
Group Manager; Show Manager for So. Calif. Home & Garden Show (produced annual 9-day public show each August with 75,000 attendance and 600 exhibitors displaying in 120,000 nsf of space)

Marketing/Association Services - Feb. 1984 - Jan. 1991 (Los Angeles, CA)
Association Division Director/Group Show Manager
Served as Executive Director of four national/regional associations at same time; as well as Publisher of Western Association News (monthly news magazine read by 9,000 assn. execs.)

Electric League of Arizona - Nov. 1975-Jan. 1984 (Phoenix, AZ)
Executive Director (1982-84)
Southern Chapter Director - Tucson (1978-1981)
Member Services Manager (1975-1977)

United States Air Force - June 1973-Sept. 1975 (Enid, OK)
Vance AFB - Wing Information Division
Information Officer (Communications/PR/Community Relations) - 1st Lt.

Education
Earned "Certified in Exhibition Management" (CEM) designation with IAEE in 2001.
Earned "Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation with ASAE in 1983. Held until 1989.
MBA (Management) from Oklahoma City University (1975)
BS in Communications (Advertising/TV-Radio) from Syracuse University (1973)
Institutes for Organization Management through US Chamber of Commerce (1976-1982)

Affiliations
IAEM (International Assn. for Exhibition Management) - member since 1988; elected to IAEE Board of Directors 2004-2006. Taught CEM Workshop, Selling Exhibit Space in Anaheim (2002, 2004), Washington, DC (2003), Las Vegas (2005). Served as SW Chairman 2001 and Chapter board 1997-2002, again in 2005.

HCEA (Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Assn.). - represents AACN as affiliate member; attended annual conference 1998-2000, 2003, 2005; taught concurrent sessions Advanced Space Selection (June 2005) and Sponsorships (June 2005).

Habitat for Humanity of Orange County - active since 1992; served as Special Events Committee Chair; on Board of Directors and VP; now active on Special Events Committee and Leadership Council.

Previous affiliations include ASAE, SCSAE, AzSAE and MPI. Earned CAE designation 1983-1989.

Personal
Married to Debra Ann Galbraith (1976) - will celebrate 29th anniversary in November 2005.
Two daughters - Tricia (19) - Sophomore at UC Irvine; Beth (15) - Sophomore at Canyon High School.
Debbie works at Anaheim Hills Elementary as Teacher's Aide and Noontime Supervisor.
Resides in Anaheim Hills (since May 1991). Garage needs cleaning and grass needs mowing.
Born in Aurora, IL on December 8, 1950 - lived in IL, RI, PA, NY, OK, AZ, CA.
Current hobby: "Skate Dad" - support and travel with my daughters who compete in Artistic Dance & Figures Roller Skating (both have competed at local, regional and national levels).

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Cathy Breden, CAE, CMP
Chief Operating Officer, IAEE
Executive Director, IAEE Services

Cathy Breden, CAE, CMP, is Chief Operating Officer of the International Association for Exhibition Management. She began her association management career in 1984, and has on served many boards of directors as key staff, chief staff executive, volunteer leader, and consultant. Ms. Breden earned the coveted "Certified Association Executive" (CAE) designation in 1995, and earned the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation in 1990. 

Breden attributes her success in the association management industry to: providing clear goals to staff and empowering staff to make appropriate decisions in achieving goals; providing outstanding customer service; and listening to and responding to members' needs. 

In her six years at IAEE, she has served as Senior Vice President, Vice President of Membership and Chapter Relations, and over that period of time membership has grown from 2,600 to nearly 3,500 from over 45 nations. She currently is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the organization, including overseeing all departments. Breden also serves as Executive Director of IAEE's for-profit subsidiary, IAEE Services, Inc., whose primary purpose is to provide members with products and services designed to meet their needs and offer superior value and quality customer service. 

IAEE today is at the center of a growing network of national and international organizations in the exhibition industry. Sixteen international, national and regional associations in the exhibition industry have aligned themselves as working partners with IAEE through a series of reciprocity agreements. Attendance at IAEE major meetings and conferences has grown dramatically as a result. 

Breden is an active member of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), and she served on the ASAE Membership Section Council for three years. She recently wrote the Marketing, Promotion, Publicity Chapter of The Convention Industry Council Manual, 7th Edition, A Working Guide for Effective Meetings & Conventions. She and her husband, Lou, reside in Dallas and have two children, Andy (13) and Nick (8).

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Chris Brown
2006 IAEE Immediate Past Chairman
Senior Vice President, Conventions & Expositions, National Association of Broadcasters

Chris has accumulated over 17 years of experience in the trade show business, all of it on the show management side of the equation. In his current capacity Chris heads NAB's Conventions & Expositions department, which is responsible for producing two major annual conventions for the association. One of these conventions, the Annual NAB Convergence Marketplace (electronic media), is among the largest and most dynamic conventions in the country with over 900,000 net square feet of exhibits, 1,500 exhibitors and 100,000 attendees. Chris manages a staff of 20 and has oversight responsibility for strategic planning, operations, sales, marketing and attendee services.

Prior to coming to NAB Chris spent three and a half years as Vice President of Conventions for the Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA), an organization that represents wireless communications service providers. While at PCIA, Chris helped build the association's annual convention, the Personal Communications Showcase, into the largest show serving the wireless industry and one of the fastest growing events in the country. The bulk of Chris' career has been spent managing large trade shows, including ten years (1985-1994) with Food Marketing Institute (FMI) where, as Director of Exhibits, he managed the sales and exhibitor services for one of the top 15 shows in the U.S. Between his tenures at FMI and PCIA, Chris served as Vice President of the Association Services Group and helped launch a new outsourcing division for the private show management company, CMC.

Chris holds a BS in Commerce from the University of Virginia and an Executive Masters of General Administration from the University of Maryland University College. He and his wife Sherry reside in Fairfax, VA with their four children Ryan, Sean, Jessie and Cory. 

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Karen Chupka
2005 IAEE Board Member
Vice President, Events and Conferences, Consumer Electronics Association/CES

Karen Chupka, oversees the sales, marketing, and management of the Consumer Electronics Association's events and conferences including its annual tradeshow, International CES, Fall Conference and Industry Forum and CEO Summit.

Ms. Chupka has been with CEA for thirteen years and has held numerous roles within the organization including, vice-president, business development, director of industry relations and education and director of marketing for CES.

Her previous work experience includes business development for GartnerGroup, membership and public affairs for the National Association of Manufacturers and purchasing at the University of Pittsburgh.

She was named to the Top 40 Under 40 List produced by Dealerscope Magazine, a publication focusing on the consumer electronics industry.

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Steven Hacker, CAE
President, IAEE

Since beginning his association management career in 1970, Steven Hacker, CAE has served dozens of boards of directors as key staff, chief staff executive, consultant, and advisor. He earned the coveted "Certified Association Executive" (CAE) designation in 1976, he has also been recognized as a "Fellow" of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), one of only 78 individuals in the nation to have been recognized in this way (1988).

As chief staff executive he has successfully lead several not-for-profit organizations by emphasizing sound financial planning, membership growth, and volunteer involvement. "Every volunteer association leader deserves to receive the reassurance that their work on our behalf is valued and valuable. It's the only form of compensation that we can offer them".

As President of the International Association for Exhibition Management (IAEM), Hacker has succeeded in building membership from less than 2,600 members to nearly 3,500 members. IAEE today is at the center of a growing network of national and international organizations in the exhibition industry. Sixteen international, national and regional associations in the exhibition industry have aligned themselves as working partners with IAEE through a series of reciprocity agreements. Attendance at IAEE major meetings and conferences has grown dramatically as a result. He has been named "One of the 25 Most Influential People in the Meetings and Conventions Industry" for six consecutive years beginning in 1996.

Hacker is an active member of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). He is also serves as a member of the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau, The Convention Industry Council Board of Directors, and as a member of the American Luxury Hotel Inc. Board of Advisors. He and his wife Evelyn, who is Executive Director of the National Association of Dental Plans, reside in Dallas and have two children. 

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Alynne B. Hanford
2005 IAEE Board Member
Global Sales Manager Group & Meeting Travel, American Airlines

Alynne Hanford, National Sales Manager Group & Meeting Travel for American Airlines, has over 20 years of sales and marketing experience in the tour and travel industry. As an international and domestic tour operator at ATI and Allied Tours, she created and implemented itineraries for special interest, incentive and leisure groups. She then joined the Anaheim/Orange County Visitor and Convention Bureau as Director of Tourism, where she solicited international and domestic corporate and leisure business and was a member of the California Office of Tourism Advisory Board. She received the Canadian Tourism Award and distinctions from the State of California Office of Tourism.

At American Airlines she created, implemented and marketed tour products at American Airlines Vacations, then was in charge of all corporate events at AMR Airline Services, a subsidiary of AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines. 

She then returned to American Airlines, where she crafted the first-ever small business product, Business ExtrAA, currently an integral part of the American Airlines corporate product line.

In her current position as National Sales Manager in American Airlines Passenger Sales, she is responsible for groups and company meetings, selling the American Airlines Group & Meeting Travel (AAGMT) product to association and corporate meeting planners as well as to trade show and exposition planners. She has also initiated strategic relationships with Convention and Visitors Bureaus. 

She received the Diversity Leadership Award from the Business Women Leadership Foundation in 1997, the 1998 Socio award from the International Association of Hispanic Meeting Professionals, won the American Airlines 1998 PAAcesetter Global Sales award and received the 1999 IAEE Chairman's Award.

Born and raised overseas, Alynne earned her BA at Schiller International University in Heidelberg, Germany, and completed post-graduate studies at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. She speaks four languages and attributes the key to her success to her global knowledge. She is also a frequent speaker at industry events.

She is on the board of directors of the IAEE Services Board and the IAEE Foundation Board of Trustees and chaired the 2001 IAEE Global Protocol Committee. She is also on the Technology Meetings Advisory Board, the Women Presidents Organization (WPO) Advisory Board and has participated on the Meeting Planners International (MPI) Women's Leadership Initiatives Committee.

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Edward Liu
2006 IAEE Board Member
Managing Director, Conference & Exhibition Management Services, Pte Ltd.

At the helm of the company is Mr Edward Liu, once dubbed by the Singapore press as "The Exhibition Man". With some 25 years of industry experience behind him, Edward is the founder and managing director of CEMS. He is currently the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire in Singapore and sits on the Board of Directors of the International Association of Exhibition Management, based in Texas, USA.

The founder president of the Singapore Association of Convention & Exhibition Organisers & Suppliers (SACEOS) in 1980, Edward has contributed actively to the association's programs in more ways than one. He also serves as a director on the International Association for Exhibition Management's (IAEM) board of directors.

Academically, Edward holds an MBA from Brunel University, United Kingdom; a Bachelor of Business Administration (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology); a Diploma in Management Studies (The University of Chicago); a Diploma in Marketing (IMUK); a Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management (SIM/MIS) and a Diploma in Journalism (Thomson Foundation, UK). Additionally, he was certified by the International Association of Professional Conference Organizers (IAPCO) based in Brussels, Belgium. A long-time member of the University of Chicago Club in Singapore, Edward served as its President from 1995 to 2000.

In community service, Edward is the Vice Chairman of the Queenstown Citizens Consultative Committee and Vice Chairman of the Queenstown Community Centre Management Committee as well as Chairman of the Queenstown Business Group and Queenstown Education Committee. In these capacities, he assists the Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC in creating racial harmony and community bonding in the Queenstown constituency. On the sports front, Edward is the Vice President of the Tanjong Pagar Football Club and a Committee Member of the Tanjong Pagar United Football Club.

In 1997, Edward served as the Chairman of the Feedback Group on Economic Development under the Feedback Unit, Ministry of Community Development and Sports. In March 1998, he was appointed by the Minister of Trade & Industry to serve as a Board Member of the Sentosa Development Corporation until 2001. His diplomatic appointment as Honorary Consul of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) in Singapore was conferred by both the Cote d'Ivoire and Singapore governments in May 1999.

As the managing director and chief executive officer, Edward is the main driver behind changes in CEMS and he strongly believes that "the change process should involve organizational learning, so that the new strategies or culture could be institutionalized to make them more effective. Only then would change be accepted as a way of life and individuals become more proactive rather than reactive to changes."

With this maxim in mind, it came as no surprise when Edward decided to embark on ISO 9002 Certification for the company in 1996. This was in line with his desire to standardize procedures and build predictability into the company's operations as it strives towards professionalism in the global exhibition industry. It took 15 months for CEMS to be certified in October 1997, becoming the first local professional exhibition and conference organizer in Singapore to achieve the feat.

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Jeffrey C. Price
2005 IAEE Board Member
President, Cygnus Expositions

Qualifications Overview

Fourteen years experience in executive management. Total hands-on experience in Sales and Marketing, Administration/Finance, Customer Service and Operations. Additional experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, new venture launches and international consulting.

Professional Experience

This company is the second largest division of an integrated marketing company that was created in 1999 as part of a roll-up strategy of acquiring trade magazine publishing companies, tradeshow management companies, custom marketing and dot-com marketing companies. The exposition company currently owns and manages 15 regional and national events in the aviation, technology, farm, construction and emergency services industries. The short-term strategic goals for this company are growth through acquisitions and internal new show launches. Since February, one acquisition has been completed, due diligence on two acquisition targets is currently underway and negotiated contracts for three new show launches are nearing completion. Cygnus Expositions is ranked seventh largest tradeshow management company in the U.S. and currently has one event large enough to qualify for the "Tradeshow 200" list of the country's largest events.

Managed the International Marketing and Sales Department, the e-commerce and Internet Group, Guest Relations Department, Travel Agency Relationship Management (CRM) as well as handling special projects for the President. Recruited by the President to be central to their restructuring in the areas of Marketing and Shoreside Operations. The International Marketing and Sales Group coordinated the efforts of three company owned international sales offices, General Sales Agents in 12 countries, and dozens of non-exclusive Wholesalers throughout the world. The e-commerce and Internet Group was responsible for all CRS activities and the various NCL.com sites. Travel Agency Relationship Management centered on positioning myself as the high level "go-to" guy for the larger agencies. Special projects included the coordination of a new telecommunications system installation for the call center operations and administration offices and a new company-wide executive compensation program.

Acquired on behalf of the Trammel Crow family, this company grew to be the world's second largest cruise-only travel agency by year-end 1998. Directed the company's Marketing, Sales, Operations, Customer Service, Air, MIS, Accounting/Finance and HR departments. The company's sales nearly doubled to $60 million, while at the same time, EBITDA grew by 400%. The marketing efforts utilized resulted in the company being positioned as the nation's foremost knowledgeable cruise center. Operating in a call center environment, the 100+ telephone and web agents handled sales leads from around the world. In April of 1998, Travel Services International acquired this company in an all cash deal for twelve times what was paid two years earlier.

Wyndham Travel, a Crow family company, was a fast growing corporate travel company. Handled all mergers and acquisitions work as well as corporate marketing. A long-range strategic plan was created and various "test" businesses were subsequently launched. As a result, one permanent company was formed, WRS, a tradeshow housing and registration company and two acquisitions were completed - Earth Shuttle (an education-based student travel company moving 10,000 students annually) and the Cruise Line, Inc.

SKL Management, Inc. was a company created through personally acquiring one of the divisions of DMC Expositions. As a sole proprietorship, this company owned, managed and produced 15 art fairs throughout the southwestern United States. Heavy hands-on involvement in marketing and operations were required.

Recruited by Spencer Stuart on behalf of the Trammell Crow family to head up their business which owned, produced and managed several consumer shows in the local Dallas market. Growth through diversification into trade shows and facility management resulted in 1200+% growth in revenues with profit margins as high as 47%. This company was split up and sold off to investors.

Initially recruited to manage their Annual International Trade Show in New York. This show was among the country's largest 100 shows attracting 50,000 attendees to over 2500 exhibits in 1986, its final year - up from 18,000 attendees and 1300 exhibits in 1985. Additionally, in 1986, created and launched a new show ultimately becoming the largest trade show in the country with well over one million square feet of exhibit space generating net profits in excess of 80%.

Initially handled all sales and marketing, operations and public relations for major consumer shows (car, boat, and home shows) in Boston, MA for the world's largest producer of trade and consumer shows. With increased involvement in trade shows, was transferred to corporate headquarters and managed several "Trade Show 200" events (largest shows in the country) among which was the most profitable show in the company.

Handled sales of their consumer electronics products to retailers in upstate New York. Received numerous awards and recognition. Ranked 11th in the nation out of 1,000+ DSM's.

Initially joined Hart as a part-time sales clerk while attending college. Upon finishing school, promoted to Assistant Store Manager and then to Store Manager. Responsible for sales training, hiring/firing, inventory control, advertising and customer service. One of five stores in the chain. The president recognized this store as having the highest profit margins in 1975.

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Personal

Married 26 years with two daughters. Loves to run and spend time boating with his family.

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Dennis J. Slater
2005 IAEE Immediate Past Chairman
President and Secretary of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers

Dennis J. Slater serves as President and Secretary of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), the U.S.-based international trade group representing the business interests of companies which manufacture and market equipment and services used worldwide for the general construction, agricultural, roadbuilding, mining, energy, forestry and utilities industries.

AEM is the consolidation of the Construction Industry Manufacturers Association (CIMA) and Equipment Manufacturers Institute (EMI) effective January 1, 2002.

As AEM President, Mr. Slater is the chief staff executive overseeing the operation of Association programs, which cover areas including product safety and technical issues, statistical and market trends data, government representation, international marketing support, trade shows, online strategic information services, and education and training.

Mr. Slater is also Managing Director for the CONEXPO-CON/AGG international trade exposition which AEM co-owns and co-produces, responsible for the planning and management of the triennial show, which is the largest exposition in the Western Hemisphere for the construction and construction-materials industries. As Managing Director he also oversees operation of the IFPE International Exposition for Power Transmission and of the World of Asphalt show and conference. As AEM's chief staff executive, he oversees the operation of the AEM-owned and produced show, ICUEE International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition.

Mr. Slater served as Co-President of AEM during its 2002 transition year, and became President January 1, 2003. Before becoming AEM Co-President, Slater had served as President and Secretary of CIMA. He joined CIMA in 1982 and held marketing and management posts with increasing responsibilities. In 1988 he was named Director of Membership as well as Director of Exposition Services. In 1994 he became Executive Vice President, and President and Secretary in 1998. Prior to joining CIMA, Slater was News Editor of the Hartford (WI) Times-Press.

He also serves on the Board of Directors of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and International Road Federation (IRF), is actively involved in the International Association of Exposition Management and American Society of Association Executives, and also represents AEM as the only non-European participant in the Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE) Exhibit Committee, which determines CECE support of trade shows worldwide.

A resident of Franklin, Wisconsin, Mr. Slater is an honors graduate of Carroll College (Waukesha, Wisconsin), where he earned degrees in communications/ journalism, political science and history.

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Carol Wallace
2006 IAEE Secretary/Treasurer
President & CEO, San Diego Convention Center Corporation

Carol Wallace, as President & CEO of the San Diego Convention Center Corporation, is responsible for the overall management of the San Diego Convention Center, the San Diego Concourse, and the Civic Theatre. She oversees a full-time and part-time staff of 600 and an annual budget that exceeds $30 million.

Ms. Wallace has more than 20 years experience in the convention and facility management industry. She began her career at the Dallas Convention Center in 1980 and rose to the position of assistant general manager. In 1989, she became executive director of the Colorado Convention Center, which was under construction. She joined the construction team, developed a management program, and hired the staff in preparation for the opening of the 960,000-square-foot facility in 1990. In 1991, Ms. Wallace joined the San Diego Convention Center Corporation team as executive vice president/general manager. She was promoted to president and CEO in July 1996.

Ms. Wallace currently serves on the board of directors of the International Association for Exhibition Management (IAEM). She is the past president of the International Association of Assembly Managers (IAAM), the world's largest public assembly facility management association. In 2004, the Charles A. McElravy Award, the highest honor bestowed by IAAM, recognized Ms. Wallace for her exceptional leadership and extraordinary career-long accomplishments. In August 2003, she was named one of the nation's top100 most influential leaders in the convention and trade show business by Tradeshow Week magazine. She has served as one of nine industry commissioners for the Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX) Commission. Their mission is to bring together industry stakeholders in the development and implementation of industry-wide accepted practices that create and enhance efficiencies throughout the meetings industry. Her other professional affiliations include Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), and the International Convention Center Association (ICCA).

A dedicated community leader, Ms. Wallace presently serves as the chair of the board of directors for United States International University (USIU) Nairobi, Africa and is the chair of the board of directors for ACCION San Diego. She is on the board of directors for Alliant International University, San Diego, the San Diego Hotel-Motel Association, and the San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau. She previously served on the board of directors for the San Diego Urban League, United Way CHAD, the American Lung Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties, YMCA, and Home Savings' Partnership Council. She is a member of the San Diego Rotary Club and the NAACP.

In October 2000, she was the recipient of the San Diego Business Journal's Women Who Mean Business "Manpower Balance Award." She was the first woman in the convention industry to be given this high recognition for her commitment to family, community, and profession.

Ms. Wallace was selected by San Diego Magazine for "People to Watch in 1997." Additionally in 1997, she received the "Most Influential African-Americans" award from Black Meetings and Tourism Magazine. She was named to the Junior Achievement "Hall of Fame" in 1996 and was included in San Diego Business Journal's "Women Who Mean Business" in 1996. In 1995, the American Marketing Association also named her "Marketer of the Year" for her efforts as a member of the team that brought the 1996 Republican National Convention to San Diego.

Ms. Wallace is a graduate of Ohio State University. Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, she is married and the mother of three adult children.

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