Chapter News

June is Pride Month

June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month. This month-long celebration demonstrates how LGBTQ Americans have strengthened our country, by using their talent and creativity to help

May Is Mental Health Awareness Month

According to the CDC, mental health is important at every stage of life- from childhood to adolescence through adulthood. It includes our emotional, psychological, and emotional well-being. It determines how

Emerging Leaders: IUPUI Student Day

The first 2023 GMC PCMA Student Day with IUPUI was held on March 24th at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 21 people registered, 17 in-person and four virtual participants. There were

Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month

  What is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month?  Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month is a month-long celebration that recognizes the contributions of Asian American and Pacific

2023 Mentor Program

We are now accepting applications for mentees and mentors for the GMC Mentorship Program. This program has been successful in creating relationships and facilitating collaborative thinking! As a mentee, you

Black History Month

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Also known as African American History Month,

Annual Awards Celebration and Education Event

We hosted our Annual Awards Celebration and Education Event at the Fairmount Chicago on February 8th. We added an educational component with the PCMA Foundation’s Best in Class speaker: Steve

A Message from the President

Happy 2023 to all our amazing GMC PCMA Chapter Members!  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season; I cannot believe we are already in January and rocking and

Q4 Star of the Quarter: Laura Jelinek

Laura Jelinek is the President of Jelinek Collaborative LLC and a GMC Community Service Committee Member.  2022 Community Service Committee Chair Patty Olejnik said “Laura has been a true asset

Q3 Star of the Quarter – Rachael Haave

Rachael Haave, DES, is the Meeting Services Manager for the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and a GMC Marketing Committee Member.  Marketing Committee Chair Sherry Vale said “Have you noticed

Recap from the GMC Holiday Mixer

Thank you to everyone who came out to our annual Holiday Mixer at Buddy Guy’s Legends to enjoy live jazz music and an opportunity to support the local community. Check

Nourishing Hope CSR Event

Assembling and packing over 1100 produce boxes and 150 dairy bags was the recent collective effort of 16 of our GMC-PCMA volunteers at Nourishing Hope (formerly The Lakeview Food Pantry)

Award Winner Spotlight – GEM Morgan Prewitt

Morgan Prewitt is the Event Marketing Manager, Global Events at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the 2021 GMCPCMA GEM Award winner interviewed by Awards Committee Member and Senior Sales Executive

Star of the Quarter – Beth Hayson

Beth Hayson, MBA, CAE, CMP, is the Associate Executive Director, Continuing Education, Meetings & Exhibitions for the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) and a GMC Membership Committee

2022 Fall Mentor Program

PCMA GMC is gearing up for another mentor program in the fall! Whether you’re a mentor or mentee, this is a great opportunity to make new connections. As a mentor

July 2022 Message from the President

Wow! Do we have a fun summer and fall lineup for you!? The committees have been so busy creating the events to fill out our GMC calendar! Read on and

National Mental Health Month

Every May, we celebrate National Mental Health Month, a time set aside to recognize individuals with behavioral and mental health conditions as well as acknowledge the people who support them.

Jewish American Heritage Month

Jewish American Heritage Month is observed in May 2022. Jewish American Heritage Month is an annual recognition and celebration of Jewish American achievements in and contributions to the United States

Q2 Star of the Quarter – Colleen Bingle

Colleen Bingle, CMP, is the Senior Meetings, Exhibits, and Sponsorship Manager for the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and a GMC Membership Committee Member. Membership Committee Chair Kara Patten said

Award Winner Spotlight – Roz Stuttley

View this conversation between Loretta Yingling, GMC Awards Committee Member and National Sales Manager for Visit Raleigh and Roz Stuttley, Director, Equity Diversity & Inclusion at Choose Chicago Foundation/Choose Chicago

May 2022 Message from the President

Do fewer things better. That is the motto of our year and I think this Chapter is CRUSHING this goal. We set out to have one meaningful engagement per month

April 2022 Message from the President

March was a huge month to celebrate! April in Chicago…the month where you either thaw out and start to feel alive again or stay frozen and start to question your

Sponsorship Update

For organizations in the meetings industry, there is no better audience than PCMA Members and no better place to capture the highest quality meetings-related business than from within the Greater

Celebrate Autism Acceptance Month

The United Nations  designated April 2nd as World Autism Awareness Day that is commemorated internationally. The Autism Society of America, the United States’ oldest leading grassroots autism organization, is celebrating Autism Acceptance Month

Student Day at NIU

The GMC Emerging Leaders is excited to host a Virtual Student Day of 2022 at Northern Illinois April 11, 2022. We have a great group of five industry professionals (Michael

Be Featured on our Social Media

The Marketing Committee wants to show off our members!  Fill out our Member Monday form to be featured on our social media channels this year! Please follow, like, and share

March 2022 Message From the President

We are almost through the first quarter of 2022 and let me tell you, we have been one busy chapter. These committees have taken their charges are crushing some goals!

Award Winner Spotlight

PCMA GMC Robert Donovan Award Winner Spotlight: Cherai M. Lewis, CMP, CTS By Lora J. Di Padova-Tannehill, CMP-HC, GMC Awards Committee Member Join us in celebrating all of our award

Sponsorship Update

For organizations in the meetings industry, there is no better audience than PCMA Members and no better place to capture the highest quality meetings-related business than from within the Greater

March is Women’s History Month

March is Women’s History Month which honors the vital role of women in American history. “Here’s to strong women. May we be them. May we know them. May we raise

Year of the Tiger

The PCMA GMC Chapter hopes that you will continue to celebrate the Year of the Tiger throughout the year.  The Lunar New Year is one of the most important celebrations

Black History Month Continues All Year

The GMC-IDE committee hopes that everyone will continue to learn about and celebrate Black History Month this year. The celebration of Black History Month began as “Negro History Week,” which

Membership Engagement Update

The GMC Emerging Leaders is excited to host their first in-person Student Day of 2022 at Northern Illinois April 11, 2022. We have a great group of five industry professionals

February 2022 Message from the President

WE NEED YOU…YES YOU! It goes without saying that the last two years have been ROUGH on all of us but it’s time to come together and change that narrative.