Meetings and Events

Lorena Fuentes,CMP, Senior Manager, Meetings and Events

Lorena Fuentes, CMP, received her Travel and Tourism degree from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. She began her career as an intern with the Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB) in 1994 with an internship with the Walt Disney World Resort. She continued to work with the ACVB until she accepted a sales position with Wyndham Hotels where she worked until 2000 when she accepted a position at the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau (CCTB) in the Services Department. After 5 years with CCTB, she was given the opportunity from the College of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) to begin a career as a meeting coordinator. Shortly after, she accepted the position at PCMA. Fuentes has been a member of PCMA since 2000.... More

Sarah Corradino,CMP, Manager, Meetings and Events

Sarah Corradino earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Science degree in Public Service Management from DePaul University in Chicago. She began her career in the healthcare field and just before joining PCMA, she served as a community development volunteer in the United States Peace Corps.... More

Dyan Couch, Specialist, Meetings and Events

Dyan Couch assists in the planning all four PCMA Masters Series Programs and several educational programs, such as the Annual Meeting and Chapter Leadership Retreat. She is also working towards earning the Certified Meeting Professional designation in 2008. She received an event management certification from George Washington University in Washington, DC in July, 2006. During the program, Couch interned at the Food Marketing Institute assisting in the planning and coordination of the Annual Supermarket Pharmacy Conference and the Annual FMI Trade show at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. She graduated from Hope College in Holland, Mich. in May, 2004 after earning two bachelor's degrees in Political Science and Communications.... More