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2012 September Member Spotlight – Susan Strauss

Susan Strauss, owner and creative director of Simply Personal, LLC is known nationally for her leadership, vision, and engineer-minded approach to all creative aspects and logistics. Susan graduated from Baylor University in 2000 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art.  With a strong will to succeed at every project and always up for a challenge, she [...]

2012-08 Newsletter: President’s Letter

After months of planning and anticipation it is hard to believe that the 2012 DFW NACE Fundraiser, Color me a Cure is TONIGHT!! I assure you this is one event that you do not want to miss so if you can make it tonight we encourage you to come! Walk-ins are also welcome!! All members and [...]

2012-07 Newsletter: President’s Letter

Notice anything different about the logo at the top of the newsletter?  NACE has a new name!

National Association for Catering and Events.  One Industy, One Association!

NACE members approved the change to its new name at its Experience! Conference in New Orleans.   Pending additional legal and administrative filings, the name will be legally changed by January 1, [...]

2012-07 Newsletter: Caterer of the Year – Terry Shields

The DFW Chapter of NACE is so honored to have the NACE National 2011 Caterer of the Year as one of its most respected members.  Terry Shields, CPCE, CSEP has contributed so much to our chapter and has served as a mentor to so many of the past and current leaders of the chapter.  Terry has [...]

2012-07 Newsletter: EXPERIENCE Awards Recap

Being President of the Dallas Fort Worth Chapter during 2010 and 2011 was an amazing experience.  There are so many wonderful memories and while last year’s award ceremony was certainly one of the highlights, this year took my breath away as our chapter was truly blessed this year to receive so many awards for our wonderful [...]

2012-07 Event Professional of the Year – Steve Kemble

Steve Kemble, America’s Sassiest Lifestyle Guru and the recipient of the NACE NATIONAL Event Professional of the Year 2011 Award is a proud member of the DFW Chapter of NACE.  We thought you would enjoy learning a little more about the Sassiest member of our chapter.

NACE Member Since:  1993

NACE NATIONAL PARTICIPATION:

National Board of Directors 2010
NACE Foundation [...]

2012-07 Newsletter: EXPERIENCE Wedding Brunch Recap

Wow it is hard to believe that another NACE Experience has come and gone. Without a doubt New Orleans was a blast and we all had such a great time seeing our NACE family members who came in from all over the country and it was of course fun meeting new NACE members and getting to [...]

2012-07 Newsletter: EXPERIENCE Opening Session Recap

So you know the meaning of a rather common word to many of us in the industry; deja vu - the experience of thinking that a new situation had occurred before; or an experience that causes you to remember something.  In fact if I were to say “teal blue and chocolate” to pretty much any of you, [...]

12 Things Successful People Do Differently

I recently came across a blog spot that I believe offers great insight and perspective on many different areas of life.  We often forget that we do haves lives outside of our events.  One of the many different blog entries that I stuck out to me was “12 Things Successful People Do Differently”.  I hope that [...]

2012 NACE Tabletop – Celebrity Judge

We are thrilled to announce that Sasha Souza will be this year’s celebrity judge in the 2012 Table Top Competition! Sasha is a premiere event designer and top innovator in the wedding industry. She is one of only a handful of wedding designers who have been named a Master Bridal Consultant, the highest designation given by [...]