Meet Your Event Partners

Mara is a voracious reader. She reads or listens to 6-8 of them a month.

Ashley's favorite season is fall because of the cooler weather, football, and pumpkin spice lattes.

Kate's passionate about running and has competed in several marathons.

Lauren's bucket list includes diving with sharks in South Africa.

Humor is a big part of Tiffany's life. Laughter helps with her optimism and a good dose of it every day keeps her going. 

Mary has a five-star island on Animal Crossing: New Horizons and an ever-growing collection of headbands.

Kathryn is an avid sneaker collector and has spoken on the Sneakercon panel in 3 states.

Christina enjoys learning new languages and is currently studying ASL and Greek.

Zach enjoys traveling and learning about cultures and attended the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece at the age of 15.

Zenik (pronounced "ZEN-ihk") can be often be found reading, even at the gas pump.

Lori brings a plethora of event experience with her to RCC, including working as the Front of House Manager at the Lyric Theatre on Broadway for Cirque de Soleil’s musical Paramour.

Lisa loves going to concerts and sales at Bath & Body Works!

Faith danced in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade when she was 15!

Ellie has traveled all over Europe and the Caribbean and has a goal of visiting every continent!

Jamie has a collection of guitars, including a very special one built by hand with the help of his daughter.

Brad is a big sports fan. When he was in school, he played on six sports teams a year. 

Samantha is a certified NC Notary/eNotary and is currently working toward certifications in project management.

Kerry loves to travel internationally each year. Most recently, she visited Thailand, Singapore, Australia, and Korea.

Rodney loves to hit the links whenever he can and loves the variety that NC golf courses have to offer.

Brian's biggest golf accomplishment? A hole-in-one at The Cradle at Pinehurst.

John's favorite month is October. Why? Great fishing and good weather.

You've never had better brownies than the ones Nici makes! Her sweets are a staff favorite.

Andrew lived in Japan for five years after high school while stationed on the USS John McCain and USS Kitty Hawk. He loved the bowls of ramen and seeing the Japanese countryside.

Mike and his wife traveled together for ten years for work. They chose to settle down in Raleigh for the weather and have called it home for the past fourteen years.

Trevor loves attending concerts and other live events. His first concert was Rod Stewart!

Alex performed with a color guard for almost 5 years in high school and college.

Laura loves to dig for treasures at estate sales. There is a story behind each and every tchotchke and piece of furniture in her home.

Paul created a giant scrabble board in college and knows all 107 acceptable 2-letter words.

Olivia is a lifelong learner and an adventurer. A recent excursion included riding a camel through the desert of Dubai!