Jacqui Bomar
Jacqui Bomar founded JBM & Associates in 2001 with 20 years of experience in the event management and marketing industry. She has directed more than 70 events, nationally and internationally, and worked in more than 80 arenas and convention centers. She leads the overall management and marketing of the company’s events, marketing projects and operations. Jacqui is currently a board member for the National Association of Consumer Shows.

Tuuli Sauren
As founder and creative director of INSPIRIT® International Communications, Tuuli Sauren has many years of experience in design and communication projects for a wide variety of European and international organizations. Her extensive portfolio includes corporate image building and advertising campaigns, as well as specific design and production projects involving magazines, brochures, reports, conference support and training materials, often produced in several languages and involving cross-border distribution.

Judy Benedict
In 1999, Judy Benedict founded Giraffe Web Development and Design. Judy’s early professional career includes a background in real estate finance and management information systems. She has experience completing a variety of MIS-related projects for companies such as Intel, the United Nations, AT&T, Hallmark, Buckley Air Force Base, Atlanta-Hartsfield and Dulles and National Airports, First National Bank of Chicago and the Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center. Combining this vast hardware and software experience with her lifelong love of art makes web design and development the perfect avenue for Judy.

Ansley Welchel
A seasoned professional with more than a decade of public relations experience, Ansley Welchel founded Dovetale PR & Communications in 2008 with the desire to provide clients outstanding personal service and attention as an independent practitioner. Welchel's background spans the corporate and not-for-profit sectors through her experience managing the communications efforts of both national and local brands in various industries. Welchel is an accredited member (APR) of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and currently serves the South Carolina Chapter as a board member. She is also an adjunct professor in the Mass Communication Department at North Greenville University.