About Us

You make decisions every day for your organization - partnering with us can make the difference between getting the job done or achieving 'a higher level of success'. What sets us apart from other association and meeting management companies?

The Meeting Edge^® team:

• Supersedes promises with actions

• Customizes data reporting to meet your specifications

• Provides on-line registrations to increase profit and attendance

• Is friendly, personable, and fun to work with
  
  The job's not done until we exceed your expectations

Cheryl held various positions in banking, computer operations and paralegal and has a strong background in business operations and customer support.  She has a Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Colorado. 

Cheryl enjoys traveling, movies, trivia, sports and spending time with her family, especially her two granddaughters.

She is excited to have the opportunity to continue the successful tradition of The Meeting Edge and is committed to meeting and exceeding customer expectations.  Email Cheryl

Norie has been an Account Manager for more than 8 years for The Meeting Edge and currently serves three clients: WICT-DC, WICT-RMC, and NIRI Colorado Chapter. She was raised in Philadelphia and moved to Colorado in 1976 to go to college.  She graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Food Science and Nutrition.  She has 13 years experience in both restaurant management and quality control with Kraft General Foods. She also spent 5 years in corporate organizations as a national accounts coordinator and administrative assistant.

Norie and her husband have 2 boys. They spend their spare time at their mountain cabin and enjoy four-wheeling, skiing, traveling, and ice hockey. Email Norie

Kim is a Colorado native who has lived in the Denver area for more than 30 years. Before coming to The Meeting Edge, she worked in the non-profit youth pageantry and drum corps activity. Kim manages two clients for The Meeting Edge: AFP Colorado Chapter and ASHI.

After attending Ft. Lewis College in Durango, Colorado as a Psychology major, Kim's emphasis shifted to working with nonprofits. She has been with The Meeting Edge for nearly a decade and finds her client work very rewarding. It enables her to use a variety of skills to support her clients as their needs change and increase.

In her spare time, Kim knits and teaches aromatherapy, Reiki and basket making. But she and her husband manage enough time to learn more about dinosaurs from her grandson, Beckett. Email Kim

Debbie Reece, CMP
Account & Marketing Manager at The Meeting Edge^®

Debbie has more than 10 years experience in the association management and meeting planning, with a strong focus in marketing and advertising. She graduated from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia with a bachelor’s degree in Integrative Studies, Advertising from New Century College. She manages three clients for The Meeting Edge: FPA of Colorado, SMPS Colorado Chapter and ISES Denver Chapter.

Debbie earned her Certified Meeting Professional designation in September 2012 and is an active member in several event industry associations including CSAE, MPI and a few others.

Debbie grew up near Washington DC and moved to Colorado nearly 8 years ago. In her spare time, she enjoys being creative through sewing, art and cooking. Email Debbie

Renee brings more than 25 years of varied experience in Advertising, Marketing and Communications to The Meeting Edge.  She received her bachelor’s of science degree in Journalism/Advertising from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Past experience includes advertising account management, assisting two business owners through start-up, serving as the executive director for a non-profit, directing a certification training institute, and supporting a candidate through several political campaigns.

Renee is a Colorado native and enjoys living close to family. Outside of work, she is grateful to have flexibility to focus on raising her young daughter and spending quality time with family and friends and doing volunteer work.  Her other interests include health and wellness, spiritual and personal growth, cooking, hiking and biking.

She manages two clients for The Meeting Edge: FEI Colorado Chapter and COSHRM. Email Renee

Christina is a Denver native but has spent many years in Hawaii, California and Virginia.  She loves to travel to places like India and Italy in order to gain insight and learn about various cultures and spiritual practices. Her background for the last 13 years has been in Corporate America working for companies such as JPMorgan, TIAA CREF and most recently owned and operated a financial consulting business managing 401k plans. She has a strong interest in the non profit sector and uses her keen business sense in assisting non profits with organizational development, strategic planning and marketing. She received a B.S in Organizational Development and a B.A in Business Administration from Regis University and currently finishing up her Masters Degree in Organizational Leadership. 

In her spare time she is an artist and photographer and loves to play her drum. She manages two clients at the Meeting Edge, COSHRM and ASTD.  Email Christina
 

Erika Vierke has lived in the Denver area for more than 18 years. Growing up near the water near the San Francisco Bay Area led her to explore and live in beautiful places such as Alaska, Hawaii, and Oregon.

Erika has more than 14 years of experience in the integrative health and non-profit field supporting organizations with administrative, event planning, tradeshow and conference management, client relations, sales, marketing, research, and database management. She has a passion for helping non-profits reach their potential and soar.

She helps manage two clients for The Meeting Edge: AFP Colorado Chapter and NIRI.

In her spare time she loves to travel the globe finding local healers, spiritual and environmentally conscious living, sustainable communities, holistic practices and remedies from all indigenous cultures. She also enjoys yoga, hiking, and being in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. Email Erkia
 

Joanne brings a wide range of knowledge from diverse industries to The Meeting Edge. Her clients are WICT and NACD.

Email Joanne
 

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