Welcome to the Smithbucklin Event Partner Community! This page is a resource for the valued event partners who support Smithbucklin and our clients. Find contact information for the event services leadership team, submit office visit requests, and more!

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Event Services Leadership Team

The event services leadership team oversees a team of over 100 event professionals dedicated to advancing the missions of our clients. For more than 70 years, we have collaborated with our clients to deliver innovation and flawless event design, management, and execution for associations and events of any size, scope, or geographical location.

Jeff Calore
Portfolio Director
jcalore@smithbucklin.com

Alexa Newman
Portfolio Director
anewman@smithbucklin.com

Mary Smith
Operations Director
mmsmith@smithbucklin.com

Carol McGury
Executive Vice President, Event & Education Services
cmcgury@smithbucklin.com

Event Technology

Rod Stiegman
rstiegman@smithbucklin.com

Site Selection and Contracting Team

Our site selection and contracting specialists are supported by the event services leadership team, event directors, and conference leads – all working together in service of our clients.

Anita O'Boyle
Site Selection & Contracting Director
aoboyle@smithbucklin.com

Shannon Cavanaugh
Site Selection & Contracting Specialist
scavanaugh@smithbucklin.com

Susan Gilbert
Site Selection & Contracting Specialist
sgilbert@smithbucklin.com

We’re Excited to Meet You

The Smithbucklin event services team values the occasions when we are able to host and meet with our event partners. Here are three easy ways to connect:

Virtual or In-Office Visit
Chicago (330 N. Wabash) or Washington, D.C. (2001 K Street, NW)
To schedule a time to educate or update our team, please consider a virtual or in-office visit when our schedule permits. Please note that visits during our peak seasons of spring and fall are very limited and shoulder months are encouraged.

Complete the form below and an event services team member will arrange for a visit or virtual meeting. Due to the volume of requests, we regret that not all requests can be honored.
In-Person or Virtual Meeting Request

Off-Site Events
If you have an event planned in either Chicago or Washington, D.C. and would like to invite members of our team, please submit the event information and team members you wish to invite by completing the form below.
Off-Site Event Invitation

Share Information
If your company has new or updated information you would like to share with the event services team, please upload your information below.
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I would love to meet, but right now I only need to submit a contact change for my organization.
Contact Change

Smithbucklin Insights

Smithbucklin is regularly interviewed in the media for our thought leadership and expertise. Read some of our industry insights and other stories below.

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CEIR Research Council – CEIR Research Council Spotlights Jeff Calore

Marriott Bonvoy Events – How One Association Achieved Record In-Person Revenue During the Pandemic

Forum Magazine – Remote Earning: How to Make Money from Digital Events

Read Our Perspectives

Since 1949, we've been partnering with associations to help them advance their missions. Subscribe to Our Perspectives for success stories, thought leadership, resources, and more.

Smithbucklin Stats Showcase

Smithbucklin wants to collaborate with you! We support 200+ events annually and draw upon our experience to partner with you to achieve mutual success.

Smithbucklin Event Team Information

We provide staff information related to sourcing and providing services for our events. These documents will help you navigate our teams more efficiently.

Smithbucklin Client Directory

Please remember, these documents are confidential and we ask that you do not share them outside of your organization.