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                              Nicole Noll-Williams is           meeting and sporting event planners and all types of
                              the president and CEO of          travelers seeking to experience the diverse opportunities our
                              the Capital Region Airport        community offers. Julie leads the team at the GLCVB toward
                              Authority. Previously, she spent   the vision of inspiring our visitors and community partners to
                              almost three years as the mid-    love Greater Lansing as much as we do. She serves on many
                              Michigan regional director for    local community boards and is a graduate of Alma College.
                              U.S. Senator Gary C. Peters and
                              over 25 years in the aviation                           Carrie Rosingana is the CEO for
                              industry with experience in air                         Capital Area Michigan Works!, a
                              service development, airline                            workforce development agency
                              management, and contract                                responsible for managing multi-
        Noll-Williams         management. She was the                                 million dollar federal and state
        director of marketing and passenger development for                           grant programs within Clinton,
        the Capital Region International Authority, responsible                       Eaton, and Ingham counties.
        for the development, marketing, advertising, and public                       She has worked in workforce
        relations efforts for the Capital Region International                        development since 2007. Carrie
        Airport and Mason Jewett Airport. Her efforts were vital                      started her career as a career
        in developing direct service to Washington D.C. and                           coach and case manager within
        international markets, including Cancun and Puerto      Rosingana             the Capital Area Michigan Works!
        Vallarta, Mexico, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and   system before joining the Capital Area Michigan Works!
        Montego Bay, Jamaica.                                   administrative team as their quality assurance officer. Carrie
                                                                was promoted to the chief compliance officer role and then
                              Julie Pingston, CDME, CMP, CTA,   served as the chief operating officer and equal opportunity
                              is the president and CEO for the   officer for five years before becoming CEO in July 2020. l
                              Greater Lansing Convention &
                              Visitors Bureau (GLCVB). She has
                              been with the organization for 28   Executive Welcome Program
                              years and became CEO in March
                              2020. The mission of the GLCVB     SPONSOR: Delta Dental of Michigan
                              is to promote the Lansing region   DATE: Wednesday, Sept. 8
                              as a travel destination to impact   TIME: 8 to 9:30 a.m.
                              the area’s economy. Our region
                              typically welcomes over 5.3 million   LOCATION: MSU Federal Credit Union Headquarters
        Pingston              visitors annually, generating over   Community Room, 3777 West Road, East Lansing
        $682 million to the local economy. The GLCVB promotes



                                                                    Downtown Grub Crawl

                                                                    Set for Oct. 7


                                                                          he Lansing Regional Chamber’s Grub Crawl,
                                                                          presented by the Lansing Board of Water
                                                                    T& Light, is back and taking over downtown
                            Grub Crawl 2021                         Lansing on Oct. 7 from 5 to 8 p.m.! Downtown
                            THURSDAY, OCT. 7 • 5-8PM                Lansing restaurants will be serving up great grub
                             DOWNTOWN LANSING
                          Register at lansingchamber.org            and drink specials. This celebration of food and
                                                                    drink is an excellent opportunity to support our
                                                                    local community and grow awareness of the
                  IN PARTNERSHIP WITH  PRESENTED BY  MANGING PARTNER
                                                                    restaurants in the Greater Lansing area. Use this
                                                                    event to get together with friends, enjoy a night out
                                                                    or provide a bonding opportunity for your corporate
                                SUPPORTING SPONSORS
                                                                    team. Grab your tickets today!
                                 The George F. Eyde
                                     Family
                                                                    To register, visit: www.lansingchamber.org. l



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