Welcome Gianna Cardinale – New Committee Member

I am happy to present Gianna Cardinale; one of my newest recruits for the Young Professionals Committee. She is a 25 Gen-Y with a very impressive background:

Gianna Cardinale is an account manager for Cappa & Graham, Inc. a global meetings, events and destination services company based in San Francisco.  She specializes in upscale evening events, incentive programs, global corporate meetings and conferences, and creating innovative entertainment and décor concepts. Gianna has an immense passion for creating and providing people with exceptional sensory experiences and events.  Gianna has been involved in the hospitality and event planning industry for six years, and her fervor for entertaining and event planning has been nurtured and cultivated since childhood.

Gianna is an expert in banquet management, product design and development, meeting planning and management, and onsite operational direction.  Recent notable achievements include management and operation of: Google’s 1000-attendee Sales Kickoff Event at San Francisco’s Metreon, VMware’s IPO Launch Party, a predominantly green event for 3000 guests at VMware’s headquarters in Palo Alto, Fidelity’s NASPP Concert  and VIP event featuring the band Chicago for 1000 guests at San Francisco’s Concourse, VMware’s 2008 Worldwide Sales Kickoff Conference for over 2000 attendees at the Hilton San Francisco, and ADP’s Trendsetters Incentive Program in Scottsdale Arizona.

Gianna also carries her passion for event planning into non-profit volunteer work.  She a founding member of the TeamPlay Foundation, a mentoring program founded by Baron Davis to improve education for inner-city children in California, a member of Spinsters of San Francisco, a group of young professional women dedicated to hosting social events and fundraisers to local charities, and a member of Symphonix, a group of young professionals focused on holding events to raise awareness and gain support for the San Francisco Symphony in the community.

Gianna graduated from the University of California at San Diego with a BA in Psychology and Biology and also studied at the Pompeo Fabra University in Barcelona with an emphasis on Spanish language, literature and art.  Gianna also enjoys running marathons, playing tennis, cooking and entertaining for friends and family, and has competed as a concert pianist for over half of her life.

Cheers,

Jeanavive Marie Janssen – Chair, Young Professional IAEE Committee.