MIC Council

Nancy is a native of the East Coast growing up in Queens, NY and Hazlet, N.J. She has been in the event planning industry since College, where she studied at Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland. She started out in the music business working for Polygram Records as their Mid Atlantic College Representative planning concerts and promotions for the labels artists. Upon graduation from college she moved back to New Jersey where worked for an independent music label in NYC called Iguana Records.

In the events industry since 2003, Andrea joined Team Player Productions in 2016 to serve as the event director of TPP’s newly adopted event, the People’s Fair. Prior to her joining TPP, Andrea produced the People’s Fair for Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods for 11 years.

Andrea previously spent eight years working in sports public relations, first for the Colorado Rapids Soccer Team, and then for the Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club. During her time in sports, she assisted in producing several major fundraisers and community events, which gave her a taste of the fast-paced and ever-changing world of event life.

Andrea is a Colorado native, and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder with degrees in Journalism and Communications.

Patty Farmer
Director of Sales / Teaching Professional
Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management
Daniels College of Business
University of Denver
2044 E. Evans Ave.
Denver, CO 80208
(W) 303-871-4438
(F) 303-871-4994
pfarmer@du.edu

B. Jay Bliss
General Manager
Hyatt Place Colorado Springs / Garden of the Gods
503 W. Garden of the Gods Rd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
719.265.9385
bjay.bliss@hyatt.com
hyattplacecoloradosprings.com

Sydney Rhea has worked in the hospitality industry for just under a decade. She works in Operations supporting Tradeshows and Conferences in the Infrastructure & Constructure portfolio at Informa, the largest tradeshow organizer in the world.  Prior to moving to Colorado in the fall of 2015, Sydney lived in New York City and planned weddings, galas, and corporate events. Sydney is the Chair of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE).

When she isn’t working or advocating for the events community, Sydney can be found with her husband and three young daughters investing in their quarter-acre mini homestead.  She loves her chickens, greenhouse, and enjoys growing and harvesting their 75+ fruit trees and myriad of fruit bushes.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydneyrhea/

Angie Johnston in the owner and Principal Event Designer for Sapphire Celebrations, Colorado’s premier wedding and event planning company. Angie has eighteen years of experience in wedding planning, more than a decade in corporate event planning and a dozen years in planning events for charities and philanthropic organizations in Colorado. With a sense of elegance and style Angie strives to remove the stress from her clients, while planning the Colorado event of their dreams. Angie graduated from the University of Denver with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business with a Marketing emphasis.

Angie currently serves on the Board of the Greater Denver Chapter of the National Association for Catering and Events and has been a member of the chapter’s board for six years.

Coming soon. . .