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Jodie
Smith-Bennett, CMP, Founder and President
Part coach, part choir director, part firefighter,
part diplomat, part accountant, Jodie Smith-Bennett has been executing
top-rate events since college when she began producing plays for the Harvard
Black Community and Student Theater. Since then, every step of her career
has afforded her a different and important perspective on the development
and management of exceptional events.
During her years as a Systems Engineer at IBM, Smith-Bennett garnered
critical hands-on experience in sales and marketing strategies, team management
and project execution. As a Marketing Specialist at Wang Laboratories,
she was responsible for the development of a variety of marketing/communications
materials as well as the training of sales representatives. Management
of over 400,000 square feet of exhibit space at the Washington Convention
Center exposed Smith-Bennett to the "supplier side" of event
planning, ensuring the success of such large-scale events as the 1990
George H. Bush President’s Dinner, with over 5,000 in attendance.
Oversight of a million-dollar events budget for the Open Software Foundation
in Cambridge, MA ultimately allowed Smith-Bennett to draw on her collective
experience. There she managed all aspects of event marketing and management
for this international organization with such Fortune 500 constituents
as Citicorp, Motorola, Hewlett-Packard, and JP Morgan.
Jodie Smith-Bennett graduated cum laude from Harvard University. She is
proficient in Spanish, well-versed in international business etiquette
and has achieved industry recognition as a Certified Meeting Professional
(CMP).
Additional Qualifications and Certifications
Industry Certification
and Affiliations
EventFull Strategies’ President, Jodie Smith-Bennett,
has achieved event industry recognition as a Certified Meeting Professional
(CMP). The Convention Liaison Council designation certifies planner competency
in 27 areas of meeting management.
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Jodie Smith-Bennett is a Certified E-Learning Instructor for the Meeting
and Event Management Certificate Program at the Northeastern University
College of Professional Studies.
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Jodie serves on the Membership Committee of the New England Chapter
of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), is trained in meeting facilitation,
a member of the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) and the
Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC).
Meeting Professionals
International (MPI)
International
Association of Facilitators
Green Meeting Industry
Council
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Jodie and singer/actress Jennifer Hudson, following
Ms. Hudson’s performance at the Celebration of Black Women, 2005
"We believe you have earned the
Meeting Planner of the Year Award…for juggling the changing needs
of your group, managing the changing number of attendees, and instilling
confidence in our operational staff. We truly respect your sense of humor
and professionalism. Our hats are off to you!!"
- M. Conroy/D. Flanders, Sales/Catering
Mgrs, Boston Marriott Newton (1994)
The Honorable Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts,
with Jodie Smith-Bennett, CMP, Founder and President
Jodie and the staff of the Massachusetts Biotechnology
Council with The Honorable Deval Patrick.