Thursday, September 21 from 5:45 pm to 6:45 pm
You asked for more time to gather and connect, so this year it’s part of the official program! Join us on Thursday after the keynote wraps for a fun and casual Networking Happy Hour.
It’s an opportunity to meet with, or learn more about, LOCALs and Circles, our vehicles for participating with The Network all year around. With LOCALS, you can choose to gather based on your region, and with Circles, you have 7 issue areas, job roles or identity groups to pick from. (You could even pop into multiple rooms!). The ShowCase posters will also be on display in the main ballroom for you to walk through.
Wherever you decide to mix and mingle, you’ll find drinks + snacks across the Lobby Level (400 + 500 rooms) and Atrium Level (600 + 700 rooms).
Meet our Networking@Night room hosts and community builders (and find the room assignments) below. Make sure to stop in and say hello!
ComNetworkDC, Atrium Level, Room 601
Liz Eckert, PAN Foundation
Melanie Starkey, Teal Media
Emily Chow, The Pew Charitable Trusts
ComNetworkLA + ComNetworkSFBAY, Atrium Level, Room 706
Vanessa Schnaidt, Cause Communications
Sande Smith, The California Wellness Foundation
Teri Gardiner, Kenneth Rainin Foundation
ComNetworkDENVER, Lobby Level, Room 505
Katie Peshek, Rose Community Foundation
Curtis L. Esquibel, Boettcher Foundation
Latia Henderson, RootED Denver
ComNetworkBOSTON, Lobby Level, Room 503
Shaun Adamec, Adamec Communications, Inc
Mary Chalifour, Barr Foundation
ComNetworkDETROIT, Lobby Level, Room 506
Krista Jahnke, The Kresge Foundation
Natalie Fotias, The Skillman Foundation
ComNetworkSEATTLE + ComNetworkPORTLAND, Lobby Level, Room 507
Kara Palmer, Pyramid Communications
Erik Houser, We Are In
Maury Harris, Community Foundation for Southwest Washington
ComNetworkCHICAGO, Lobby Level, Room 508
Jacki Davidoff, Davidoff Strategy
Alison Gross, NORC at the University of Chicago
ComNetworkNYC, Atrium Level, Room 703
Fiona Guthrie, Innocence Project
Jessie Landerman, TCC Group
ComNetworkATLANTA, Atrium Level, Room 705
Keith Aikens, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Thailla Crawford, Schusterman Family Philanthropies
LGBTQ+ Communicators, Lobby Level, Room 504
JD Schramm, JD Schramm Communications, LLC
Hancie Stokes, SMYAL
Steven Bond, Forum One
Management/Department Leads Circle, Lobby Level, Room 401
Betsy Reid, PEAK Grantmaking
LuAnn Lovlin, The Winnipeg Foundation
Stefan Lanfer, Barr Foundation
Black Communicators Circle, Lobby Level, Room 402
Stephanie Chrispin, Trinity Church Wall Street
Gail Fuller, Disability & Philanthropy Forum
Thamarrah Jones, Threespot
Renee Karibi-Whyte, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
One-person Comms Shops Circle, Lobby Level, Room 403
Rob Purper, SafeHouse Denver
Dale Wadman, Washington Research Foundation
Erin Leonard, Erin Leonard Events
Research Communicators Circle, Lobby Level, Room 404
Jess Tansey, UChicago Consortium on School Research
Marrianne McMullen, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
Sarah Rand, University of Chicago Crime Lab and Education Lab
Mara Jauntirans, Lurie Children's Foundation
Internal Communicators, Lobby Level, Room 405
Jeanni Hall, NORC at the University of Chicago
Rebecca Chamberlain-Creanga, The Kresge Foundation
Social Justice Communicators, Lobby Level, Room 406
Melissa Daar Carvajal, Schott Foundation for Public Education
Elizabeth Kaetzel, Narratur Studio
Ross Jensby, Health Forward Foundation