CINDY DELANEY | PRESIDENT & CEO
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Cindy founded Delaney Event Management in 1997. She wears many hats but in her role as project/client manager she specializes in conservation and natural resource event management. Prior to branching out on her own, Cindy gained experience in the hospitality industry working for Omni Hotels, Smugglers’ Notch Resort and Sheraton Hotels. She was an adjunct professor at Champlain College for the Hospitality and Tourism program. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Cancer Patient Support Foundation, RunVermont, the Queen City Police Foundation, the Vermont Convention Bureau, and the KeyBank Key4Women National Advisory Board. She is a graduate of Skidmore College and attended the Cornell School of Hotel Management. She spends her spare time enjoying biking, skiing, photography and exploring trails and mountains with her pup Milo. She travels a lot for work and pleasure and always seeks out the silver lining on her journeys.
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cathy aikman| Project Manager
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Cathy joined the Delaney Event Management team in 2024 as a Project Manager. She is a graduate of Ripon College (Bachelor's) and Tufts University (Master's). Originally from Massachusetts, Cathy began her career in events and non-profit management in various organizations in MA, after getting her Master's degree, and before moving to Vermont in 2000.
She continued to grow her career in Vermont in non-profit administration and grant management/operations focused on improving communities on a variety of public health issues. She is committed to providing the best possible experience for all involved and inclusivity and environmentally sound practices. Cathy loves to be outside enjoying all that Vermont has to offer and can often be found running, hiking, and skiing. An avid gardener, she loves to try growing a new vegetable every year and can't get enough of her overgrown patch of raspberries. She also loves to grow flowers and can be found snipping zinnias to make bouquets. A fan of historical fiction, she frequently visits her hometown public library. She is a very proud mom of two young adult daughters and lives vicariously through their adventures. |
MEG BOERA | Project manager
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Meg began her career at DEM in 2001, when she joined the company as its first full-time employee. She has since held a variety of roles, including project/client management, event communication, technical program management and developing toolkits for virtual and hybrid event formats.
Prior to DEM, Meg worked for the Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG) as a grassroots fundraiser, and then held community relations and event management positions at The Baird Center/Howard Center for Human Services, as well as The University of Vermont Continuing Education Division. A native of Massachusetts, Meg attended Saint Michael’s College in Winooski before deciding to make Vermont her permanent home, and the ideal place to raise a family and a menagerie of pets. Music—especially live music—is what motivates Meg to seek out new experiences when she travels for events. A favorite recent experience was seeing a Talking Heads cover band, Stop Making Sense, at the iconic Stone Pony in New Jersey. |
Caitlin Gaborow, CMP, CMM | Project Manager
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Caitlin rejoined the Delaney Event Management team in 2020 and brings over twelve years of hospitality and event experience to her role as Project Manager, working on both the hotel and planner side of the business. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in management and business from Skidmore College, and earned her Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation in 2013. Caitlin’s role at Delaney Event Management includes contract review, client management, and virtual platform development.
When not in her home office in Upstate New York, Caitlin loves hiking in the local state park, kayaking with her husband, and curling up on the couch with her cats and a good book. |
Lori harnois | project manager & director of business development
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Lori Harnois is the Director of Business Development and Project Manager at Delaney Event Management. Her primary role includes securing new business and proving meeting planning services. She has 20+ years of experience in the field of marketing, promotions, event planning and operations. Previously, Lori served 11 years as the Director of the New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development where her primary role was to promote the State of New Hampshire as a domestic and international travel destination in order to increase visitation, travel expenditures, business activity, and employment throughout the state. Lori also held the Executive Director role at Discover New England, where her primary role was to increase tourism to the New England region from overseas markets.
Lori is a board member of the US Travel Association, a past trustee of the Eastern State Exposition, and a member of the Granite State Ambassadors. She also provides consulting services for the US Travel Association and acts as their Liaison to the National Council of State Tourism Directors. Lori has taught at Plymouth State University and the New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord, NH. In 2012, she received the honor of NH's Forty Under 40. Lori received her Bachelor of Science degree in Tourism Planning and Development, with a minor in Sociology, from the University of New Hampshire. She was born in Massachusetts, lived in New Hampshire for 32 years, and now currently resides in St Albans Bay, Vermont. |
Emerson Loisel | Project Manager
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Emerson joined the Delaney Event Management team in 2023 as a Project Manager. Originally from Vermont, Emerson spent time growing his career in events, administration, and customer success in various organizations on the East Coast before returning to his home state in 2020. Emerson brings direct event experience in hospitality, tourism, and venue operations/management in both for-profit and non-profit settings. In working with Emerson, you will find he is committed to building relationships, finding creative ways to generate value for clients, and operationalizing value-alignment.
Emerson is a graduate of the University of Vermont (Bachelor’s) and the University of Connecticut (Master’s). Emerson loves to experience a place through food & beverage, consume music, film, and television, and stay active by hiking, playing pickleball, snowshoeing, and any other adventuresome activity. He also spends as much time as possible with his spouse, friends & family, and his two big-personality pups, Marvin & Lucille. Connect with Emerson to learn more! |
Leslie Pelch, PMP, GISP | Project Manager
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Leslie joined DEM as a Meeting Planner in 2018, where her role has included project/client management, event communication, technical program management and learning how to plan and implement virtual and hybrid events. Before bringing her customer service and event/project management skills to DEM, Leslie spent 21 years as Outreach Coordinator for the VT Center for Geographic Information (VCGI). Her path to VCGI led through research on Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) that helped her earn a master's degree in Community Development and Applied Economics. In her downtime at her family’s off-grid homestead, Leslie enjoys talking with her chickens, watching wild birds at the feeder, and digging in her garden.
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Marie Romanelli | Project Manager
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Marie joined Delaney Event Management in 2009 while studying at Champlain College. Upon completion of her A.S. in Management and B.S. in Business, Marie joined the team fulltime. She has served in a variety of roles in her tenure but her current responsibilities focus on client and project management, event marketing, website design and maintenance, and virtual platform and mobile app management.
When she’s not working, you can find Marie enjoying the outdoors with her family; swimming in the river, fly fishing on small streams, biking on the rail trail, hiking in the woods, or working in the garden. |
anna borrazzo | Event Support Specialist
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Anna joined Delaney Event Management in 2024 as an Event Support Specialist. With a degree in Business Management from the University of Connecticut, she brings strong organizational skills and a passion for events to the team. She handles customer service and provides support for various event tasks. She has a love for all things event-related and a commitment to excellent service.
Outside of work, Anna loves singing, spending time with dogs, and going to indoor cycling classes. |
McClean Coleman | Event Support Specialist
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McClean joined Delaney Event Management in 2022. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Champlain College. At Delaney, McClean provides customer service, and general event support.
Prior to Delaney, McClean worked at Circuit of the Americas (COTA), in Austin, Texas. During her time at COTA, McClean worked in the Sales Office and provided on-site event support for all major events. McClean is a Vermont Native who made her way back home in 2022 after four years in Texas. McClean enjoys visiting new places, meeting new people, and spending time outside with her dog enjoying all the four seasons that Vermont has to offer. |
Kim Edwin | Graphic Designer
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Originally from Connecticut, Kim joined DEM’s team in 2007 shortly after graduating from Champlain College. Although she’s worn many hats at Delaney Event Management over the years, she currently serves DEM in the areas of graphic design, event marketing, and signage design and production. When not at work Kim enjoys a good book and trying to grow vegetables in her South Burlington yard with her husband, son, and cat.
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Karen Forbes | Sponsor & Exhibitor Coordinator
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Karen joined DEM in 2013 and oversees sponsor and exhibitor sales and fulfillment. She enjoys working with all event sponsors and exhibitors to ensure they have all the resources they need for successful conference experiences.
Karen has had a long career in the hospitality industry which began in Boston working as a Catering Sales and Event Coordinator at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, the Harvard Law School, and the Boston Museum of Science. When it was time to move out of the city and “come home” to Vermont, Karen continued her career working as a Resort Sales Manager at the Stowe Mountain Resort in Stowe. From there she became the Director of Catering at the Radisson Hotel in Burlington before she purchased her own café and bakery, in Underhill, Vermont. Karen loves the outdoors, skiing and snowshoeing in the winter months, and boating on Lake Champlain in the summer months. She is especially looking forward to experiencing “van life” as she has many camping adventures planned in her free time. |
JACEY GARCEAU | ACCOUNTING MANAGER & DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS
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Jacey has been with DEM since 2006. She has held a variety of roles over the years but is now responsible for financial management and bookkeeping functions, as well as supporting the team building registration sites and virtual event platforms. In her spare time she enjoys being bundled up watching her son play hockey.
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Francesca Napolitano | Event Support Specialist
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Francesca re-joined the Delaney team in 2022 as an Event Support Specialist, and enjoys working on many different areas of the event planning process including site selection, offsite event coordination, and marketing. Francesca holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Michigan and a Master of Music in Opera Performance from the University of Maryland. She enjoys finding ways to bring her experience in the performance industry to her current role at DEM, and loves to travel and get to know new people and places while working on site at events. A favorite experience was getting to watch the New England Patriots practice while working at an event at Gillette Stadium!
A native New Englander, Francesca grew up spending summers on the shores of Lake Champlain and has been happy to be able to call Vermont home since 2019. You are likely to find her searching for new swimming holes in the summer, rock climbing in the fall, and skiing at Smuggler’s Notch in the winter. |
Victoria Rust | Registration & Customer Service Manager
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Victoria joined the DEM team in 2007. Working as the registration & customer service manager, she develops event registration websites, provides admin support for events, preps event materials, and goes onsite to manage the event registration desk when needed
Victoria gained customer service experience in multiple positions prior to joining DEM including guest services and special events staff at Walt Disney World, Florida; this position was an intensive internship experience while obtaining an Associate’s Degree in Tourism Management & Event planning from Champlain College. Currently living in Jericho, Vermont, she enjoys views of the mountains on her drive home from the office. Victoria stays active hiking with her husband, daughters, and dog, and taking trips to the lake in the summer. |