Our Team and Partners

AlphaGraphics
AlphaGraphics is a marketing communications and full service printing firm backed with the expertise you need to put your best foot forward. Unlike other printing firms, we work closely with you to integrate all of your tactics with the overall goals of your marketing strategy.

We understand that printing is only one piece of the pie. That’s why we can help you through all phases of creation—marketing concepts, design, printing, mailing and shipping distribution. We’ll work with you every step of the way. No matter what you dream up, we can make it happen.

Jenifer Schmid • jschmid@alphagraphics.com • 206-357-3044 • Website


ASAP – Promotional Items
ASAP is a women-owned promotional products company with over 25 years’ experience in making your message last. We specialize in on time delivery of inventive products to help our customers leave their mark. Contact at us www.asap-promotions.com.


Michael Ball
With over 15 years’ experience serving in both Account Director and Event Producer roles in the corporate events industry; Michael brings valuable insights and a unique business approach to our team. Michael began his career as a tradeshow manager and since has broadened his experience in multiple disciplines of face-to-face marketing solutions. As a National Accounts Director for one of the largest event production companies in the country, Michael collaborated with Senior Marketing Directors in creating impactful event programs for Fortune 500 companies including Microsoft, Washington Mutual, Starbucks, Boeing, Bard Medical and Terex Corporation. As a Marketing Director at Microsoft Corporation, Michael was the point person for an annual international partner conference (Worldwide Partner Conference). In this role, he led the strategy, planning, and execution of Microsoft’s premier partner event for 10,000 attendees, simultaneously managing 15 work streams with a multimillion-dollar budget. After working for Microsoft, Michael joined a creative communications company that specializes in brand communication content strategies in keynotes, breakouts and video production services. Michael’s approach to business is all about clear communication, collaboration, sound planning, project management and flawless execution.

Chris Kurtz
Chris Kurtz is a respected professional with broad experience in events planning and management.

He has a wide range of skills and experience that cover the entire customer experience from Sponsorship and Exhibitor sales for Tier 1 events, to managing logistics and on-site details for Fortune 500 clients and partners.

Chris is dedicated to driving for results and high client/partner satisfaction, often getting the highest marks for partner sat in the events he has managed. In addition to his event management background, Chris has over 8 years supporting senior level executives in the biotech industry, which helped him develop an extensive set of administrative and project management skills.


Ron Richter
Ron has worked with Microsoft partners for over 9 years, as a sales support person at Microsoft for Dynamics NAV partners from 2003 to 2005, and then by providing lead generation and other marketing services through his own company—PraestoUSA. Ron now supports Microsoft and other events, providing registration assistance for Exhibitors and Sponsors of events across the globe. Some of the major events he works on include Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, Microsoft Convergence, and Microsoft TechEd North America and Europe. Ron has also worked on Sponsorship sales for the Microsoft Partners in Learning Global Forum, which is a Microsoft program dedicated to providing better teaching and technology in today’s schools.


Roger M. Williams
With a background and training in Electrical Engineering, Roger spent more than 16 years in Sales and Marketing Management positions in the Technology sector. Seeking new opportunities and experiences, he departed the corporate world and for the past 18 years has been working in the field of Independent Meeting Planning. Roger has planned and managed projects including Trade Shows, Road Shows, New Product Launches, and Corporate Gatherings. He has experience in Europe and Asia as well as North America , serving such companies as Cisco Systems, Compaq, Intel and Microsoft.


Marci Eversole
Marci Eversole is the person-in-charge at Escapade Productions where for the last 11 years she has serviced clients from around the globe, creating events, marketing campaigns, sales blitzes and anything else that is encompassed in the production of events. Whether intimate, small VIP gatherings or large tradeshows, or any and everything in between, Escapade has been instrumental in helping to create successes for their clients worldwide. Prior to starting Escapade, Marci was Operations Manager for TPD Publishing an international publishing company where she was responsible for the production of events around the world. Before TPD, Marci helped start an event company called Thunder Lizard Productions, where she was responsible for all business and event operations, from finding venues to balancing the checkbook. Before Marci took the deep dive into creating, producing, and executing events around the world, she followed the Grateful Dead for many years, making friends and business connections everywhere she traveled.