Lisa Berry (Glosson)
Vice President of Gift & Souvenir

Lisa has been with Clarion Events for 18 years and has received numerous awards and industry recognition for her dedication and commitment to excellence. For Lisa, teamwork is everything. She works closely with each member of her respective teams to expand and enhance all the Clarion Shows! Lisa lives in Georgia with her husband, Jason and their little feisty Chihuahua, Pepi!

Contact Lisa at:
Email Lisa
678.370.0334

April Holinek
Show Director

April Holinek has been working at Clarion for 8 years. She is the show director of the Las Vegas Souvenir & Resort Gift Show and the Philadelphia Gift Show. She is a brand 2 to 2 children, who are her pride and joys! In her free time, she spends time with her family and traveling to the beach. She also loves flamingos. April is always willing to help!

Contact April at:
Email April
678.370.0326

Heather Overlock
Buyer Key Account Manager

Heather has been part of the gift and souvenir industry for 15+ years with experience both on the tradeshow production side as well as being an industry rep. In her role as Key Account Manager, Heather is here to cultivate relationships with retailers and exhibitors to ensure their needs are met at the event as well as help to form new connections between buyers and sellers. She lives in Northwest Ohio and while she's not working with the best people in the planet, our gift and souvenir family. she likes traveling, working out (she is trained in both Karate and Krav Maga) and girls night out!

Contact Heather at:
Email Heather
203.580.8709

Marni Golden Vinci
Sales Manager

Marni is the Show Manager for the Las Vegas Souvenir & Resort Gift Show as well as the Show Director for the Halloween & Party Expo. She has over 20 years in the events business and has been at Clarion Events for 4 years.  She prides herself on building strong relationships with her customers by understanding their needs and working consultatively with them to achieve their goals and success at our shows.  Marni lives in Connecticut with her husband, 2 children and her golden retriever Jack.
 

Contact Marni at:
Email Marni
203.242.8712

David Gilfoyle
Senior Sales Manager

David has the experience of being an exhibitor and sales rep for many years at trade shows all across the U.S. He can relate to exhibitors’ needs from this experience and the most important thing to him is to see their success. He is Sales Manager for the Las Vegas Souvenir Resort Show. He has been with Clarion Events/Urban since 2010 and prior to that with Western Exhibitors for many years. He lives in Northern CA with his beautiful wife Angie and is a “Girl Dad” to 3 lovely daughters

Contact David at:
Email David
415.725.1182

Bill McNulty
Sales Manager

Bill has worked in the wholesale/retail market for over 14 years as Publisher of Independent Retailer and Souvenir, Gift & Novelties magazines.  From those experiences, he has gained a deep understanding of the business from both the buyer and supplier sides.  Bill lives in Connecticut with his wife Donna, daughter Kayla and Cookie the Wonder Dog.  He spends his free time obsessing over the Chicago Cubs and Seton Hall Basketball.

Contact Bill at:
Email Bill
203.580.8650

Samantha Grimaldi
Marketing Director

Samantha is the Marketing Director for the Smoky Mountain Gift show as well as the Las Vegas Souvenir & Resort Gift Show and Halloween & Party Expo. She has been at Clarion/Urban for 6 years and loves to work with the team to ensure the events are delivering what you’re looking for. You can find her creating our plans to keep our exhibitors up to date on all they need to prepare for the show as helping buyers discover new and unique products. While she’s not working she loves traveling, watching Hallmark movies, and rooting for Villanova basketball.

Contact Samantha at:
Email Samantha
203.242.8123

Ashley Cope
Senior Marketing Manager

Ashley is the Senior Marketing Manager for the Las Vegas Souvenir and Resort Gift Show. She works out of our Tulsa office and has been at Clarion for 6 years. Ashley loves working across different industry sectors and delivering the best experience for our attendees and exhibitors. In her spare time outside of work, you can find her outside enjoying a long walk, reading, poolside (when weather permits) and spending time with family and friends.

Contact Ashley at:
Email Ashley
918.831.9801

Katherine Adams
Exhibitor Services Manager

Katherine Adams is the Exhibitor Services Manager for the Las Vegas Souvenir & Resort Gift Show as well as FDIC, The Gathering and The Gathering West. She has over 8 years in the trade show and events industry. She lives in Seattle with her two dogs and cat. Outside of Clarion, Katherine loves road trips and collecting vintage!

Contact Katherine at:
Email Katherine
918.922.7682

Sue Palmer
Senior Event Operations Manager

Sue is the Event Operations Manager for the Las Vegas Souvenir & Resort Gift Show as well as the Smoky Mountain Gift Show. She is a new addition to the Clarion Events team, but not new to trade shows. She has been in the trade show industry for over 30 years. Sue enjoys working across several of the industry brands in the Clarion portfolio. Pre-event and onsite she works closely with the show team and vendors to execute successful events. When not at work, Sue loves to spend time with her husband and three grown daughters. She likes to travel, read, garden and play disc golf. Sue is also an avid sports fan, she loves to watch sports, whether it's a MN or Iowa State University team.

Contact Sue at:
Email Sue
203.344.7116

Georgia Grady
Marketing Coordinator

Georgia is a Marketing Coordinator for the Las Vegas Souvenir and Resort Show and Philadelphia Gift Show. She works out of the Shelton office and just joined the Clarion family this year. Georgia is excited to ensure that attendees and exhibitors have a fantastic experience throughout the show cycle. Outside the office, she enjoys trying out new recipes, going to concerts, and snuggling up with her English bulldog (Louie).

Contact Georgia at:
Email Georgia
203.242.8775

Sydney Cebalt
Marketing Coordinator

Sydney is a marketing coordinator for Las Vegas Souvenir & Resort Gift Show, as well as for The Gathering, The Gathering West, Coffee Fest Midwest and Coffee Fest New York. Outside of Clarion, Sydney lives in Michigan where she enjoys traveling to and exploring all the Great Lakes and hiking trails. She spends most of her free time coaching Learn to Skate classes for young kids learning how to ice skate and cheering for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Contact Sydney at:
Email Sydney
203.344.7113

Shawnese Cleveland
Exhibitor Services Coordinator

Shawnese is an Exhibitor Services Coordinator for  Las Vegas Souvenir & Resort Gift Show, as well as for POWERGEN International and Mobile Apps Unlocked. Outside of Clarion Events, Shawnese lives in Las Vegas, NV and where enjoys hiking Red Rock Canyon and trying new local food and restaurants. She spends the majority of her free time watching sports or starting a new book.

Contact Shawnese at:
Email Shawnese
253.999.5684

Abby Duncan
Audience Engagement Coordinator

Abby is the Audience Engagement Coordinator for the Las Vegas Souvenir & Resort Gift show, as well as the Coffee Midwest and Western Food/Coffee Fest Conference. Outside of Clarion Events, Abby lives in Atlanta, Georgia and loves to workout and spend time with her family and 3 brothers. She has been to 13 countries and has a passion for travel like no other!

Contact Abby at:
Email Abby
312.414.1211