Kathryn Gleesing, MBA, CMP, DMCP President/CEO of Dm-Connection & Events, has achieved her Destination Management Certified Professional (DMCP) certification through the Association of Destination Management Executives International (ADMEI). Gleesing is the only DMC Owner in Wisconsin to earn this DMCP highest honor/certification.
Gleesing founded Dm-Connection & Events, in 2016 after serving for 15 years as Director of Convention and Visitor Services & Housing at Visit Milwaukee. She also has an additional 15 years of association meeting management experience where she oversaw a meetings division that planned over 70 meetings each year ranging from 10-15,000 attendees.
In addition to ADMEI, Gleesing is an active member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and Professional Conference Management Association (PCMA). She is Past-President of Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) and has been a member of numerous meeting industry boards and committees. She has been a presenter at industry conferences and was selected by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) in 2009-2011 as a Diversity Executive Leadership Professional (DELP) Scholar.
Gleesing holds a Master of Business Administration, a BS in Management with a minor in Sales and Marketing and has maintained her Certified Meeting Professional CMP designation since 1994.
DM Connection & Events is the only event planning/DMC company in Wisconsin to have both an MBE (Minority Business Enterprise) and WBE (Women Business Enterprise) certifications. For more information on Dm-Connection & Events, visit:
https://www.dm-connection.com/
In addition to ADMEI, Gleesing is an active member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and Professional Conference Management Association (PCMA). She is Past-President of Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) and has been a member of numerous meeting industry boards and committees. She has been a presenter at industry conferences and was selected by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) in 2009-2011 as a Diversity Executive Leadership Professional (DELP) Scholar.
Gleesing holds a Master of Business Administration, a BS in Management with a minor in Sales and Marketing and has maintained her Certified Meeting Professional CMP designation since 1994.
DM Connection & Events is the only event planning/DMC company in Wisconsin to have both an MBE (Minority Business Enterprise) and WBE (Women Business Enterprise) certifications. For more information on Dm-Connection & Events, visit:
https://www.dm-connection.com/
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