Diana J. Rogers

Event Specialist

Diana is an experienced event strategy, marketing and sponsorship professional with more than 25 years of experience in all aspects of stakeholder management in building and funding events. With a production background that includes project management touching on every aspect of an event, Diana has the rare combination of innovative approach and analytical thinking that has resulted in a successful consulting career for more than 4 years. She has worked with both non-profit organizations and corporations to restructure their sponsorship and benefit packages, upgrade benefit fulfillment, and both organize and grow donor databases, records and outreach. Diana is passionate about the power of face-to-face meetings, and as Director of Professional Development at Meeting Planners International, she was able to leverage the power of digital content and community building efforts to gain financial support in excess of $1.3M for sponsored development projects. Prior to that as interim Director of Events at Craigslist Foundation, she produced three large non-profit community building events, each requiring in excess of $250K in sponsorships, in-kind donations, and targeted attendance to achieve the mission of the event and organization. Diana enjoys expanding the vision and projected results of what is possible!