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Enjoy Your Stay!...or Will You?

Virtual Program - Friday, September 24, 2021


In our September program, we’ll explore the latest issues facing meeting planners and their hotel partners. Contract modifications and sudden changes by either side — will you make compromises to save the meeting and save the relationship? Some hotels are experiencing labor shortages due to the pandemic, and certain amenities are not being offered, unless the guests pay an additional fee.

We'll discuss how to manage expectations before your guests arrive. Tune in as our panelists will share their recent experiences.


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Eric Commodore, CMP, DES
Director, Meeting & Event Planning
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association/NRECA

Eric is an accomplished association meetings and events professional, with more than 20 years in the industry, including 13 years at NRECA. NRECA represents more than 900 consumer-owned, not-for-profit electric cooperatives, public power districts, and public utility districts in the United States. Eric oversees all aspects of event execution and implementation. Under his direction, he ensures that 100+ events are well-managed from a financial and resource standpoint. He serves as a committee member with the PCMA Capital Chapter and as a member of many Customer Advisory Boards. Eric earned his CMP in 2006 and recently earned the Digital Event Strategist (DES) certification in 2020. He has also received the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate through the University of South Florida.


Marcus Eng, CMP, DES
Senior Meeting Manager
American Public Transportation Association

Marcus is a senior meeting manager with the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), a trade association representing more than 1,500 public transit systems and private organizations supporting increased and varied mobility options for the public. As part of APTA’s meetings team, Marcus helps produce over 10 major face-to-face annual meetings and most recently has principally led APTA's virtual meeting strategy. Marcus is also the president-elect of the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) Capital Chapter. An active member of the Chapter, Marcus has served on several committees and has also served terms as a Board Member, Secretary and Treasurer. Most importantly, he is a devoted dog dad to his Pointer-Hound mix, Jimmy Chew Eng.


Cheri Fairchild, CMP
Associate Director of Sales In-Market East
Caesars Entertainment National Meetings and Events

Cheri Fairchild, CMP, CHSP, CHA is Associate Director of Sales with Caesars Entertainment’s National Meetings and Events Team.  She is passionate about the hospitality industry and serves as VP of Education for MPI Potomac Chapter and Chair of the PCMA Capital Chapter’s Community Service Committee.  An Emperors Club winner and 2019 ADOS of the Year for Caesars, Cheri prides herself on being a strategic partner for her customers to find creative win-win solutions.

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