From Cadmium Client to Cadmium Staff: What We Wish We'd Known Sooner

Alee has over 15 years combined experience in hospitality and hold a Master’s degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management from Roosevelt University and has been Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) since January 2016. After five years planning events and activities in higher education, followed by years volunteering as an event manager with various organizations, including nonprofits and community groups. For the nine years prior to joining the Cadmium team, She worked in meetings management for several associations with conferences of up to 25,000 attendees. As a client, Alee worked alongside Cadmium staff on products such as the Mobile App, Scorecards, Harvesters, Proceedings and many others.

Originally from California, I have lived all over the United States, but currently live in Washington, DC with my husband and 3 year old daughter. In my previous career, I was a Conference Manager for a third-party company, planning annual meetings for multiple associations including: managing their speakers, logistics, and registration processes. I was in this position for 6 years and in this time worked within Cadmium and was able to streamline the call for abstracts, speaker management, and conference websites. I have 2 cats.

Born and raised in Southern Maryland and graduated from the University of Maryland in 1998. Began my career as a meeting planner in Washington, DC., had the opportunity to work with some amazing meeting planners at Hanley Wood and Courtesy Associates. After having my son, I relocated to Raleigh and worked for NC State University. While I was a conference manager with the university, we used the CadmiumCD product. I currently reside in Wilmington, North Carolina and work remote for Cadmium as a Project Manager. I look forward to working with clients and helping produce successful programs. In my free time I love to read, paddleboard, sit on the beach, hike, visit breweries, and go for a ride or camp in our 1973 Classic VW Bus called Bodhi!

Kate Sutliff, Implementation Manager on the Elevate LMS team, leads organizations through the installation process of their new LMS. Coming to Cadmium’s team from an organization who uses Elevate LMS, Kate offers a unique understanding of exactly what clients are going through and can relate to their challenges and goals. This experience coupled with her detailed approach in project management enables her to excel in helping others find success. She currently resides just outside of D.C. in the Arlington area and enjoys live music, long walks, and a great audio book.