About Green Events Source
Green Events Source is a full-service resource for green meeting planning, products, education and consulting. We work collaboratively with industry stakeholder groups, thought leaders and environmentally conscious suppliers to promote programs, products and practices that lead to more eco-friendly events and exhibiting.
Staff
Deborah Popely, President
Deborah Popely has more than 25 years of experience as an event planner for associations, healthcare organizations, educational institutions,
arts organizations, government agencies, charitable foundations and many others. She has helped develop guides on green cleaning and on school
wellness of which more than 100,000 copies have been distributed since October 2006. As founder and president of Green Events Source, she is
dedicated to helping facilitate green meetings with products and services for host organizations, exhibitors and suppliers serving the meeting,
trade show and event market.
Wayne Childers, Creative Director
Wayne Childers has more than 30 years experience as a marketer, art director and graphic designer, serving major consumer product and
service companies at some of the nation’s leading advertising agencies. He helped develop, design and packageThe Quick &
Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools and The Quick and Easy Guide to School Wellness. He currently works with a diverse list
of clients representing healthcare, retailing, financial services, education and other for-profit and nonprofit business segments.
Jennifer Hadfield, Account Executive
Jennifer Hadfield has more than 15 years experience in convention, trade show and special event planning and management. Her other
capabilities include focus group recruitment and coordination; advertising and e-communication research and placement; publicity coordination
and follow up; list development and direct mail program management.
Advisory Board
Buz Buzogany, The Green Exposition
Greg Christian, Greg Christian Catering
Abby Corso, Delta Institute
Mike Ellis, EA Logistics
Marilyn Jones, Consolidated Printing
Jim Tripp, Aramark
Dan Weisenbach, Weisenbach Specialty Printing
