Upcoming Events
Tales of the Cocktail
CREDENTIALED MEDIA // Tales of the Cocktail® is the drinks industry’s annual meeting place for exchanging new ideas, products, and techniques featuring in-person education, tastings, networking, and awards programming. Centered on the theme Evolve, the 2025 conference will explore the cocktail industry’s ongoing transformation and development, highlighting evolution as a catalyst for innovation and a necessity for growth.
WITS Downtown NYC
ATTENDEE // Creative entrepreneurs, influencers, DMOs, and industry come together at WITS to discuss future innovations, build dynamic collaborations, and change travel worldwide, all while supporting and empowering a diverse community. All genders are invited to join for important conversations about elevating women and underrepresented creators as well as current issues in travel.
Louisiana Rural Tourism & Byways Conference
ATTENDEE // This annual gathering of community leaders, artists, educators, business owners, and tourism boards passionate about community development promises to facilitate discussions on creative placemaking and peacekeeping, increasing community engagement, fostering a sense of belonging, enhancing community identity, promoting cultural heritage and local traditions, build community resilience, and creating better communities by involving more people in local projects. Hosted by the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
Past Events
Featured Event Planning + Production
LOUISIANA BUCKET BRIGADE 25th BIRTHDAY BASH (2025) Event Consultant for the 25th anniversary of Louisiana’s action-driven ally to communities most impacted by pollution, celebrating past accomplishments, strengthening the present, and building a just, sustainable future for Louisiana.
REFRAME’S TEN-YEAR TURN-UP (2025) Event Planner in partnership with WanderWomxn to celebrate ReFrame’s decade of narrative power movement building at Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club in New Orleans, held during the national Narrative Power Summit.
LOVE YOUR CITY AWARDS GALA (2025) Event Coordinator for annual celebration of local impactful leaders building a more equitable and sustainable economy in New Orleans.
WTW ANNUAL BENEFITS FORUM (2025) Event Consultant for welcome reception and off-site dinner party featuring locally-owned suppliers and cultural activations at the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum.
WANDERFEST (2021-2022) Director of Local Experiences and Leader of Local Steering Committee for the world’s first woman-powered outdoor festival for people who love to travel, held in the Spanish Plaza on the Mississippi River in New Orleans. Eighty percent of production costs were invested in local businesses and cultural bearers.
ADVENTURE TRAVEL WORLD SUMMIT (2016-2023) Director of Media Relations + Strategy for annual global gathering of 800+ adventure travel industry professionals in partnership with host tourism boards. JAPAN (Hokkaido), SWITZERLAND (Lugano, Ticino), SWEDEN (Gothenburg), ITALY (Montecitini Terme, Tuscany), ARGENTINA (Salta), ALASKA (Anchorage).
ADVENTURE ELEVATE (2016-2024) Director of Media Relations + Strategy for regionally-focused, 250-300p B2B conferences worldwide in partnership with host tourism boards. NORTH CAROLINA (Asheville), AUSTRIA (Kitzbüel), JORDAN (Amman), MAINE (Portland), OREGON (Eugene + Willamette Valley), ARIZONA (Sedona); NEW YORK (Lake George), ALBERTA (Banff + Lake Louise), IDAHO (Coeur d’Alene), QUÉBEC (Saguenay).
ADVENTURENEXT (2017-2023) Director of Media Relations + Strategy for gatherings hosted in emerging destinations to build adventure tourism offerings. COLOMBIA (Bogotá), CHILE (Torres del Paine), PANAMA (Panama City), JORDAN (The Dead Sea + Aquaba), BRAZIL (Campo Grande, MS), INDIA (Madhya Pradesh).
U.S. BLACK CULTURAL HERITAGE ROAD TRIP Tour Team + Senior Communications Strategist (Florida, 2021).
Speaking Engagements
TRAVEL UNITY VIRTUAL SUMMIT “Actionable Advocacy: How to be a champion for marginalized communities” panel moderator. (2024)
OCTAVIA BOOKS Wander Woman author Beth Santos in conversation with Tami Fairweather (2024)
NORTHWEST TRAVEL & LIFESTYLE WRITERS CONFERENCE “Why Adventure Travel” Closing Keynote (2023)
ADVENTURE TRAVEL WORLD SUMMIT MediaConnect Host, Media Peer-to-Peer Exchange Facilitator, Panel Moderator (2016-2023)
ADVENTUREELEVATE MediaConnect Host and Media Peer-to-Peer Exchange Facilitator, Panel Moderator (2016-2023)
NOMADNESS AUDACITY FEST DIGI: Conversations with Allies Panelist (2020)
Industry Event Attendance
WITS TRAVEL CREATOR SUMMIT industry attendee (Downtown NYC 2025, Kansas City 2022)
LOUISIANA RURAL TOURISM + BYWAYS CONFERENCE media attendee (2025)
FUTURE OF BLACK TOURISM LEADERSHIP CONCLAVE invited attendee (2025)
BLACK TRAVEL SUMMIT VIP attendee (Fort Lauderdale 2024)
PAST/FORWARD NAT’L TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION credentialed media (New Orleans 2024)
WORLD TOURISM DAY FORUM attendee (Atlanta 2024)
TALES OF THE COCKTAIL credentialed media (New Orleans 2024, 2023, 2016)
BOOK PASSAGE TRAVEL WRITERS + PHOTOGRAPHERS CONFERENCE (Corte Madera 2024, 2023)
TRAVEL UNITY SOUTHEAST SUMMIT (Lake Charles 2023)
NOMADNESS FEST (Newark 2022, Memphis 2019)
WOMEN’S TRAVEL FEST (New York 2019, New Orleans 2018)
PRSA TRAVEL + TOURISM CONFERENCE (New Orleans 2018)
ADVENTURE TRAVEL WORLD SUMMIT (sponsor 2011-2015)