"40 may be the new 30, but green is definately the new black. Recycle when possible."

Loriann White was born hugging trees. After serving the hospitality and meetings industry for over 17 years, she is the co-founder and president for the Association for Green Meetings & Events, Inc. (AGME), as well as co-founder for the Atlanta Green Meetings Council.

Loriann brings proven sales, marketing and meeting planning experiences to her position with ConferenceDirect as Regional Vice President. In February 2007, she received her 4th Top Producers Award for exceeding revenue goals.

After studying Art Therapy at the University of Georgia, securing a Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts; Art History with a minor degree in Social Psychology, Loriann began her career as Managing Travel Director of Chrysler Corporation, based in Atlanta, Georgia.

In 2003, Loriann received Meeting Planner of the Year, in 2005 as GaMPI’s Sponsor of the Year. In 2004, Loriann was nominated as Georgia Trend magazine as Top 40 Under 40 and received Convention South’s Top 20 Meeting Professionals to Watch in 2005 and in 2007. In 2006, Loriann was a finalist as MPI International Meeting Planner of the Year for 2005 and finalist as MPI Marion N. Kershner Memorial Chapter Leader of the Year in 2006. In June 2007, she received Chapter Leader of the Year award and Special Project of the Year: Green Meetings Initiative for her introduction and implementation of green practices within the chapter – produced a savings of $17,243 in print costs alone.

In January 2008, Loriann received the Global Certification in Meetings Management (CMM) designation through MPI.