Our Team

What Makes Us Different?

We bring heart and inspiration to the planning world of old. No one client, company, or organization is alike, so why should your meeting be?

Our expertise, knowledge, and successes come from countless years of experience as professional meeting planners, and creative sales leaders.

We cannot wait to help you plan your next meeting! Together, we are a powerhouse team of corporate planners with more than 100 years of meeting and event planning experience.

From hotel site selection to managing corporate and incentive meetings, anywhere in the world, we are with you every step of the way.

Jill Garcia

Jill has over thirty-five years’ experience in the meetings and hospitality industry. From large-scale events to focused retreats, Jill has planned and managed meetings, conferences and incentive programs internationally for groups…

Sarah Gould-Stotts

Sarah Gould-Stotts, CMP, has worked as an event planner since 2007. She built her career as an in-house corporate event planner for large, complex organizations, including Santander Consumer USA and Greystar,…

Andrea Milrad Heilweil

Andrea offers a myriad of travel and business experience to The Hutton Group. She has worked for a travel wholesaler and hotel site selection company in many capacities including product pricing,…

Beth Wickramasuriya

Beth has over 20 years of experience in destination design, meeting planning, site selection, and hotel contracting. As Director of Destination Sales & Meetings, she leads destination management services—partnering with local…

Lorie McColgan

Lorie brings nearly 40 years of expertise in Event Management and Food & Beverage, including a 23-year tenure with Walt Disney World. During her time with Disney, she held key leadership…

Stephan Paschalides

With nearly two decades of experience designing high-stakes experiential programs, Stephan Paschalides brings a fresh, outsider-inspired perspective to event planning. As the founder and creative force behind Now Plus One, he…

Karen Demer

Karen brings 29 years of travel and business experience to The Hutton Group. She helps streamline the meeting planning process by managing the time-consuming task of researching, contacting, and evaluating venues…

Alexis Pollins Mitchell

Alexis Pollins Mitchell serves as the Destination Services Manager at The Hutton Group, bringing a strong background in hospitality and regional event planning to the team. A Pittsburgh native, Alexis earned…