With more than 17 years of experience in the hospitality, meetings, and events business, Carole Garner brings a rich background in corporate and nonprofit event planning, marketing, and management to MeetGreen. During her tenure, she has been responsible for meeting management and training, and she oversees the Conference Management Department. Prior to joining MeetGreen, Garner was President of Specialized Meetings & Events, Inc., a full-service professional event-planning company with offices in Bend and Portland, Oregon. Garner is also Founding Editor of the Meeting Vision, an online publication to educate junior planners and administrative staff on best practices in the meetings industry. Her articles and planning advice have appeared in national publications such as the Meeting Professional, MeetingsWest, Meeting Ideas, and Oregon Business magazine.

Internationally known as a trailblazer in sustainable events, Nancy Zavada is President of MeetGreen, a full-service sustainable event planning and consulting firm that collaborates with BSR to put on the annual BSR Conference. A decade after founding MeetGreen, Zavada cofounded the Green Meeting Industry Council. In 2012, she was awarded the “Top 25 Women in the Meetings Industry,” and in 2015, she was named one of 22 “Meetings Trendsetters.” Zavada’s latest book is Meet Better: 167 Easy Ways to Make Your Events More Environmentally and Socially Responsible.