The Steve Kemble Leadership Foundation

Award Recipients

The Steve Kemble Leadership Award is presented by the Steve Kemble Leadership Foundation to the individual or group who has demonstrated excellence in leadership skills through service and contributions to the special event and meeting industry.

2003 Inaugural Award 
Steve Kemble

Steve Kemble Event Design
​Dallas, TX

2004 Colleen Rickenbacher
CMP, CSEP

Colleen Rickenbacher, Inc.
Dallas, TX

2005 The Honorable Laura Miller

Mayor
​Dallas, TX

2006 - 2007 Lisa Perrin

Publisher

Special Events Magazine
Los Angeles, CA

2008 John Daly, CSEP

President

John Daly International
Los Angeles, CA

2009 Michael Cerbelli

Cerbelli Creative
New York City, NY

2010 Stephen Perry

President/CEO
New Orleans Convention and

Visitors Bureau
New Orleans, LA

2011 Kenneth Kristoffersen
CEM, CSEP

POP Kollaborative
Calgary, AB Canada

2012 Laura Schwartz

Laura Schwartz Live!
Chicago, IL

2013 Sally Webb-Berry, CSEP

The Special Event Company
Raleigh-Durham, NC and 

London, UK

2014 Brett Culp

Brett Culp Films, Legends of the Knight & The Rising Heroes Project
Tampa, FL

   
2015 Andrea Michaels

Extraordinary Events
Sherman Oaks, CA

2016 Sean De Freitas

Designs By Sean
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

2017 Joanne Roth-Oseary

Someone's In The Kitchen
Tarzana, CA

2018 Larry Green

Rentals Unlimited
Boston, MA

2019 David Merrell

AOO Events
Los Angeles, CA

2020 Melissa Fromento

Informa Connect Meetings & Catersource Group
New York City, NY

2021 Recipient will be presented at

The Special Event, Miami, March 2021

Mission

The mission of the Steve Kemble Leadership Foundation is to encourage and nurture leadership skills of special event and meeting industry professionals through recognition of their achievements in leadership and involvement in the international meetings and events industry.

Contact Steve Kemble Leadership Foundation

4901 Keller Springs Road, Suite #111 Addison, Texas 75001

972-960-2525