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Kowana Ragland, CMP
Director of Meetings

Kowana Ragland As director of meetings, Kowana Ragland, CMP, works within the Meeting Planning Business Unit to manage client engagements. During her ten years at Meeting Expectations, she has done extensive work within both the meeting planning and association management sectors.

Ragland has over 18 years of experience in the meeting management industry. She has orchestrated multiple domestic and international conferences for several clients in various industries. She has provided conference management services for both association and corporate clients, including budget management, strategic and creative direction, exhibit hall management, sponsorship management, web development oversight, marketing, facilities management, speaker/agenda management, vendor management, on-site implementation and wrap-up reporting. During the course of her career, Ragland has also developed strategies and procedures to improve efficiency and productivity.

Prior to joining Meeting Expectations in November 2000, Ragland worked at the International Society of Automation (ISA), an organization serving instrumentation, systems and automation professionals.

Ragland possesses the Certified Meeting Professional designation and is a graduate of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. She is a member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and served on the 2009-2010 board of directors as vice president of education for the MPI Georgia Chapter. Ragland was named a "Meeting Professional to Watch" by ConventionSouth magazine in 2009.

For more information, e-mail us at info@meetingexpectations.com, write 3525 Piedmont Road, Building Five, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30305 USA, or call 404.240.0999.

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