Old Dominion Chapter Society of Government Meeting Professionals

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Old Dominion Chapter Society of Government Meeting Professionals

SGMP's mission is to enhance and promote the expertise of government meeting professionals. Membership has grown to over 100 members.

Old Dominion Chapter

The Old Dominion Chapter was chartered on December 10, 1987, in Williamsburg, Va. Carl Thompson represented the SGMP National Board and presided over the official ceremonies. The chapter has been active offering a variety of professional growth and meeting industry educational programs over the years, as well as opportunities for networking between suppliers and planners. The

chapter is proud of the sense of family that its members have toward one another. Retreats are held yearly to plan activities for the coming year, and all elected officers and committee chairs attend. A strategic plan has been developed to enable the chapter to focus on priorities, and the members have been successful in implementing the plan. Meetings are held mostly in Richmond, but the chapter meetings travel to other locations in Virginia at least once a year. Fundraising activities include silent auctions, raffles, and bake sales. The chapter has held joint educational workshops and conferences with the VA Chapter of MPI, and with VSAE. The chapter has hosted two National Board meetings, one in Virginia Beach and one in Williamsburg. The National Board, SGMP Education Foundation Board, the Chapter Presidents' Roundtable, and 2nd Vice Presidents' Roundtable met in Norfolk in November 2001. Chapter members have been active on the national level with the Education Foundation and in other positions. Harriett Edmunds served one term as the CPR chair and one term as CPR recorder. Supplier Charles Sadler was appointed to fill an unexpired term on the SGMP National Board, and then in 2000, was elected to serve another two-year term. The Old Dominion Chapter has won many national SGMP awards, including membership awards, Communications of the Year awards, and Program of the Year awards. The chapter supports philanthropic causes annually. Some charities have included Central VA Food Bank, Central VA Public Television, American Red Cross, Cancer Society, Heart Association, the SGMP Education Foundation, as well as supporting individual families and students in need. The following persons have served the chapter well as president: Ron Montgomery, Doug Cooke, Patti Worley, Harriett Edmunds, William Whitesides, Virginia McGee, and Gloria Colvin.

12/24/2025

Sending holiday greetings to our friends & family near and far❤️🎄

12/04/2025

Big thank you to Henrico Sports & Events Center for graciously hosting yesterday’s meeting! It was the perfect setting to close out the year together 👏🏽

Congratulations to Pam - the big winner of the 50/50 raffle and thank you to everyone who donated gift cards to C2Adopt❤️

12/01/2025

Calling all Old Dominion SGMP family!

As the holidays approach, we invite you to support our chosen charity, C2Adopt. They are seeking gift cards to various local retailers in denominations of $10 to $20 or higher.

Thank you for helping enhance someone’s holiday season!

https://c2adopt.org/

11/27/2025

To all of our friends near and far…

11/18/2025

Time to break out the reindeer sweater and register for our December 3 meeting at Henrico Sports & Events Center here: https://olddominionsgmp.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=147&ts=1763391793

Note that Nibble & Networking starts at 2PM followed by our Education session at 3PM. Don’t miss the “Beyond the Ballroom: The Power of Unique Venues” presentation. See you all soon!

11/10/2025

Now we know 🏥 Thank you Suzi Silverstein, VDH for sharing some great pointers on Emergency Preparedness! Shoutout to Four Points Midlothian for a wonderful spread at the reception 😋 See you all at next month’s end of year meeting!

10/21/2025

Great topic for a great meeting next month! Register now: https://olddominionsgmp.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=146&ts=1759933281

10/14/2025

We look forward to seeing you at the beautiful Four Points by Sheraton Richmond (Midlothian ) for our November 5 meeting! Suzi Silverstein of VDH will talk about “The Proactive Planner: Planning for the Unexpected”. The highly anticipated CVB Baskets will also be available for auction! Register here: https://olddominionsgmp.org/

10/08/2025

Happy fall y’all🍁🎃 Great October meeting at the Hampton Inn & Suites Richmond/Glenside Dr. We learned how to creatively map our goals with Karen Meister (VCU Grace E. Harris) and ways to support a wonderful organization C2Adopt with Rebecca Ricardo. Thank you Tauri Brown & team for hosting us!

07/02/2025

Help us welcome the new Old Dominion Chapter Board to office.

Marilee Tretina officiated the oath of office at our recent Chapter meeting.

Thank you to the out going board members for helping the chapter excel during the past two years.

06/11/2025

Old Dominion SGMP presented the 2025 Chapter awards at our June meeting.

2025 Awards:
Planner of the Year - Jeremiah Dillon
Supplier of the Year - Jo Slack
Members' Choice Awards - Sandra Brashear & Andrew Marks
President's Award - Chris Bunting
Old Dominion Chapter's Legacy Award - Joyce Fogg.

Congratulations to the award recipients.

05/08/2025

Old Dominion Chapter at the 2025 SGMP NEC Awards Banquet

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Norfolk, VA
23505

Website

http://www.olddominionsgmp.org/

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