Giving back and community involvement are top motivators for many industry professionals.
Highlighting how our members make an impact, we head to Southern California where Opus Agency’s Senior Event Producer and SITE SoCal’s VP of Charities Colleen Connor shares the importance of charitable initiatives in the incentive travel industry.
Discover how connecting with local communities enhances both chapter engagement and global incentive programs.
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Q: How did you start your career in incentive travel?
A: I started my incentive travel career in 2007 as a corporate planner. This position provided me the pleasure of planning incentives trips for my clients.
Q: How did you become involved with SITE SoCal?
A: The SITE community is so strong. Other members invited me to events, which piqued my interest and gave me a passion to be engaged in the industry more and join the board.
Q: As the VP of Charities for SITE SoCal, can you share the purpose of this role and share some tips for other chapters who may be interested in adding this position to their chapter board?
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Partnering with local charities that our members support, are involved with, and are passionate about allows our members to be more engaged and supportive of the overall chapter and charities.
Our industry has a natural need to “give back” as we are all so fortunate to do what we do, seeing our members engaged and excited about giving back is so rewarding.
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