ASCENT Meetings & Management is a consulting firm founded in 2003 that provides customized project, administrative and event management services for corporations, small businesses, trade associations and professional organizations.

The mission of ASCENT Meetings & Management is to provide extraordinary service to corporations, small businesses, trade associations and professional organizations who seek to improve or enhance their current projects, administration and meetings. 

About the Owner

Steffani Greenawalt Blackstock has more than 20 years of experience in the association and meeting management profession. 

She began her professional career in 1985 at Martin Fromm & Associates, an association management firm in Kansas City, Missouri. Working with more than nine national and international organizations, Steffani served the MF&A team in several capacities including as assistant to the Director of Government Relations, and as administrative assistant and registration manager in the Meetings & Conventions Department.

In 1990, she moved to Denver, Colorado to join Caruso Group International. As Vice President, Steffani served as an Association Executive to state, national and international organizations and managed numerous meetings, special events and conferences for more than a dozen organizations during her 13-year tenure. 

Steffani founded ASCENT Meetings & Management in 2003 to more fully offer her talent, creativity,  experience and skills. 

Steffani has been an active member of the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) since 1993. She has served on the Board of Directors and as a committee chair for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of PCMA. In 2001, she earned the designation of Certified Meeting Professional from the Convention Industry Council.

Extraordinary Service

The mission of ASCENT Meetings & Management is to provide extraordinary service to corporations, small businesses, trade associations and professional organizations who seek to improve or enhance their current projects, administration and meetings. 

The services we provide include:

• executive management and leadership
• budgeting and financial management
• membership retention and recruitment programs
• non-dues revenue programs
• seminar and continuing education programs
• newsletters and association publications
• web site management and maintenance
• marketing and promotion
• site research and selection
• contract negotiation
• program development
• housing and transportation arrangements
• exhibit and trade show coordination
• special event planning
• advance and onsite registration
• membership administration
• leadership orientation and training

We can provide anything and everything your organization needs to operate successfully – and offer competitive prices to ensure you don’t go broke in the process.  

• Certified Meeting Professionals
• Experienced Association Executives
• Administrative and clerical support
• Exhibition managers and decorators
• Media and public relations specialists
• Strategic planners and facilitators
• Accounting and bookkeeping services
• Catering services
• Hotels and conference centers
• Registration and database specialists
• Graphic designers and printing services
• Web design and management
• Bulk-mail and packaging services
• Promotional products and apparel
• Travel and transportation services
• Technology support professionals
• Business banking and merchant services
• Attorneys
• Professional lobbying firm

We have established relationships with industry professionals and reputable organizations to provide any number of resources and services needed to accomplish your objectives. 

Let ASCENT put its expertise to work for you.

ASCENT Meetings & Management
P.O. Box 632167, Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80163-2167 U.S.A.

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