About Us

Management Team

MMPI is one of the largest trade show producers in the world. Our large and competent staff of 540 people is fully capable of all aspects of trade show management.

• We produce some of the largest consumer shows in North America, including the One of a Kind^® Show and Sale in Chicago and Toronto.
• We own and produce the Architectural Digest Home Design Show, which is produced at the Piers. 
• We own Art Chicago™, which for 15 years has been one of the leading international contemporary art expos in the world.
• We host The Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair™, which is regarded as the best show of its kind.

Additionally, we run more than 300 special events a year, each of which mimics the many complex facets of trade show production on a smaller scale.  All these shows and events bring buyers and sellers together.

We have full-time employees dedicated to all aspects of show management, including construction, renovation, general management, operations, sales and leasing, marketing and promotion, and labor management.

Chris Kennedy
President,
MMPI

Marketing and Sales Jennifer Woolford Senior Vice President Lisa Simonian Vice President of Marketing Susanna Kohly Sales Manager Julia Judlo Marketing Manager Aida Sarvan Consumer & Trade Show Relations Specialist Operations Myron Maurer Senior Vice President Lloyd Davidson Vice President, General Manager Dave Foley Director of Operations/Assistant Property Manager Jeff Tigchelaar Assistant Property Manager Events Nancy DeBiasi Director of Meeting Planning Information MMPI 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 470 Chicago, IL 60654 312.527.4141

Communications Craig Dooley Senior Vice President, Marketing Communications Maura Bruton Director, Public Relations David Drury Managing Director, Marketing Communications Angela D’Antonio Vice President, Creative Services Karla Carey Director, Community Affairs Registration/Travel Kari O’Shea Director of Group and Corporate Travel Wendy Confrey Director of Registration