Get Hitched, Give Hope

I just wanted to introduce myself.  I’m Michelle Loretta, the “boss lady” for Get Hitched, Give Hope.  We joke that I’m the “boss lady” because we really don’t have a better name for what I do.  While I technically serve as President for the organization, I act as a support for every one of the executives.  My question to them is, “what is it that you need to get your job done?”  My job is to fulfill and/or solve that need.  The magic of Get Hitched, Give Hope is the AMAZING people that make it all happen.  We are all hard-working individuals who volunteer countless hours to support the organization as a whole.  The word “teamwork” is an understatement for what it is that we do.  And, that’s why GHGH works!

Here’s a little peek into the magic of our team…

The Getters of the Goods…
(These are the ladies who get all the awesome goods that end up being auctioned and raffled)

Wendi Hroncich heads up the Procurement Team with Holly-Kate Foss as her badass-sidekick-in-action.  The two of them are on top of all the phonecalls, emails, and meetings with hundreds of donors so that they can send in all sorts of goodies.  The level of detail that they manage and the amount of communication that they have with the donors is unbelievable.  They are sweethearts that put blood, sweat, and tears into GHGH.

The Pretty-up People…
(These are the ladies who make everything pretty… from the GHGH stationery on up  to the decorative details on the night of the event)

Laurel McConnell is our marketing maven.  Our logo, branding, print collateral, and website are completely maintained by her.  (If you thought we had high-techy-designy type of people for that… no way!  It’s all Laurel.)  Not only does she dictate the GHGH image, she also adds her awesome “Laurel Speak” onto everything so that GHGH has a unique voice.

Shannon Lassen is the event visionary of our team.  She determines what will happen on the night of our big event and how it will all look.  She is the one deciding what you will see, hear, taste, feel, and smell on October 29th.  Recently, Kaycee Parker has joined Shannon to help make this vision a reality.  These two ladies are basically responsible for the feast that your senses will partake in this fall at GHGH.

The Talky-Talkers…
(These are the ladies who chat, chat, chat it up… telling the world about all that is awesome about GHGH)

Barbie Hull and Eliza Truitt make up Public and Media Relations.  I’ve hardly met anyone in this industry quite so connected and resourceful as these two.  It’s only a matter of minutes before Oprah and Ellen are on the phone wanting to feature our event.  (I’m certain of this because of how ingenious these two are at making things happen.)  I’m surprised that they haven’t already gotten job offers from leading international PR firms.

Mad Men…
(We happen to be supported by two really cool cats… who do our organizational management and our accounting)

Ryan Barr is all things spreadsheets, contracts, mail, pencily-papery, secretary-type of stuff.  And, Andy Loretta makes sure our checks are deposited and our bills are paid.  Whew – thanks guys!

I feel so fortunate to have the opportunity to work with these AMAZING people for such an AMAZING cause!  And, I can’t wait for you to meet everyone this October 29th and see for yourself the MAGIC behind Get Hitched Give Hope.