The Team

Terri Sue Wensinger, President

Terri Sue draws on her broad experience with all forms of motivational, strategic and marketing communications throughout the world to best serve her clients and their businesses. Her client references include IBM, Jones Lang LaSalle, Campbell Foods, Coors Brewing, The Staubach Companies, Sherwin Williams, The American Chemical Society, Lotus Software, Young Presidents Organization, Prudential, New Holland Tractors, M&M Mars, Quaker State, Suzuki, Symantec, UnumProvident, Case International Harvester and JCPenney. Terri Sue’s involvement with these accounts has resulted in hundreds of successful events.

What special skills make Terri Sue unique? She is a licensed attorney with negotiation and analytical skills. This benefits her clients in contracting with venues, talent and labor as well as preventing surprises on site. Terri Sue brings each project the patience, care, nurturing and understanding of a mother of three. Her 20 years experience and contacts provide the unique ability to assemble just the right production, logistics and creative team for each event. Experience, education, understanding and commitment are just a few of the qualities that make Terri Sue a one of a kind asset to her clients.

Jerry Pagliari, Partner, Executive Producer

When experience really matters, Jerry Pagliari is the right person for the job.

Jerry began his career as a production assistant and worked his way up the ranks from Coordinator to Producer to Executive Producer. He has is a proven performer comfortable dealing with demanding clients, difficult schedules and tough venues. Jerry is calm, organized, fiscally responsible and wonderful with executives, crews and talent. He has an innate understanding of what it takes to make an event successful. Jerry has produced world class projects for IBM, Deloitte, Chrysler, Mercedes, Ford, Merck and a plethora of other Fortune 500 companies.

Dain Dunston, Executive Creative & Content Director

For the past 20 years, Dain has provided communication strategy for some of America’s most respected companies. Working in a variety of media, from meetings of every size, executive speech writing and coaching to writing and directing videos, Dain’s knowledge of business and organizational dynamics and engagement make him a valued partner in getting your message out. Dain has worked with executives from BMW, Mazda, Coca-Cola, Quaker State, IBM, Sherwin Williams, The Staubach Companies, MetLife, Brinker International, British Airways, Johnson & Johnson, Blockbuster, Office Depot, Pier 1, Rite Aid, Cellular One, Dell, Ericsson, Verizon, Symantec, Comp USA, Chief Auto Parts, and Nortel among many others.

Dain works with clients to identify specific challenges and needs and then to develop effective communication solutions for meeting those needs, including message & content management, skills training for speakers on a one-on-one or group basis, and writing & directing services for a broad range of media.

Amber Jenkins, Producer

Your project needs someone who can coordinate the hundreds of details which must come together for your event. That person is Amber Jenkins. Amber is organized, efficient and detail oriented. She has an excellent creative and aesthetic eye and is a pleasure to work with.

Her clients include IBM, Lotus Software, Sherwin Williams, Parkland Health & Hospital System, the National Basketball Association, Uplift Education and the Dallas Women’s Foundation. Amber works as both event and video producer and is anxious to tackle the myriad of challenges your team faces. Her strengths include social media integration, video production, creative research, negotiating, booking talent and guest speakers, as well as logistics management. Amber is skilled at budget management, on-site coordination, pre and post event production, negotiating vendor agreements and overseeing operational issues. Her gift is the ability to bring projects in on time, on budget and exceed client expectations.

Lorri Lilly, Logistics Producer

Lorri’s skills in corporate event management come from 14 years in the corporate travel and destination management fields. Her experience includes 5 years as the general manager of a corporate travel agency and 10 years as an event planner.

Lorri has extensive experience in all aspects of planning, negotiating and implementation of business meetings, trade shows and special corporate and public events. Her expertise has afforded her such clients as IBM, Pizza Hut, Brinker International, the Staubach Companies, Jones Lang LaSalle, SC Johnson, Merrill Lynch, McAfee, The Associates, UnumProvident and Colonial Life & Accident.

Venue research, hotel negotiations, travel, registration, rooming, off sites, food and beverage, décor, amenities, signage and recreation are Lorri’s terrain and she excels at all.

Jennifer Knapp, Director of Key Accounts

Jennifer brings a history of leadership and client relationships to her role as Director of Key Accounts. As a production coordinator, she has worked with IBM, Lotus, and the Staubach Companies. Outside the world of corporate events, Jennifer has most recently been the President of Precision Systems, Inc., a manufacturing company. In this capacity, she refined employee management and reward systems, developed innovative marketing programs, oversaw tight production schedules, negotiated marketing, distribution and real estate deals, and managed the financial aspects of planning, budgeting and measuring return on investment. Through Jennifer’s experience as a management consultant to a variety of industries, as well as a sales engineer for HP, she has honed her skills of client responsiveness and interpersonal communications, developing a track record of client loyalty. Jennifer brings a degree in engineering from Cornell and an MBA from Harvard to the table that manifests itself in a pragmatic approach to problem solving.

Alissa Walters, VP of Business Development

Based in our Southern California office, Alissa Walters manages Snap!’s pharmaceutical meetings and has become an expert in the burgeoning gourmet food truck event business. Her legal background proves her to be a rare force in the event planning process. An active member of the California State Bar Association, Alissa brings a legal edge that gives her unique insight into the complex regulations and standards that surround today’s pharmaceutical industry and ever-changing foo truck laws. Alissa also brings years of marketing, creative development as well as artist and film soundtrack advising to Snap! from her tenure at Miramax Films. Whether planning a corporate meeting or a community festival, Alissa is apt to dissect details while keeping a clear focus of the original perspective. She is well-versed and hands-on when it comes to the technologies that make today’s events successful, fresh and cutting edge. Alissa is enterprising, diligent and finds satisfaction in over-delivering.

Denise Cannon, Producer, Project & Program Director

With a passion for bringing brands to life, Denise has 15 years experience developing and activating marketing programs, conferences and special events for top technology, automotive, financial services and consumer brands.

Denise has produced large conferences, general sessions, video/print campaigns, consumer launches, and public spectacle for a wide range of clients which include; Hyundai, Intel, Visa International, Merrill Lynch, Swatch, Nokia, Nike, Mazda and Motorola.

Denise is a stickler for details with a big picture view. She is part journalist, part problem solver and all heart.

Roberta Cohen, Creative Director/Strategist

Roberta is an award winning hyphenate: creative director – writer – corporate communications specialist – audience engagement expert – speech coach – brand architect.

To each project she brings a delightful combination of experience, humor, successful track record, and intelligence.

Roberta creates and connects the dots to ensure that each element of every project is aligned, consistent and completely integrated. Her specialty is developing strategic creative initiatives and creating powerful, distinctive experiences by building exposure, recognition and retention. From intimate executive roundtables to large consumer and corporate events, Roberta makes events resonate.

Her award winning work has been honored as “Best Event Marketing Campaign” by PROMO magazine, “Best Creative Solution” by the International Special Events Society (ISES) and Editors’ Choice of “20 Things That Rocked Our World” by Grassroots Motorsports magazine. Roberta has also received a Telly Award, a Summit Creative Award, and the prestigious Pinnacle Award.

Her motto: Think like a client and act like an agency.

Amber Quisenberry, Logistics Producer

Over the past 10 years, Amber has gained extensive experience in all aspects of event planning, negotiating and implementation. Her strength is in the details. Venue research, hotel negotiations, transportation, registration, rooming, food and beverage, décor, amenities, signage and recreation are Amber’s terrain and she excels at all. Hands on experience working for and in some of the largest hotels and convention centers in the United States has given Amber the opportunity to impress countless Fortune 500 clients on exclusive events both grand and intimate in scale. Her happy clients include IBM, Jones Lang LaSalle, The Dallas Women’s Foundation, W Hotels, Uplift Education, Parkland Hospital, MGM Entertainment Group, and many more.

Susie Vessio, Graphic Media Specialis

Susie is a graphics “guru” who brings meetings, events and interactive marketing tools to life visually.

She specializes in creating media for giant conferences with multiple media surfaces. For these events Susie often works in wide screen formats, which act as both speaker support and environmental set design.

For our overall event support and marketing projects, Susie designs and creates interactive kiosks, web applications, booklets/agendas, signage, name badges and employee premiums.

Susie designs with versatility. She understands when graphic support needs to translate to an audience of one or a crowd of 50,000.

Susie is fluent in Spanish and is proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXpress, Powerpoint, Keynote, Watchout, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel.

Hayley Martin, Project Coordinator

Hayley Martin came to Snap! by way of the Texas Film Commission and The University of Texas at Austin. She earned her degree in Radio, Television and Film and served as a distinguished Governor’s Fellow with the Film Commission.

Her motto “Ready...Set...Action” serves the Snap! team well. Hayley is enthusiastic, smart and all about diving in to support our team and clients. She brings a fresh, youthful perspective to our creative process and is responsible for researching and managing the millions of miniscule details that make Snap! hum.