Curriculum Vitae
Betsy Bondurant, CMM, CTE
President, Bondurant Consulting 
27 Antigua Court, Coronado, CA, 92118
619.701.7709
betsy@bondurantconsulting.com
Profile:
Recognized industry leader in strategic meeting management
Skilled communicator in written, verbal, and presentation modes
Effective change agent in times of transition
Ability to establish and maintain strategic alliances with clients and suppliers
Innovative problem solver makes decisions with confidence
Professional Experience:
Bondurant Consulting, LLC, President, 2007 to present
Strategic Meeting Management: assessment, design and implementation (global and domestic)
Corporate RFP response support
Virtual meeting design
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) integration with Strategic Meeting Management
Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA, Director, meetings and trade shows, 1997 to 2007
Implemented Strategic Meetings management program to manage $140 million annual budget
for meetings and congresses
Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA, Meeting Manager, 1992 to 1997
Hotel sales, Hyatt Hotels, 1988-1992
Corporate and independent restaurant management, 1979-1988
Education:
Bachelor of Science Degree, Hotel Administration, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1988
Career Accomplishments:
2002 Recognized as one of Business Travel News “Best Practitioners”
2004 Recognized as one of Meeting Magazines “25 Most Influential in Meetings Industry”
Professional Qualifications:
1998: Certified Meeting Professional (CMP)
2003: Certified Meeting Manager (CMM)
2009: MPI Accredited Trainer
2010: Certified Travel Expert (CTE)
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Professional Memberships & Affiliations:
1994 to present: Meeting Professionals International (MPI)
1999 to present: Various MPI international committees
2000-03: Starwood Hotels Advisory Board
2002-05: Hilton Hotels Advisory Board
2005-08: Director International Board of Directors, MPI
2006-09: Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau Advisory Board (LA INC)
2009 to present: National Business Travel Association (NBTA)
2009 to present: Member NBTA Groups and Meetings Committee
2010 to present: Member InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) Meeting Advisory Board
2008 to Present Speaking Engagements:
March 2011: CBI Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum, 1) Taking your SMMP to the next level,
2) How Procurement can Support Meeting Management
February 2011: Northern California Chapter of MPI: Creating a business case for SMMP
January 2011: PCMA. SMMP: Data Analysis and Reporting
December 2010: 3rd Life Sciences Meeting Management Forum, West Coast. 1)Technology Trends for
Innovative Approaches to Medical Meetings, 2) Procurement and Contracting for Medical Meetings
October 2010: Southern California Meeting Professionals International Weekend Education Conference:
SMMP Tools of the Trade. Smart Meetings Fam trip presentation: Key Components of Strategic Meetings
Management
August 2010: San Diego Business Travel Association chapter meeting SMMP 101: The Basics
NBTA 2010 convention: SMMP 101: The Basics
July 2010: MPI World Education Conference: 1) SMMP BLUEPRINT: Policy, Virtual Technology, Social
Networking, 2) SMMP: Beyond Principles and Theories
June 2010: Delivered 5 Day MPI Global Certification in Meetings and Business Events program Level II in
Seoul, Korea
Delivered 5 Day MPI Global Certification in Meetings and Business Events program Level II at San Diego
State
March 2010: CBI/Medical Meetings Magazine Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Conference session:
Virtual Meeting Technology Trends that Will Change the Way You Do Business
February 2010: MPI Meet Different Conference: Harness the Power of Strategic Partnerships
MPI Meet Different Conference: CSR and Strategic Meetings Management
Delivered 3 Day Global Certification in Meetings and Business Events Train the Trainer program in
Malaga, Spain
January 2010: Delivered 5 Day MPI Global Certification in Meetings and Business Events Level II at San
Diego State
June 2009: Financial and Insurance Corporate Planners (FICP) Educational Forum: “Data is King” and
“Strategic Meetings Management Working Session” courses
March 2009: MPI Cascadia Chapter: Strategic Meetings Management 101
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August 2008: MPI World Education Conference Session lead: 1) Tool Time, Retooling for a Transformed
2) This isn’t Your Daddy’s Downturn, Insiders Look into the Economic Status of our Industry
3) Meeting Matters in Europe, panelist
2008 to Present Speaking Engagements continued:
May 2008: ACTE Annual Conference 1) Strategic Meeting Management, 2) Detecting Fraud in your
SMMP program
April 2008: MPI European Education Conference Strategic Meeting Management for Pharmaceutical
companies
March 2008: Lead session on SMMP data collection at Center for Business Intelligence 4th Annual
Pharmaceutical Meeting Forum
February 2008: Delivered webinar sponsored by StarCite “Slashing the Fat from Meeting Budgets”
Panelist on global meetings best practices MPI- PEC
2008 to Present Publications:
2008 SMMP Information is Power, Corporate Meetings and Incentives, June
2008-2010 Corporate Meetings and Incentives, authored a series of articles on Strategic Meeting
Management issue
2010 MPI +One contributor Strategic Meetings Management article, August issue
January 2011 Keeping it SiMMPle SMMP newsletter, published bi-weekly
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