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Meet our volunteer of the month Dionne Carrizales. The board would like to recognize Dionne for developing, presenting, and implementing a cost effective and popular name badging methodology for our first in person meeting in over two years.

Her badges were so well done that many members elected to take their badges home with them as a keepsake. Dionne utilized her expertise in hospitality to save the chapter thousands of precious dollars in expenses in a timely, swift, and very effective solution to badge and recognize chapter members,  guests, and officers during the May 2022 dinner meeting.

See below for more information about our innovative and dynamic chapter officer Dionne Carrizales’s background:

• Graduated at UNT in 2012 Bachelors of Science, Hospitality & Business Management
• Started her Hospitality journey with major hotels (WinStar, IHG – InterContinental, Marriot – Le Meridien,  Omni – Frisco)

• Previously joined NACE (National Association of Catering and Events) in May 2015. Dionne was in the Membership committee as  she high enjoys meeting new people and connected them with other contacts at the event

• She was furloughed in March 2020 at Omni. Then she started looking into a new career path and fell in love with Project Manager as Dionne was one all along and did not realize it. She caught/have the PM Fever!
• While she was searching for a job Ms. Carrizales was actively volunteering with Meals on Wheels, Plano Library and  donated blood when possible.
• She joined PMI Dallas in December 2020 and started to virtual network with different programs such as Brand and Land, Toastmasters, helped organize 2021 Volunteer of the Year. Now she is involved with the Membership Committee.

• When she is not working or volunteering, she is running, hanging from a tree on her hammock, enjoying hot yoga and hiking