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For more than 20 years, Cindy Thompson has been producing events in Portland, Oregon. From the initial planning stages to the execution, every event Cindy produces is developed with its own unique style, driven by the client's marketing goals and intentions.

Cindy started her career in broadcast promotion in the early 1980's at King Broadcasting's extremely successful KGW Radio, where she produced the city's largest celebration, Neighborfair, for several years.

In 1987, Cindy left KGW Radio and formed one of the city's first special events marketing firms. Since that time, she has worked with a variety of corporate clients, civic and non-profit organizations to create innovative and successful events.

When not creating events, Cindy enjoys time with her husband and two boys, and loves to get on her drum kit whenever possible to play some rock and roll.

 

A graduate from Seattle University’s Albers School of Business and Economics, Katie joined the Cindy Thompson Event Productions team in June 2007. She has assisted in the production of nearly 200 events of varying scale. During the summer of 2008, Katie coordinated the production of the Portland Declare Yourself Declaration of
Independence Tour Stop. She produced the opening ceremonies for the event, bringing together sixteen local celebrities and business leaders for a live reading of the Declaration of Independence.

Her attention to detail and organizational efficiency make her an asset to CTEP as an Event Coordinator. She plans and implements all aspects of each event, organizing vendors and collaborating with the team to produce an outstanding final product. She has worked closely with clients such as Cricket Wireless, the Port of Portland, Northwest Airlines, TriMet, Tektronix, and Voicebox Karaoke, among others.

At the end of September 2008 Katie had the opportunity to work for and travel with the Obama campaign as part of the National Advance Staff. She took a six-week sabbatical from the events world to assist with hotel arrangements for the candidate through Election Day, utilizing her ability to manage details and logistics, as well as multitask efficiently.

 
   
 

Collaborative partners
Cindy Thompson, Owner & Event Producer
Katie Lesseg, Event Coordinator
Bob Gandolfi, producer
April Severson, producer