Name: Carrie Richards Title: Managing Director, Event Management Company: Nickerson PR Location: 1000 Winter Street, Waltham, MA Place of Birth and Year: Concord, MA; 1975 Family: Married with one son College: Appalachian State University, BS; Le Cordon Bleu, Portland, OR First Job Unrelated to your current field: Health Educator First Job in current field: Olympic Fairmont Hotel, Seattle, WA What Your Firm Does Now and It's Plans for the Future: Managing director of the events department/responsible for the expansion of this department. Addition of the hospitality division; satellite offices domestic and internationally. Hobbies: Cooking, running and travel Favorite Novel: "The Alchemist" Paulo Coelho Favorite Film: "Sound of Music" Keys to Success: Integrity, timeliness and humility Person(s) You Most Admire (outside of family): Hillary Clinton, Julia Child, If You Had To Choose a Different Profession, What Would It Be: Cooking/Travel Coordinator