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19813 23rd dr. se
bothell, wa 98012

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425.286.0060

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425.486.9951


Diane Gaddis [principal]

Ingrid Berendt [senior project manager]

Amy Buzzell [senior project manager]

Lindsey Brisimitzis [project manager]

Juliet Hossman [project manager]

Christine Haddock [controller]

Rudy Gaddis [chief company canine & morale officer]
canine direct reports.

Max Buzzell
Elvis Gaddis
Xander Gaddis
Desi Haddock
Dmitri Kissov




Diane Gaddis [principal]

Since forming her event and marketing company six years ago, Diane Gaddis has managed program logistics for numerous clients in the hi-tech industry. While Diane runs this company on a daily basis, she remains hands-on to work with her team to provide the dynamic team impact and in the end, the stellar customer experience. She brings a broad background of operations management and private events coordination from her extensive history in event planning and restaurant management. She offers her clients the best fit event solution to include the full spectrum of project management from agenda formation, strategic marketing guidance to overseeing every step of an event from concept to execution .Together with her team, she works to embrace the company’s diverse skills, eclectic style and innovative management.

Outside of Gaddis Events: Diane reaps the benefits of being married to a talented chef, Kelly Gaddis. Diane and Kelly have a beautiful daughter, Ava and three very spoiled dogs, Rudy, Xander and Elvis Gaddis.

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Ingrid Berendt [senior project manager]

Ingrid joined the Gaddis Events team in March 2002 and brought with her an array of skills. Currently, Ingrid’s role as project manager enables her to apply these abilities across a variety of assignments. Her responsibilities have included facilitating Web sites, managing high-profile budgets, acting as the central contact for national and international projects and providing onsite support for events -- often juggling many activities concurrently.

Having worked in high-tech environments, Ingrid has developed a strong technical aptitude and enjoys the challenge of learning something new. For five years, Ingrid worked at Humongous Entertainment, a Seattle-area software publisher. She started as a game tester and quickly moved through the ranks to become producer for the company’s international game catalog. Conversely, Ingrid is not hindered by creative assignments. She has worked as a writer and editor for a variety of content; from technical documents to marketing materials to original stories for kids.

Though Gaddis Events keeps her busy, Ingrid is not all about work. Her love of movies influenced her studies at the University of California, where she earned two bachelor’s degrees: one in film studies and the other in history. Ingrid is fluent in German and loves to travel, especially road tripping around the U.S. Her free time is spent watching movies, mixing with friends and going to baseball games.

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Amy Buzzell [senior project manager]

With 10 years experience in the event industry, Amy is committed to providing the optimal solutions to make each event she oversees a success. Her attention to details and ability to solve problems creatively is evident in every project she is involved with and recognized by her clients as well.

Amy has managed all aspects of national and international events to include executive conferences, road shows, the med evening events and trade shows. Her roles vary in each of these events, but her experience spans from event logistics to speaker management, registration collaboration, budget management, vendor coordination and project management.

Born and raised in the Seattle area, Amy is proud to have graduated from Washington State University and is actively involved in the alumni association. GO COUGS! She also loves walking her boxer Max, skiing, cooking and playing softball on an intramural team.

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Lindsey Brisimitzis [project manager]

Working in the event industry for over 11 years, Lindsey continues to strive for excellence in all her projects. She is a highly-motivated and dedicated professional with a broad background all ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction. She has extensive knowledge and experience with all aspects of event management in tradeshows, luxury incentive trips, large conferences and road shows. Lindsey is an extremely creative individual and that creativity is reflected in her events. After two seasons planning corporate events for the Oakland Athletics, she transitioned her event management skills to the technology sector. Prior to joining Gaddis Events, Lindsey managed events at CommerceOne and PeopleSoft in California. After moving to Seattle five years ago, Lindsey was hired to manage the event and tradeshow program for F5 Networks. During her tenure at F5, Lindsey increased F5’s participation in tradeshows such as RSA, Storage Networking World and Interop.

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Juliet Hossman [project manager]

Juliet joined Gaddis Events after six years as an Event Manager with Compass Group at Microsoft. In this position, Juliet helped to coordinate high profile corporate meetings and special events for Microsoft, including Bill Gate’s final Town Hall. She comes to Gaddis with a willingness to take on challenges and execute them with tact and finesse, as well as strong organizational and communication skills. Juliet strives to uphold the high standards expected in the day to day service and planning of meetings and events.

Born and raised in Redmond, Washington, Juliet attended the University of Washington where she received a degree in Communications. She loves the Pacific Northwest and all the activities and sights it has to offer. In her free time, she enjoys watching the Seahawks, cooking, traveling and spending time with friends and family.

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