New Orleans
Wedding & Events Team
I am the Director of Sales and Event Manager at The Cannery. Getting to know my clients on a personal level and creating a relationship that is beyond that of just their event is the best part. I also love that feeling of accomplishment after completing a successful event.
I was born and raised into this crazy business. My father was in the catering industry and his love for seeing his clients happy motivated me to do the same. Sharing my knowledge of the business and motivating them to express their creativity is such a bonus for me.
I attended Mount Carmel Academy and Louisiana State University. I’ve been in the business for 17 years; I pride myself on reading people and knowing what questions to ask. Outside of The Cannery and Toulouse Gourmet Catering I really just love to spend time with my family and friends enjoying all that this unique city has to offer. My favorite things are the beach and tennis whenever I have spare time!
I am the Marketing Coordinator for Pel Hughes Companies, which includes The Cannery. My favorite part of my job is that it is never redundant. Every single day I get to deal with different people with different ideas or problems that I get to help solve.Also, getting to see the brides after their weddings is great!
Getting to meet them before and seeing their excitement is great, but after it’s all come to fruition it’s so nice to see them and see how thankful they are.
I have my BSBA in Marketing from The University of Southern Mississippi. I was first drawn to marketing by my mom who has worked in broadcast television for years (I won’t say how many because she’ll kill me). I come to The Cannery with national media buying experience as well as years in the marketing and advertising world – both as a buyer and a vendor.
Outside of work I love to spend sunny days at the park with my Chihuahua, traveling, doing yoga, and seeing live music.
I am the owner of Pel Hughes Companies, one of which is The Cannery. My favorite part about being in the event planning industry is watching peoples dreams come to life.
People walk in our venue and see a blank canvas and even if I can’t always envision their dream, our team sees it and makes it happen! We got into this industry in 2006 when we decided – with Kellie – to open Toulouse Gourmet Catering.
The catering business proved to be very successful, so we opened The Cannery in 2013 and started using a van leasing company like Intelligent Van Leasing to easily transport all of our equipment. In my spare time I like to play tennis, attend plays and most importantly spend time with my husband Vic and our 6 grandchildren.
