Canvas Meetings & Incentives in January announced the promotions of Christian Pardo to vice president of operations and Kelly Gallagher to vice president of marketing. Both have worked at the company for about five years. Canvas is 100 percent owned and operated by women.

Christian Pardo

Kelly Gallagher

“Meetings are a complex, time-consuming orchestration of budgeting, planning, negotiation and attention to detail. Done well, a meeting or event has the power to improve your image and live on in each attendee’s mind for years to come! Canvas makes life easier by offering the following services and allowing you to focus on the more important task of successfully running your business,” reads both women’s LinkedIn descriptions of what they do.

Previously, Pardo worked as a senior manager, event operations for PEI – Alternative Insight, as well as as an event associate for America Achieves. Gallagher worked as a director of sales for Site Search & Select, Inc., as a sales manager for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, and a sales manager for The Westin Philadelphia.

Both women are members of Women Leading Travel & Hospitality. Check out their interview on the future of events post-COVID here.