Rick is the Director of Meetings and
Special Events for the National Gay &
Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC). Rick has
over 15 years experience in the meetings,
marketing and media industry. Prior
to joining the NGLCC in February of
2007, Rick worked as the Senior Event Planner
at the national headquarters of USA
TODAY. From 1999 to 2007 Rick
managed the National Circulation department's
presence at over 200 annual trade shows,
coordinated collateral development and
production, managed the national hotel label
program and planned unique client events. Rick
worked closely with the leaders in the travel,
retail and education industries by providing
them with exceptional client service and unique
ways to utilize the newspaper to grow customer
satisfaction and increase learning standards in
the classroom. Prior to his 7 years at
USA
TODAY, Rick worked as the Senior Account
Manager at the advertising firm of Abramson
Erlich Manes. During Rick's three year tenure
with the firm's entertainment division,
he managed movie studio clients such as
20th Century FOX, MGM, Trimark,
Lions Gate and Strand Releasing. Gaining
exposure to successful studio campaigns,
Rick honed his event and marketing
management skills by handling premier
screenings, press jtours, celebrity
appearances, television, radio & print
campaigns, and innovative promotional
partnerships with local business
outlets.
Growing up in
Indiana,
Pennsylvania,
Rick completed his Bachelor of Arts degree from
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) in
Communications Media in 1991. His career
began by his participation in an internship
program the previous year, at the Washington, DC based FOX
television station, WTTG Channel 5. Rick
moved to Washington, DC
permanently the following year to work full
time at WTTG starting at an entry level
position as a Broadcast Screener. Before
leaving WTTG for Abramson Erlilch Manes, he
worked his way up the corporate ladder for 6
years by accepting positions in the Traffic
department as the Log Editor and then as the
Coordinator of the Promotions department, where
he got his first taste of marketing and event
planning projects.
Ricks' leisure time is spent traveling with
friends, dining out, going to the movies and
enjoying the outdoors. He is fortunate to
have his 2 sisters and 6 nieces and nephews
living in the area, whom he thoroughly
enjoys spending time with. He is currently a
member of MPI.
Rick is Director of Meetings and Special
Events.
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You can email Rick at rfowler@nglcc.org
