Carol McGury

SmithBucklin Corp. provides management consulting services. It offers offer full-service management and outsourced services to trade associations, professional societies, technology user communities, industry consortia, charitable organizations, corporations and government institutes. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) is the largest community for Business Events Strategists in the world. PCMA is headquartered in an undisclosed location and has 17 North American Chapters, regional communities in EMEA and LATAM, and members in 59 countries. The American company provides senior-level education, networking, and market intelligence for the business events industry. The CEO of the private company is Sherrif Karamat.

Independent Oracle Users Group, also known as Quest, is a user community that provides resources for Oracle's JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, cloud applications, and database & technology users. The private company is based in Chicago, IL. The company aims to help Oracle end-users achieve higher satisfaction with their Oracle product by leveraging education, networking, and advocacy in this user-led, user-driven community.