Teri Galvez President of Paradigm Event Management was introduced to Washington DC in 1983 as a Fall intern with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Upon graduation she moved to Sacramento and began her career as the Scheduling Coordinator for the California Republican Party, responsible for securing and placing speakers at the various political events held throughout the state. She also handled advance work for special events and conferences. In 1985 after attending the second Inaugural of President Reagan, she decided to remain in Washington DC where she initiated a career in the hospitality industry. Her market specialization was the Diplomatic and the Entertainment market. Ms. Galvez created a special niche for herself by knowing the players, cultivating relationships, and earning the trust of her clients in the recording industry, motion picture studios, and tour managers. She has handled everyone from Madonna, Guns N Roses, to Placido Domingo, and The Grateful Dead. She was a Sales Manager at the “famous” Watergate Hotel for over six years responsible for expanding international Markets and the entertainment industry. In addition to handling on-site logistics for the NAFTA negotiations she assisted with numerous visits by Heads of State including South Africa, Croatia, Austria, Indonesia, and Honduras. Other dignitaries included the King and Queen of Sweden, The Palestinian Peace Delegation, and various motion picture film shoots; Forrest Gump, In the Line of Fire, and Absolute Power. Through regular sales visits to Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil she has established business and political contacts throughout Latin America. In October of 1996 she launched her new Marketing, Special Events and Conference Planning Company, Paradigm Event Management. Among her clients are Fortune 500 Companies, Non-profits, and National Associations. She is married and has two very pampered Yorkies, “Xuxa”, who has her fair share of domestic and international “frequent flyer” points and “Zsa Zsa” a recent addition, who is quickly catching up. Teri serves on the Advisory Board of the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, is Vice Chair of the District of Columbia Republican Party and served as a delegate to the 2004 Republican Convention. Teri is also Executive Director of Miss District of Columbia Scholarship Organization, a preliminary to Miss America.

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