OLC’s event management team are corporate and association meeting planning and medical/surgical education specialists, drawing on nearly 50 years of professional experience to handle all of your meeting or event needs. We customize to meet your needs including hybrid meetings with a smaller number of in-person attendees and HD livestreaming to a larger audience who may not be able to travel.
Whether the goal is to produce a laboratory skills training for medical professionals, a corporate offsite or a livestream educational event viewed internally or worldwide, the OLC event management team works with you to create and facilitate an ideal learning and meeting environment.
Your concierge event management team works with you throughout the event planning process to understand preferences and specific requirements as the event or training takes shape. With ongoing communication and collaboration from the initial scheduling to the final follow-up, our event management team ensures every aspect of the planning, timing and execution of your event at the OLC Education & Conference Center meets the highest standards and delivers a successful outcome.
Please also see more about the OLC’s preparedness and 2024 GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation – our commitment to keeping both attendees and staff safe.
As CEO of the OLC Education & Conference Center, Lisé manages and oversees day-to-day operations. She has worked in the meetings and event industry for more than 20 years, with extensive experience in event planning and education management, including serving as the global event strategist for the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM), senior vice president of event services at SmithBucklin, and working at AT Kearney and the Chicago Convention Bureau.
With over 15 years in the events industry, Josh brings a wealth of AV experience to the OLC as. Josh doesn’t just manage the technical aspects of client events – he elevates them. Through his innovative approach he architects immersive learning experiences with cutting-edge technology. Josh was most recently at the Q Center in St. Charles, IL and for the past nine years, has worked with the OLC as an independent contractor. Beyond the control room, Josh thrives on an active family life with his wife Erin, their energetic kids, and their two dogs. They cherish the outdoors, sports, and getaways to Georgia and South Carolina.
Ellen began her career in the healthcare industry, working in sales support, bio-skills events and planning meetings. A former client who hosted medical education events at the OLC for over 15 years, Ellen joined when the opportunity arose to direct lab events and manage the lab team. She enjoys working with clients to address the ever-changing needs of medical education and meetings. Ellen also recently completed a Healthcare Meeting Compliance Certification program so that she help ensure our clients are aware of and remain in compliance with the latest healthcare meeting compliance regulations throughout the event planning process. Ellen spends her time outside of the lab working on her micro-farm and making home-grown salsa and garlic powder.
As part of the OLC’s team, Brynn is responsible for assisting our clients in the planning and execution of the labs themselves and all lab equipment needs. She has a Bachelor of Science-Kinesiology from Northern Illinois University, and before joining our team, she was a Personal Care Assistant for the State of Illinois, Department of Human Services. Brynn enjoys working with our clients to make all of their experiences here be exceptional. She enjoys cooking and spending time with her dog – a Rottweiler-Beagle mix that she rescued – when she isn’t in her Pilates class.
Kathy knows the importance of strategic pre-planning to deliver a meeting beyond expectations, having served as a medical meeting planner before joining the OLC. She uses her experience to find the best ideas and solutions to achieve the desired goals on-budget and on-schedule. Kathy’s love of everything outdoors has taken her to 29 of the U.S. national parks – exactly half-way to her goal of visiting all 58.
Working behind the scenes at the OLC for the last four years, Josh ensures all meeting and event orders are followed to a “T” – determining the best set-up and timeline, managing the execution, and directing final tear-down and clean-up. Josh’s extensive background includes mortuary science experience and is a published author who collects and restores old video games.
Diana, OLC’s new linguistic virtuoso, brings a wealth of talent to her role, responsible for assisting our clients in the preplanning and execution of their bio-skills labs and all lab equipment need. This UC Berkeley Integrative Biology graduate, fluent in four languages, bridges her Oaxacan heritage and Bay Area upbringing with her passion for science. Diana’s diverse experience—from Spanish interpretation to soil carbon research and tracking West Nile Virus trends—uniquely positions her for OLC’s cutting-edge work. With a keen focus on HIV studies and infectious disease research, she’s poised to make significant contributions while embracing Chicago’s vibrant culture.