Experience
The events Jeanne has led, from Boss Collective’s own client work to her career at AIA, Blavity, and George P. Johnson.
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Boss Collective Engagement
Haitian Ladies Weekend 2026
Haitian Ladies Network brought in Boss Collective for its October 2026 weekend, which welcomed 600 attendees. Jeanne led crowd flow strategy and on-site production, planning how guests would move through the event before doors opened. It was the first delivery of the Boss Collective Crowd Flow Framework. On site, she led operations and a team of producers.
Career experience, American Institute of Architects
AIA Conference on Architecture 2018, New York City
As Senior Director of Conference Strategy, Jeanne led AIA’s global annual conference, which brought 26,000+ attendees from 90+ countries to New York City. She sourced and managed high-profile talent for AIA conferences, including Barack Obama, Ryan Coogler, Venus Williams, and José Andrés, and managed Michelle Obama’s appearance. Over her eight years at AIA, she overhauled the continuing education program, raising education satisfaction and speaker ratings by 30%. The attendee programs she launched grew emerging professional attendance by 25%.
Career experience, American Institute of Architects
AIA Virtual Conference 2020
When in-person events stopped in 2020, Jeanne led AIA’s first-ever virtual conference. She built it in 8 weeks, with one subject matter expert and a production vendor. The conference reached 2,000+ attendees. Short timeline, small team, and no room for error.
Career experience, Blavity
AfroTech and Blavity Fest
As VP of Live Events at Blavity from 2022 to 2024, Jeanne led AfroTech, an 18,000+ attendee conference, and delivered sponsor activations for 150+ companies with a 65% renewal rate. She led the citywide RFP process and site selection when AfroTech moved from Austin to Houston. In 2024, she led production of the first Blavity Fest, a 2,000-attendee music festival in Nashville. She owned the live events P&L and led a team of 12 to 16 through three direct reports.
Career experience, George P. Johnson
Major tech conferences, produced with George P. Johnson
As a Senior Producer with George P. Johnson, Jeanne has produced events for GPJ’s clients, including Workday Rising, Snowflake Summit, Splunk GovSummit, and Sage. Workday Rising and Snowflake Summit each draw 25,000 attendees, and at Snowflake Summit she produced the press program. At Splunk GovSummit in Washington, DC, she served as Senior Producer and Program Lead.