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MTA Workshop: 2023 Awards

At Miller Tanner Associates’ (MTA) 2024 Annual Global Workshop we recognize the distinguished associates who have gone above and beyond for our customers and each other during 2023.  We celebrate the team with these five awards that are presented at our Global Workshop awards event: 

  1. MTA Gift of Service Award
  2. MTA Saver Award
  3. MTA Theme of the Year Award
  4. MTA Story of the Year Award
  5. MTA Marnie Award

“PARTNERSHIP” MTA THEME OF THE YEAR AWARDS: Lauren Stagner and Johnny Leake

Pictured left to right: Global Experience Designer – Events Lauren Stagner; CEO Marnie Miller Battistini; and Global Experience Manager – Production Johnny Leake. Each winner receives a select Waterford Crystal piece, a personal token of appreciation from Marnie Battistini.

Each year MTA creates a theme for the year.  We believe that a theme sets the tone, provides the direction, and allows the team to focus on a central theme for one calendar year.  

Congratulations to Global Experience Designer Lauren Stagner and Global Experience Manager – Production Johnny Leake winners of MTA’s 2023 theme of the year – “Partnership”.

Lauren was recognized for her pivotal role in providing continuity between planning and on-site experience for a complex global event. Johnny was recognized for his flawless production delivery for this large-scale event and expert management of the breakout setups and speakers’ requests.

“This story is one of overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds all while exemplifying every single MTA core value and showing more of the world just how powerful the MTA magic can be,” shared Director, Global Experiences Christina Serra who nominated Lauren and Johnny for this award.

“By partnering together, Lauren and Johnny combined their skills to create an exceptional event that was lauded by MTA’s customers and co-workers alike,” praised MTA CEO Marnie Miller Battistini.  


MTA SAVER AWARDS: Melanie Riddick and Jon Shipman  

Saver award
Pictured left to right: Director of Accounting Operations Melanie Riddick, CEO Marnie Miller Battistini, and Senior Software Engineer Jon Shipman

The MTA 2023 Saver Award recognizes the MTA team members for their exceptional ability to save time, effort, and resources for our customers and the MTA team.

Congratulations to Director of Accounting Operations Melanie Riddick and Senior Software Engineer Jon Shipman!

Jon and Melanie were recognized for their work in improving efficiency and productivity.  Melanie outlined an expense reimbursement challenge and Jon led the MTA Software Development Team in designing and implementing the technology solution. 

At the awards show, MTA’s CEO Marnie Miller Battistini shared the story that resulted in improving the finance dashboard within MTA’s proprietary system, Event Planner in Control (EPIC). 

Melanie’s team had outlined the expense reimbursement challenge and they were patiently waiting for the solution that Jon and his team resolved. “I was very impressed with how they worked together to create a solution that will save reimbursement processing time,” shared CEO Marnie Miller Battistini. “They worked to improve the communication flow, to better visualize the expenses, and developed automation making their jobs much easier. Bravo!”


MTA GIFT OF SERVICE AWARD: Logan White, Diana Reed, Kristin Puryear, and Heather Cheng

Pictured left to right: Manager, Customer Success Logan White; Director, Key Accounts and Customer Success Diana Reed;
CEO Marnie Miller Battistini; Director, Global Experiences Kristin Puryear; and Senior Director, Business Experiences Heather Cheng

The Gift of Service Award recognizes associates who exemplify MTA’s core values by providing exceptional service to both customers and their fellow team members. We are pleased to announce the 2023 award recipients are:

Manager, Customer Success Logan White; Director, Key Accounts and Customer Success Diana Reed; Director, Global Experiences Kristin Puryear; and Senior Director, Business Experiences Heather Cheng.

In response to challenges faced in managing timelines effectively, these team members worked to develop an innovative new tool to bridge the gap for crucial milestones, providing clarity, efficiency, and improved decision-making in the event planning process. This gift of service to our customers made a significant impact over the past year.

“With the implementation of this tool, MTA is poised to overcome longstanding challenges, streamline workflows, and achieve greater success in managing events effectively. This innovative solution exemplifies the power of collaboration and innovation in solving complex business challenges,” shared Senior Director, Customer Experiences Conor Barry, who nominated this team for this award.

“Logan, Diana, Kristin, and Heather looked at a challenge and using their collective strengths collaborated on developing a new MTA tool that made a substantial difference in managing event timelines,” shared MTA CEO Marnie Miller Battistini. “Their work not only positively impacted our customers’ event timelines but also impacted our internal team’s success. Inspirational!”