TARA DAVEY
President
Tara has been president of Eastwood Partners since 1997. She has served as the Executive Director of the Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART), an association of hospitality trainers, since 1998, and oversees other projects and events that Eastwood manages. In January, 2019 Tara joined the Women of the Vine Spirits Foundation as Executive Director and is working to help set up a structure for this rapidly growing nonprofit.
Prior to joining Eastwood Partners, Tara served as a Trusts and Estates attorney in Greenwich, CT, overseeing estates and foundations, where she first became involved in non-profit management. Tara also served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Economic Crimes Bureau of the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, and as Deputy Director of the Dahesh Museum in New York City for three years, expanding her non-profit base of experience. She has managed non-profits, associations and events full time for over 20 years.
Tara grew up in Carmel Valley, California. She has a B.A. from Georgetown University and a J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law. She is based in Westfield, NJ. She likes coffee. A lot.
LISA MAROVEC
Senior Director of Marketing Communications
If you desire creative marketing that captures attention, engages communication, and inspires action, you’ve got it. Lisa has served as the Senior Director of Marketing for the Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART) since 1999.
She has over 25 years of marketing experience working in professional associations. Prior, she was Director of Programs and Services for the North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM) and Director of Strategic Marketing for the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF), launching and branding such training programs as the ServSafe Food Safety program and ProStart High School Foodservice curriculum.
Lisa holds a B.A. in Marketing from the Illinois Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, with majors in Not-for-Profit Management, Marketing, and Strategy. Lisa is a member of the International Foodservice Editorial Council (IFEC) and is on its marketing committee.
She is based in South Haven, MI.
SUSAN DIEPEN
Communications Director
In addition to managing membership and communications, Susan handles graphic design, most web development and maintenance, and also oversees technology integrations for CHART.
Our resident “figure it out” person, Susan can be seen fearlessly forging ahead into unknown territory to troubleshoot an app API, learn a new video-editing software, or to build a massive deck onto her house with her bare hands and a lot of Motrin.
Her most frequently used design/production programs include the Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audition, and InDesign. Susan is WordPress proficient, with experience in Clowder, MODX, Memberclicks, Personify, Cvent, and ChamberMaster/GrowthZone.
Susan graduated with honors from Western Michigan University with a B.A. in Anthropology, with the goal of working with the Great Apes (which she did!). But after doing that for a while, she decided she’d rather end the day smelling like something other than gorilla poo, and tried out a few other paths before landing in a career in marketing, event planning, graphics, and web design. Susan has been with Eastwood since 2019.
She is based in South Haven, MI.
JOEY DAVEY
Master of Technology
When anything related to anything electronic or computer-based is not functioning, Joe makes it function. Like other Masters of Technology, he had no interest in producing a real bio for the website, and we had to track down a photo of him by contacting his wife.
Having attended over six universities, Joe is the most educated human being that ever chose to not bother graduating from College. He knows everything about everything.
He is based in Tower Lakes, IL.
ALLISON LETOURNEAU
Administrative Manager
Always in-the-know, no one will recall or relate to your members better. Allison joined Eastwood in 2003 and has maintained her job security by remembering every detail about every member and event we have managed.
As Administrative Director, Allison oversees many of the operations of Eastwood associations including volunteer support, regional and annual meetings, budget needs, and member recognition. Allison works closely with association members on a daily basis.
Allison currently serves on the board of directors of the Delaware Valley Society of Association Executives. She is also involved with several other nonprofit efforts in her hometown of Cranford, New Jersey.
Allison graduated from Rider College with honors with a double major in German and Spanish. Prior to joining EAM she was a Sales Representative at Emiliani Enterprises.