Featured Speaker for October 8, 2009

Carolyn Howell is the Vice President of Dulles Golf Center & Sports Park and has been working for and with its owner Robert Reiver for 31 years. Initially she was the office manager and full charge bookkeeper of his Rockville, Maryland Law Firm until 1997 when he developed the Dulles Golf Center & Sports Park.

As Vice President/General Manager she is responsible for the day to day operation of the year round facility and has elevated the sports park to be named among the Top 100 Golf Ranges in America by Golf Range Magazine every year since 2001. In 1998 Carolyn took on a new role as an event planner when Dulles Golf Center hosted its first company picnic for Grand Hyatt of Washington, DC with 885 guests in attendance. Capitalizing on the tremendous potential for group outings she began forging relationships with vendors, catering professionals, amusement and entertainment companies to provide the best in “one stop shopping”.

In 2006 Carolyn was promoted to Managing Partner of newly launched events division, Fun Company Picnics overseeing more than 200 outdoor events from April to October. In part due to her efforts the company won top honors from the Chamber of Commerce and was named the 2007 Small Business of the Year. Carolyn has been the creative energy behind hundreds of company picnics, corporate outings and teambuilding events themed and customized to the client’s budget and taste.

In June 2009, Carolyn took her event planning to new heights when she won the company’s first government contract and created a carnival and multicultural event for more than 1200 guests on the waterfront in Washington, D.C. bringing together more than twenty vendors and coordinating the efforts of 60+ staffers.

She has been a board member of the Loudoun Convention and Visitors Association (LCVA) since 2004 and currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Carolyn resides in Maryland with her husband of more than 34 years and is the mother of three children.