Exhibit City News sat down with Matt Johnson, Experiential Designers and Producers Association (EDPA) Northeast Treasurer and Senior Account Executive at Elevation3D, to learn more about the EDPA’s pillars of education, succession and benefaction.

Supporting the EDPA’s mission and values, Matt plays an integral role in planning and producing numerous fundraisers including Ralley at the Alley and Project New Hope. The EDPA Northeast Chapter is one of the most active in the EDPA network, and attributes its successful efforts to the passionate and engaged board members and business sponsors.

“Our people care about helping. We are committed to helping. We have some of the most intelligent, supportive and caring people in the industry in our chapter and on our board. It makes what we do rewarding. When you can harness that talent and direct it towards something positive, only wonderful things will happen,” said Matt.

Matt Johnson has 20 years of trade show and event industry experience, and previously served as President of the EDPA Northeast. In his career he has supported custom and rental exhibit production, strategic trade show services and account management, as well as AV design and installation. Matt’s experience spans B2B and B2C clients across a variety of industries, including technology, outdoor retail, and healthcare. He has partnered with major brands such as Columbia Sportswear Company, wePresent, and Sorel to flawlessly execute trade show and event programs across the United States.

Read the full interview with Exhibit City News.

Elevation3D is a proud sponsor of the 2018 Exhilarate Worcester Music & Arts Festival. Elevation3D has partnered with local educators organizing the event to provide support and infrastructure to deliver an impactful event within the community. This festival not only supports a school within the community, but it also promotes local artists, musicians, and other small business within Worcester County.

The festival takes place on the Worcester Common on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 1:00pm – rain or shine. Musical acts, yoga classes, artists, and other vendors will be onsite throughout the event, which ends at 10:00pm. To view the lineup and learn more about the event, visit the exhilarateworcester.com.

To buy tickets in advance, click here.

Exhilarate Worcester was founded by area educators to promote academic growth and provide opportunities for students attending the Woodland Academy, a Worcester Public School. The school welcomes over 600 students each year, of which 500 speak English as a second language, and a large majority of the students live in or have lived in traumatic environments. The festival will raise funds that will go directly to improving the quality of education the students at Woodland Academy receive by way of technology, and academic program memberships that improve language, math, and other crucial curriculum areas. You can learn more about the mission of the event as well as the specific funding areas on the event website.

The EDPA Midwest Chapter invited Elevation3D’s Vice President of Creative Services, Dana Esposito, to present at the chapter meeting in Chicago. The presentation, “Empowering Designers To Be Your Company’s Strongest Asset”, left the audience buzzing for days and weeks following.

“That was lightning in a bottle!” was among the numerous compliments from attendees.

Not only was the presentation informative, but it was inspiring and engaging. For more information about the event, click here.

The EDPA Midwest Chapter is a non-profit organization whose mission is to advance the interests of members engaged in the design, production, and service of exhibits, events and experiential environments. To learn more about the EDPA Midwest organization and upcoming events, visit their website.

A decade ago, Dana Esposito met Professor Bonnie Higgins at ExhibitorLive!. Higgins, who teaches at Bemidji State University, quickly gathered that Esposito is a friendly and active professional in the industry. She invited Esposito to become a mentor through the University Affiliations Committee with the Experiential Design Professionals Association.

Esposito would be paired with a student enrolled in the exhibit design programs at BSU or the Fashion Institute of Technology. Esposito, who is a creative director at Elevation Exhibits in Shrewsbury, Mass., would guide the student with her designs and introduce her to the world of exhibitions.

When Esposito learned of the program, she knew that she had to become the mentor she wished she had as a student. “When I got my start, the industry was not a warm and fuzzy place,” said Esposito, who entered the industry when the economy was down and the competition fierce. Wherever she worked, she encountered an us-versus-them culture.

In her heart, Esposito sees colleagues, other professionals and companies as pieces to the puzzle of the exhibitions industry. 

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