About ALI Conferences

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Our Team

Lisa McClear

Lisa McClear

Chief Conference Officer

  • Beginner Yogi, Pilates fan and power walker 🚶🏻‍♀️
  • Mom to a teen and two 20-somethings 😍
  • Anything Bachelor fan 🌹
  • University of Illinois, Go Fighting Illini! (former I-block member) & Northwestern MBA
  • Starbucks gold card member since 2008 ☕️ still have a physical card with my name😊
  • Capricorn ♑️
  • Based in Chicago suburbs 💨

Mitch

Mitch Jensen

Marketing Manager

  • UW-Milwaukee Alumni 🐆
  • Lover of Heavy Music 🎸👊
  • From Chicago suburbs 🍕
  • Film lover 🎥
  • 2x Bonnaroo, 5x Lollapalooza, 7x Riot Fest 🤘
  • Wisconsin resident 🧀
  • Birthday: December 27 ♑

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Jaclyn Walling

Conference Producer + Sponsorship Sales

  • Born and raised in Michigan✋🏼
  • Central Michigan University alum, Fire Up Chips!
  • Dog Mom to a mutt named Bonnie🐕
  • Bookworm📚
  • Caffeine addict (always seen drinking Coffee or Diet Coke)
  • Virgo♍️
  • 📍Texas resident

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Catherine Iliya

Conference Producer

  • Texan for Life 🤠
  • University of Kansas Jayhawks 🦅
  • Art + Hospitality = Goals 🎨
  • Old English Bulldog Owner 🐶
  • Plus Two Cats 🐱🐱
  • Perfume Fanatic!!😍

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Yale Deskins

Conference Producer

  • Louisville, KY 🏠 
  • Dad to the World’s Best Child 👨‍👦
  • MFA in Creative Writing, Columbia U. 🦁 
  • Panera Bread Gang 🥖
  • Elliptical Runner 👟
  • Ares ♈️
  • Dad Jokes, Heavy Metal, B-movies. 🃏🎸📼

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