Our team.
Alivia Kimotho, CMP, CTA
Owner & Executive Director
Alivia has served as Executive Director for several associations over the years, one of which recently awarded her the ‘President’s Award’ in recognition of her dedication to the organization. She previously held the position of Director of Events for High School Reunions, LLC and has had a successful career with Hilton Worldwide as a Sales & Event Manager.
Alivia has served on the Board of Directors for Meeting Professionals International, Orange County, where she served as the Vice President of Finance and the Director of Special Events. She was nominated as 2020’s ‘Planner of the Year’ and has received their 2019 award for ‘Outstanding Chapter Leadership’. She earned her Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation from the Events Industry Council and her Certified Tourism Ambassador (CTA) designation from Visit Anaheim.
She is a graduate of Biola University.
In her free time, Alivia can be found on the beach or adventuring around California with her husband of two years, their one-year old son, and two-year old boxer.
Courtney Nakagawa
Membership & Event Coordinator
After ending an 18-year career in the restaurant industry with the last 8 of those years running the private events department for various upscale steakhouses, Courtney transitioned into organizational leadership as the Events Manager for the Greater Irvine Chamber, while simultaneously landing within her role with EDI. Her role includes planning and executing monthly luncheons, evening mixers, member celebrations and signature events for 400+ attendees.
Among various other accolades, she received recognition as Sales Manager of the Year for Morton’s the Steakhouse in 2017, Young Professional of the Year from the Greater Irvine Chamber in 2019, and as one of their 40-Under-40 Honorees in 2020.
Lauren Villa-Lobos
Event Coordinator
Lauren is your go-to for all things “events”! She enjoys getting to know members as she attends onsite events for associations, assists with registration, and onsite coordination. When asked what her favorite part of the job is she exclaimed, “I love the fast-paced environment & all the moving pieces of event coordination!”.
We partner with: Bloom Creative Company
For graphic design, branding and website creation.