Carly Smerz

Carly Underwood Smerz, CMP, is a seasoned event professional with over 15 years of extensive experience in the conference and hotel industry.

She has a strong background in leading events departments, managing program design, hotel contracting, resourcing, and budgeting for various large-scale global conferences.

Carly excels in collaborating with diverse cross-functional teams and subject matter experts to efficiently design, produce, and execute successful events.

Carly pursued her education in Hospitality Management and Business, completing her Bachelor of Science at the University of New Hampshire - Whittemore School of Business and Economics, and furthering her studies at Florida International University.

Her professional journey includes roles such as Director of Events at Pegasystems, Manager of Corporate Events at BNY Mellon, Director of Events at IHI, Senior Event Manager at IHI, Event Manager at IHI, Group Sales Manager at The Inn at Harvard and Harvard Square Hotel, Learning Events Manager at GenSpring Family Offices, Sales Manager at Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa, Executive Meeting Manager at Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa, and Front Desk Supervisor at The Cliff House Resort & Spa.