Meet the MPISSN Incoming Board

Sulema Peterson | MPISSN President

Thank you for the confidence that you have placed in me and I look forward to serving you as this year’s MPISSN President! My focus this year is to lead our chapter as we navigate the re-opening of California and our industry meetings and events. We have a  great team in our Board of Directors, all very talented individuals that are committed to helping our chapter and members succeed this year.  I currently serve as Executive Director of a non-profit association, the State Association of County Retirement Systems (SACRS). I assist with all aspects of day to day business,  membership retention/recruitment and produce all events and meetings. I’ll be celebrating my 20^th year with the group next year and am so grateful for the time I’ve been with them.   Of late, you’ll find me hiking our beautiful Sierra Nevada’s nearby in Auburn and El Dorado Hills with my family, spending time at the Old Sugar Mill wine tasting and listening to fun music and walking my morning route around Land Park. Walking has saved me this past year and helped me lose 45 lbs., it’s been a game changer for me with my mental health and fitness during the pandemic. If you are every looking for a walking partner, let me know, I’d love to walk and talk with you! I'm looking forward to serving our chapter and getting to know our members this year. Please be sure to reach out to me, would love to connect with each of you! 

Rachel Hickerson, CMP | Immediate Past President
While it is bittersweet that this will be my final year on the board (at least for now!), I am so excited to see our rebound from the crazy that was 2020!  This team has so much passion and dedication, we have a great year ahead of us!  My current favorite things are wine, my frambly (friends that are really now like family) and anything related to mermaids (they are real!), unicorns or pineapples.  Hey, it’s the little things to remind us to not take everything so serious!

Christine Feenstra | VP Education & Events
I look forward to the challenge of navigating a post COVID-19 events industry with my amazing MPISSN colleagues and to my second term on the board. I am approaching my 4 year anniversary at Head Start California as Director of Events & Education. My hobbies include thrift shopping, all things Bravo and a newer obsession with my Peloton. My husband and I have a 13 year old son and 4 mutts that keep us on our toes.

Amy Orr, CMP | VP Communications
Hello fellow MPI members!  I look forward to being your VP Communications this year to support our chapter as we return to in person meetings and events while also incorporating lessons and new technologies learned in 2020.  I love being a planner connecting people through events – in person or virtual.  My other passions are traveling with my husband and two children and my new hobby of stand up paddle-boarding!   I’m looking forward to our industry’s comeback year and can’t wait to see everyone at our upcoming events!

Katrina Duncan, CMM | Director of Education
I am passionate about creating community, growing organizations and events and bringing people together around shared objectives.
I’m looking forward to my first year on the board! My favorites things – latest passions are pickleball, Santa Barbara an I always enjoy traveling and hanging out with family & friends

Leena Riggs, - Director of Special Events
So excited to be serving on the MPISSN Board this year! I am the Marketing Manager for Visit Rancho Cordova. I spend my time caring for my dogs, gardening, watching horror classics and wine tasting in the Sierra Foothills!.

Marques Davison- Director of Recruitment & Retention
I can't wait to participate in my first year on the board after being a chair since my 1st year in MPISSN. I  specialize in Vl support with 10+ years experience as a sound technician, stage manager, event director and M.C. As the co-slammaster of the Sacramento Slam Team (Sacunified Slam) I enjoy performing poetry and teaching youth workshops.

Skye Menezes, CMP- Director of Public Relations & Communications
I'm excited to be serving my second year on the board! I am a meeting planner for the California Medical Association, and currently my three favorite things are my Peloton, any gin cocktail, and a hiking with friends. I'm looking forward to a year of connecting!