On a rainy Monday morning, over 80 industry professionals joined together to participate in the first annual EDPA Northeast Chapter charity golf tournament coined “The Classic.”  Despite the weather, the tournament was an overwhelming success due to the generosity of all our volunteers, participants and sponsors.

“Rally at the Alley” held at Spiltsville, Patriot Place, it proved to be a great success! The event drew close to one hundred industry and community members who attended to honor and celebrate the life of Robert Charles Carrona, who recently passed from Pancreatic Cancer. The event raised $5,000 for Rob’s family, which will be donated to Sally, his wife of 32 years and their two children, Matt and Phoebe.

The EDPA Northeast Chapter is bringing the Rally at the Alley back to Boston. On May 5th at Splitsville, located at Patriot Place next to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, members of the exhibit industry will gather to celebrate the life of Rob Carrona, who was an admired freelance exhibit designer. For more information on the benefit visit edpanortheast.com/rally

The Exhibit Designers and Producers Association (EDPA)  is comprised of more than 370 companies worldwide, involved in the design, build and execution of exhibits and exhibit related products and services. The EDPA currently includes nine regional U.S. chapters. The Northeast chapter stands as the newest group, revived in 2014 in part by H&P's Matt Johnson, who took on the immediate role of Chapter Treasurer. 

Learn more about EDPA Northeast chapter's PresidentEmeritus, Sarah Fantauzzi. Seeing there was not a representation of the NorthEast, I found myself on a mission to build a community of exhibit industry partners in our region.

How the EDPA Mentoring Program and Elevation Exhibits & Events gave quick study, Matt McLaughlin the wings to fly.

For some of us, career choice is inherent. It sits in its fully formed package, waiting until we open it. Sometimes it’s about being at the right place at the right time.  In Matt McLaughlin’s case – like his first serendipitous photo, Eagle Taking Flight – it was both.

EDPA Northeast Chapter Project New Hope and The Pajama Program

Exhibit Industry NE Chapter aids local families during the holidays Weymouth, MA (December 29, 2015) –  The Exhibit Designers and Producers Association Northeast Chapter has banded together to donate gifts, books and clothing for local families during the 2015 holiday season.  The chapter raised over $1200 to supply gifts to Project New Hope Adopt a Family and the Pajama Program.  

Learn more about EDPA Northeast chapter's VP Dana Esposito. When I was younger, I was fortunate to have someone take me under their wing and mentor me. Not because they had to, but simply to share their knowledge with another like-minded person.

Being a Millennial in today's workforce can be frustrating. When you swim in a sea of news stories and think pieces about how awful your generation is, staying positive is difficult. It's easy to lose interest in trying to find middle ground with the people who think you're lazy, entitled, and scatterbrained. Recently, I found myself standing in front of a room full of those exact people. I was holding the presentation remote, and they were my enraptured audience, wide-eyed and eager, hanging on every word that fell out of my face.

Learn more about EDPA Northeast chapter's Stephen Ross. It was the people I met at the first chapter meeting that drove me to become involved. Some are industry friends I’ve known for years, others are industry peers I respect tremendously.