Mary Beth Rebedeau, Executive Director, SISO

Mary Beth Rebedeau, Executive Director of the Society of Independent Show Organizers, is a 25 year veteran of the exposition industry. She has worked an all aspects of show management, from sales and marketing, to operations and logistics, as well as strategic development.

She is also President of The Rebedeau Group (TRG,) an independent show management company founded in 1948. TRG produces 5 events annually, and provides association management services to SISO.

An active member of the industry, Mary Beth has spoken at many industry conferences, including, SISO, CEFCO, IAEE's Expo!Expo! and Midwestern Chapter meetings, the Asian CEO Forum, ASAE, EACA, TS2, and Chicagoland Association Forum. She has contributed articles to Tradeshow Executive Magazine, Expo Magazine, Trade Show Week, Convene, and Trade Show Ideas Magazine. She has also been a guest lecturer at DePaul University's graduate school and Roosevelt University's Exposition Management degree program.

Additionally, Mary Beth served as the volunteer SISO Chairman and as SISO's first Education VP. She has served on the Customer Advisory Committee of the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau, and on the Board of the Exhibitor Appointed Contractors' Association. She currently serves as an ex officio member of the Board of SISO, on the LA Inc. Customer Advisory Board, as a co-organizer of CEFCO, and on the CEIR Industry Advisory Committee.

Mary Beth and her husband, Mark Warden, live in the Beverly area of Chicago.