A place where producers and planners of all types of events (in person, virtual, hybrid) can ask questions, get support, be inspired and help one another.

Traci Gaydos

Position title: Director of Signature Events, School of Medicine and Public Health

Email: traci.gaydos@wisc.edu

Years of experience as an event producer (feel free to specify professionally, as a volunteer, with UW, elsewhere, etc.)

Eight years working directly on events, 15 years prior as a professional stage manager for Opera, Theatre, Music and Dance productions

Areas of expertise:

  • My position is 90-100% event planning.
  • I typically host events for 100+ people.
  • Most of my events are school/department/unit specific.
  • I manage marketing for my events.

I typically plan events for:

  • Current students
  • Faculty/staff
  • General public

Favorite advice about events:

Everything is figureoutable.