at our core

WE ARE DEDICATED TO GUIDING OUR CLIENTS WITH A STEADY BALANCE OF HEAD AND HEART. OUR CORE VALUES INFORM EVERY DECISION WE MAKE.

AT YOUR SERVICE

WE ARE THE TEAM YOU CAN TRUST TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS AND SUBLIME MANAGEMENT.

Amanda Lange, Founder + CEO

A Minnesota native, Amanda Lange has been producing seamless affairs since 2005. Her career launched at Parasole Restaurant Holdings in Minneapolis, where she led a team of sales and event managers across seven restaurants and implemented the group’s 40,000-member loyalty program – Parasole Dining Club. In 2010, DINEvent was launched with great response. Longing for year-round sunshine, Lange hung up her mid-west lifestyle for Arizona, from which DINEvent’s reach stretches to all corners of the world. Her proven track record of success and industry leading concepts soon catered to full-service event planning and management clients for DINEvent.

When Lange isn’t shepherding her team through the competitive events industry, she is acting the consummate host to family and friends. Her current house cocktail is Bee’s Knees. She proudly calls Phoenix home with her husband and two beautiful daughters.

Rachel Carothers, Vice President

Rachel Carothers is DINEvent’s operations extraordinaire. Following a college career at Arizona State University, this Connecticut native and joined the DINEvent team in 2016 as Venue Sourcing Manager. Now, Carothers’ role takes her around the world scouring for partnerships and strategizing sales. Carothers brings an incredible attention to detail and is adored for her positive energy, can-do attitude and sense of humor. A natural planner, she keeps everyone at DINEvent on track with productive to-dos and creative projects.

Carothers loves reality television – mostly Bravo – healthy cooking at home and planning weekend getaways with her husband. She is our resident bibliophile, having read 38 books in 2023 and on-track to read even more in 2024!

Anayis Melikian, Director of Events

Anayis Melikian hails from Philadelphia, where her interest in the events industry was first sparked by her experience with an area catering firm. A 2014 graduate of College of Charleston with a double major in Hospitality & Tourism Management and Business Administration, Melikian joined our squad in 2018 as Director of Business Development and Event Manager. Her professionalism and enthusiastic spirit put clients at ease and ensures a positive planning experience from day one. Melikian is a calm and collected soul, ready for the creative challenge and collaboration as Director of Events.

Melikian is an über foodie, hostess with the mostest and full West Coast convert. Strong family values, genuine compassion and a lightning-quick wit make her an amazing addition to the DINEvent team. Her favored remedy for a stressful day is a bonfire on the beach, a jalapeño margarita, or a dripping-with-sweat Hot Yoga session.

Reine Evans-Roskos, Venue Sourcing Manager

Just outside of Cleveland, Reine Evans-Roskos’ career launched when she dove headlong in to restaurant management and event operations. After growing steadily and quickly in the hospitality industry, Evans-Roskos jumped at the chance to join DINEvent full-time. In early 2023, this Midwest-native with a lot of spunk and loads of ambition was brought on as our newest team member. Evans-Roskos’ unwavering attention to detail, keen eye for composition and logistical mastery ensure that each and every sourced venue is a masterpiece. She is cool as a cucumber and sharp as a tack.

With inherent creative energy and extreme organization, Evans-Roskos packs the perfection punch that keeps our trains on the tracks. Evans-Roskos practices Pilates and can whip up an extravagant gourmet dinner at the drop of a hat. In her down time, you can catch her reading a true crime novel on her front porch, hosting backyard Hibachi or sipping on a Spicy Margarita.

AT A GLANCE

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

“DINEvent takes away the hassle of researching venues! As a meeting planner who plans multiple meetings and events, it’s so nice to send a quick RFP and receive multiple options to choose from. Quick response time, comprehensive information and attentive follow-up make my planning process so much easier than before DINEvent.”
— Aliya Webb | Meeting Events Manager | Exactech, Inc.
“DINEvent took the time-consuming and headache-inducing tasks off my plate so I could focus on what mattered most — driving results. DINEvent helped us produce professional and consistent events; all we had to do was show up!”
— Ali Westbrook, Event Sales & Marketing Manager with Shore Consulting, Inc.
“Our company has been working with DINEvent for 8+ years. We have utilized their event management services to help plan road shows, internal and large scale events. The service provided has always been exceptional. They are thorough, professional, thought leaders and always thinking ahead. When your event guests comment on how knowledgeable the DINEvent team are and even believe DINEvent to be a part of your team, you know they are doing something right.”
— Sara Hosley | Marketing Programs & Events Manager with Altium
“DINEvent is a huge resource when it comes to finding the perfect location for your off property meals or events. They can really help with locating fun and creative dining options. I’ve used them many times over the past couple of years and have landed in some outstanding/memory building locations for our client dinner events.”
— Cathy | Banking Industry
“DINEvent has been a great resource for us helping manage logistics for a large scale company-wide event we host annually. They have provided us with amazing service and support from venue searches to contract negotiations to menu/catering direction and A/V management – working with DINEvent helps ensure that everything will be managed successfully and within budget.”
— Leslie | Banking Industry
“Being located just outside Chicago, we relied on their expertise and knowledge of the local {Philadelphia} market to deliver to us options that met our needs. They did not disappoint. From initial contact to selecting a venue, I felt supported by {the team} EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. I enjoy working with people who take time to understand my organization’s needs and are responsive to those needs. {DINEvent} was fantastic in that regard. I look forward to planning our next event with them.”
— Sean Hayden | Assistant Director | Institute for Career Development
“I have enjoyed working with DINEvent over the past three years. We schedule physician alumni receptions in various cities and utilizing their connections have been able to find better locations that I could have done. It has saved me so much time by utilizing their expertise. Thanks so much, DINEvent.”
— Denise Wickline | Events Manager | Magee-Womens Research Institute & Foundation
“My company has been using DINEvent for several months. We book {meetings} all over the country and DINEvent has the connections to provide multiple {venue} choices in any city. Their service has been such a time saver; I only wish we would have discovered them earlier.”
— Laura Teasdale | Senior Meeting Planner | American Optometric Association
“I worked with {DINEvent} on planning 6+ events during our largest convention of the year in San Francisco in May. {They are} absolutely fantastic to work with and each of the venues we {selected} were spaces that fit our needs perfectly. I could not have been happier with the process from beginning to end and would recommend DINEvent to any meeting planner. I had a ton on my plate during this time for the convention planning so being able to have a resource like {DINEvent} was priceless and meant a lot to the success of the overall meeting.”
— Jackie Mahoney | Marketing Events Manager | Medical Device & Service Company

 

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