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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.
