Introducing Steve Lorenz, CMP 2022 CMP Governance Commission Chair

2022 is going to be an amazing year! 2022 is the year that the Meetings Industry rebounds! 2022 will be a year of growth for the CMP Community! These are just a couple of affirmations that I am putting into the universe to try and make 2022 a great success.

For those of you that do not know me, I am Steve Lorenz, CMP, and I am honored to serve as Chair of the Events Industry Council’s CMP Governance Commission for 2022. My membership on the CMP Governance Commission began in 2015, with a push from one of my larger-than-life mentors, and I haven’t looked back since. It has been an interesting experience in learning, volunteerism, personal growth and giving-back to a wonderful industry that brings people, thoughts and ideas together.

Before we get too far, I want to thank my colleagues that served on the 2021 CMP Governance Commission, most especially, Alisa Peters, CMP, CMM, who served as Chair. The last few years have been hard on the industry and the CMP Community, and her leadership of the Commission has been truly inspirational. I would also like to recognize Barbara Connell, CMP, CAE, for her leadership as she leaves the Commission after serving as Immediate-Past Chair.

The 2022 CMP Governance Commission has its work cut out with a number of global initiatives in the works emphasizing the following priorities:

• Global Competency Profile
• Cultivating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Working to expand and engage the CMP Community globally

I am a firm believer in manifesting what you want to see happen in the world by putting positive thoughts and energies not only into the universe, but to envision it in your own mind and to be able to share that vision and purpose with those of the people around you. I know it sounds silly, but everyone needs a little more positivity in their lives, and it can really change the world. 

What affirmations do you use to manifest your positive energy into the universe?