Jessica Finnerty, CEM, could see Washington, D.C. from her office window. But she never imagined she’d one day experience what went on in the rarified halls of the U.S. Congress. That was five years ago, before she participated in Exhibitions Day and started using her voice to show how exhibitions mean business. Today, Jessica is an advocate for IAEE. It’s also part of her job as meeting and events manager at the Auto Care Association, where she has worked since 2005.

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