As owner of MPL Events, Meredith Lambert is a full-service project manager and event producer, specializing in the non-profit, corporate, fashion, and lifestyle industries.

Beginning my career as a public relations coordinator at Tommy Hilfiger in 1994, I rose shortly thereafter to become the V.P. of Events and Entertainment — spearheading retail public appearances, event production and front of house for Tommy Hilfiger’s New York Fashion Week shows, countless product launch events and numerous Tommy Hilfiger Foundation Charity Benefits, including the annual “Celebrity Golf Classic” and the Nancy Davis, “Race To Erase MS” event.

After years as a senior executive, harnessing an entrepreneurial spirit, I left my position as V.P. of Events & Entertainment at Tommy Hilfiger to launch haven llc in the fall of 2001 with my business partner, Gabrielle Giardina.

Over the course of an 11 year period, haven built a strong reputation for efficiency while working directly with iconic names and brands such as Ann Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Nintendo, Cosmopolitan/ CosmoGirl, The Rolling Stones, Tommy Hilfiger USA, Revlon, and Williams-Sonoma just to name a few.

January 2013 marked a new path as we dissolved haven LLC and I began a new venture: one that would allow me to work more independently while continuing to provide personal attention to clientele.

As owner of MPLevents, I have worked with multiple clients including my continued work with Ann Taylor and Williams Sonoma, managing my team of trusted freelancers producing and directing events such as Town Halls, product launches and large corporate holiday parties.

In 2014, I found myself scouted by ascena retail group, inc., the holding company for successful brands such as Ann Taylor, Lane Bryant and Justice, who was searching for a program manager and event producer to create and manage their newly developed non-profit program, The Roslyn S. Jaffe Awards.  This not-for-profit program which offers grants to grassroots organizations, runs through the course of the year via a national retail and social marketing campaign to eventually choose three award recipients who receive grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000.

Through the 6 year project I worked directly with Mrs. Jaffe, the woman for whom the Awards were named, as well as David Jaffe, then CEO of ascena, and the Presidents and management teams of the eight brands under their umbrella. At the conclusion of each year’s search, once we had chosen our winners via an esteemed panel of women such as Joi Gordon, CEO of Dress for Success and Myra Biblowit, President and CEO of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, the grant winners received their awards via a fundraising event I produced, hosted by famed journalist Soledad O’Brien, with over 700 guests in attendance at Cipriani in NYC. This event, for which I managed all fundraising, front of house, event production, stage direction, etc, raised over $700,000 annually to support the program year to year. In tandem with this nationwide program, I managed the ascenaCARES Associate Awards which, in the spirit of the Jaffe Awards, searched for a winning associate at each of the eight brands, who had given back to their communities. For more information, visit www.JaffeAwards.com.

It is through my work with these programs, fundraisers and corporate events, that I deliver the professionalism and efficiency that has been the hallmark of my success.