Dora Isela Gil is the director of corporate events for the American Heart Association for Los Angeles County.
Venues: “I love working with the Beverly Hilton and the Regent Beverly Wilshire hotels. Their staffs are incredible and the food quality is atypical of banquet food. The American Heart Association has to be conscious of serving heart-healthy food, and at both locations the chefs and banquet staff have been more than accommodating to our needs.”
Event Management: “Western Direct Inc. is the best—nobody comes close to them in managing your entire event. We used Western Direct to coordinate a million-dollar event and help us wow our entertainment [industry]-heavy audience. We had ideas but, of course, a very tight budget, and they helped us spend our dollars wisely.”
Decor: “Freeman Decorating helps us personalize our events from the moment guests walk in—from airline-style registration counters with our event logos and our signage throughout. They do everything from audiovisual to overall production and decor. [They have] great staff and they always overextend themselves for us [as a nonprofit organization].”
