UECS Staff group photo

About Us

UECS is a team of dedicated, highly experienced professionals who take pride in executing high quality events and programs for both internal (UConn) and external clients.  Our program coordinators hold numerous professional certifications and maintain several industry-standard affiliations.  The entire UECS team is well-versed in the latest hospitality industry trends and collectively bring decades of event planning experience to our clientele.

Cara Workman '95, '17 MBA, CSEP
Director
cara.workman@uconn.edu

Kate Copeland '15 MBA, CMM, CMP, CED, DES, AIES
Assistant Director
kate.copeland@uconn.edu

[The] entire team exhibited true professionalism and willingness to help throughout the conference, as they do every year. We could not be more happy with UECS services! -Bill Gaffney & Chandler Rose, CAAO Education Co-Chairmen

Wendy Baker
Administrative Assistant
wendy.baker@uconn.edu

Amy Erhart
Program Coordinator
amy.erhart@uconn.edu

Harley Erickson, MA
Event Assistant
harley.erickson@uconn.edu

Robbin Haboian ‘93
Program Specialist
robbin.haboian@uconn.edu

Anne R. Hill '90, '92 MA
Program Specialist
anne.r.hill@uconn.edu

Juliet Kapsis '14, DES, AIES
Program Coordinator
juliet.kapsis@uconn.edu

Jennifer Seyford
Fiscal Officer
jennifer.seyford@uconn.edu

Lauren C. Schaller '05 CMP
Program Specialist
lauren.schaller@uconn.edu

Karen Zajac
Program Assistant -- Reservations
karen.zajac@uconn.edu