Clare Sullivan Jackson is the Founder and CEO of Sullivan Group, Houston’s Premier Meeting Management, Event Marketing and Destination Management firm. Sullivan Group provides everything from consultation to turnkey production of award-winning corporate meetings. Annually, Sullivan Group produces 300-400 meetings and events.A 1985 graduate of the University of Houston, Clare founded Sullivan Group in 1989, building on the event management experience she gained at Four Seasons Hotels and the Houston Country Club.Clare’s individual honors include: the Founding Dean’s Award from the Conrad N. Hilton College Alumni Association at the University of Houston and the Founder’s Award from the International Special Events Society (now the International Live Events Association). She is the first recipient of ISES’ Founder’s Award from the Houston chapter, of which she was the founder and first CSEP (Certified Special Events Professional). Texas Executive Women (TEW) named Clare as one of the Women on the Move for 2010 due to her role in the advancement of women within the community, her professional activities, her community service, and her life journey. In 2010, Clare was selected to become a distinguished member of Eric’s Club at the Hilton College. Eric’s Club extends only three memberships each year to graduates of the Hilton College who are exceptional leaders within the hospitality industry. From 2008 to 2010, Clare served as Vice-Chair of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Wine Auction Dinner which raised over $3 million dollars for HLSR scholarships, research, and education programs. She has also served as Chairman of the Board of Prepared 4 Life, Lemonade Day; on the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Committee; on the Board of Directors of Dress for Success; the University of Houston Hilton College Advisory Board and United Way of Greater Houston Alexis de Tocqueville Society. She is also an alumna of The Texas Lyceum.