Sheila Merritt, Corporate and Sponsorship Liaison Email: SMerritt@QandAEvents.com Website: QandAEvents.com

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Sheila Merritt is the Vice President of New Business Development for Q&A Events, working on program ideation as well as managing sales and client services.

Since her emergence on the music scene, Sheila has worked on virtually every aspect of the industry, from a record label to a publishing company, a set design company, as well as an entertainment and production company.

Merritt's various career projects include the production of Mercury Nashville's 50th Anniversary Box Set, the production of several stages and sets for major tours and events, and managing the New York debut of the Montreux Jazz Festival. Her television credits include 1998's Emmy Award winning Goodwill Games Opening/Closing Celebrations, 1999's Hard Rock Rockfest, several CBS television specials, as well as Associate Producer and Segment Producer duties for a number of television projects. Sheila has also worked on private events for corporate clients ranging from Delta Airlines to the NBA.

Sheila has a personal commitment to a variety of important causes and as such, has lent her skills and experience to a number of charitable events and programs. She is particularly adept at fundraising, and has done so for the National Organ Donor Foundation, the National Women's History Project, the HRC and several local charities and foundations in her community. She has also actively participated in several election campaigns for a variety of political candidates and spent several years serving on her City's Cultural Enrichment Commission as the Mayoral Appointee.

Ms. Merritt is an active member of several organizations. She is a Charter Member of the National Women's History Museum, and also belongs to the National Association of Female Executives, the Atlanta Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, the Atlanta Chapter of the International Special Events Society (ISES), the Convention & Visitors Bureau, Atlanta's High Museum of Art and of course, she has served on the board of the AGLCC for several years and was named the 2009 President of the organization.