The LIST for the Event Planning and Social Entrepreneur Industry

Sept. 6, 2012 - PRLog -- LaTonya Washington, event planner/producer, in Los Angeles, CA is in full gear in the production of The LIST.  This two-day conference is sure to please those who need that boost in getting their event planning business off the ground or simply need to be around other professional business owners who are making things happen!

The LIST will provide access to instructors who will train you in social media strategies, promoting of an event, public relations, how to obtain sponsorship, developing a mind of great business ethics, pulling the best out of you, finances and so much more.  

The conference will be held in Los Angeles, California at the Embassy Suites(Ontario, CA) from January 18 – 19 and is sure to give you what you need to excel through the power team of experts.   "I saw this somewhere and it has become a motto of mine, 'don’t tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon',” says Events Director, LaTonya Washington.

The LIST is offering vendor opportunities for those small business owners who want to show off their product and/or service and learn more about product placement and marketing.  For more information about The LIST, visit http://lwspecialeventsthelist.eventbrite.com or http://lwspecialevents.com.  

La Tonya Washington of LW Special Events Management LLC, has that fun-loving personality that makes you, the client, feel comfortable in her hands.  She is gifted in taking a client's raw vision and budget into account and transforming it into an affair to be remembered.  Ms. Washington is the Co-Producer of the I’m Every Woman Expo Worldwide Los Angeles Division, Events Director of Elevate with Spokesperson Actress Tichina Arnold, and operated as the volunteer manager for the First Annual Save Africa’s Children Jazz Fest featuring Yolanda Adams, Kirk Whalum, Pieces of a Dream, Doc Powell and more.  She is also Executive Producer of Shades of Beauty, a pampering and empowerment event for ladies on the move; and Real Talk The Movement, a forum that discusses our need to learn and exercise better understanding and communication between the genders.   She also runs a mentorship program/empowerment workshop for young girls, ages 15 to 21 called TwentyOne Shades.

Ms. Washington is a graduate of Youngstown State University and also attended the UCLA Extension Program in Public Relations, specializing in Fund Raising and Special Events. Her portfolio includes projects for Multi-Platinum Recording Artist, Jay King, the mastermind behind Club Nouveau; Grammy Award Nominee Jazz Guitarist, Doc Powell, current guitarist on the Mo'Nique Show and Stellar and Dove Award Winner, Kurt Carr. She is on the Board of Advisors for Bradshaw and Company Business & Consulting; Leadership Council for The Connected Women LA Chapter and Saks Fifth Avenue Ambassador for CJ Jeans, the Blue Jean Line of Cookie Johnson, the wife of the Legendary Basketball Great, Earvin "Magic" Johnson.