Events Coordinator - Mariella Mejia 

Coordinator of event calendar for the VECCI Tourism and Events Unit. 

Mariella Mejia’s career began in the Aviation and Computer Science industry where she enjoyed speaking over the PA more than she enjoyed physics. It wasn’t until one weekend, while her parents were away that she organised her first event in their backyard. Three bands and one hundred guests later, she knew she was destined for a career in event organising.

Mariella completed an Advanced Dual Diploma of Hospitality and Events at NMIT. After completing her course, Mariella’s professional event career began with Expohire, where she gained vast knowledge of logistics and foundations of events and exhibitions. This knowledge of logistics and exhibitions saw her become a member of international publishing company, John Wiley & Sons, where she coordinated their academic exhibitions and conferences in Australia and New Zealand. The knowledge of academic events took her to work for professional conference organisers, ICMS, where she worked organising large scale conferences.

Mariella is passionate about the events and tourism industry and believes that events create business. She one day aspires to be the Michael Chugg of the event world, bringing large scale international events to Victoria.

To date, Mariella’s parents still don’t know about that party.