Janet Traphagen is a 30+ year veteran of the meetings and events industry. She joined the company in 1996 as an account manager and transitioned into sales in 1999. She held positions of increasing responsibility leading up to her promotion to president in 2014. Prior to Creative Group, she worked for Motivation Excellence and Cardinal Health.
Traphagen is a member of the Sales Management Summit, a board for senior sales executives; is Chairman of the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF); sits on the Four Seasons Advisory Board and frequently participates in industry panel discussions with Starwood, Ritz-Carlton and Marriott Hotels. She is also a board member for Humor for Hope, a nonprofit that provides laughter for critically ill children. She studied marketing and communications at Ohio’s Cedarville University and Illinois’ North Central College.