Vanessa Soondrum

Vanessa Soondrum is an experienced professional in meetings and event management, currently serving as the Manager of Meetings and Exhibits at the American Association for Cancer Research since March 2023. Prior experience includes roles as an Account & Meetings Manager at Lumanity, where management of client portfolios and medical affairs projects was a primary focus, and as an Account Supervisor at AlphaGroup Medical Communications, overseeing strategic support projects for medical affairs clients. Additional roles include Meeting Event Manager at ISPOR, where oversight of substantial meeting budgets and coordination of global events up to 5000 attendees were key responsibilities, and Congress/Convention Project Manager at Ashfield Meetings & Events, supporting logistics for client-focused projects. Vanessa Soondrum started a career in event planning with a degree in Corporate Communications from Drexel University and complemented education with coursework at Villanova University.