EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS & SUBLIME MANAGEMENT
DINEvent is here to serve your unique event, meeting and conference needs; we offer a creative, professional and experienced staff with strong event design, production, marketing and destination management capabilities.
Amanda Lange
Founder & CEO
A Minnesota native, Amanda has been producing seamless affairs since 2005. After attending the University of St. Thomas, her career launched at Parasole Restaurant Holdings in Minneapolis, where she led a team of sales and event managers across seven Parasole restaurants and implemented the group’s 40,000-member loyalty program – Parasole Dining Club. In 2010, DINEvent was launched with great response. Longing for year-round sunshine, Amanda hung up her mid-west lifestyle for Arizona, from which DINEvent’s reach stretches to all corners of the world. Her proven track record of success and industry leading concepts soon catered to full-service event planning and management clients; from there, DINEvent Premium emerged.
When Amanda isn’t shepherding her team through the competitive events industry, she is nurturing her newfound passion for interior design. Between projects, Amanda is the consummate host. Her current house cocktail is Bee’s Knees. She proudly calls Phoenix home with her husband and two beautiful daughters.
Rachel Carothers is DINEvent’s Venue Sourcing Manager extraordinaire. Following a college career at Arizona State University, this Connecticut native and consummate planner joined the DINEvent team in 2016. Rachel’s role takes her across the country sourcing countless unforgettable venues for our clients. Rachel brings an incredible attention to detail and is adored for her positive energy, can-do attitude and sense of humor. A natural planner, she keeps everyone at DINEvent on track with productive to-dos and creative projects.
Rachel loves reality television – mostly Bravo – healthy cooking at home and planning weekend getaways with her husband. She is our resident bibliophile, having read 30 books in 2022 and on-track to read even more in 2023!
Rachel CAROTHERS
venue Sourcing Manager
Anayis Melikian
Event Producer
Anayis Melikian hails from Philadelphia, where her interest in the events industry was first sparked by her experience with an area catering firm. A 2014 graduate of College of Charleston with a double major in Hospitality & Tourism Management and Business Administration, Anayis joined our squad in 2018 as Director of Business Development. Her professionalism and enthusiastic spirit put clients at ease and ensures a positive planning experience from day one. Anayis is a calm and collected soul, ready for a creative challenge and a team collaboration as Lead Event Producer.
Anayis is an über foodie, hostess with the mostest and full West Coast convert. Strong family values, genuine compassion and a lightning-quick wit make her an amazing addition to the DINEvent team. Her favored remedy for a stressful day is a bonfire on the beach, a jalapeño margarita, or a dripping-with-sweat Hot Yoga session.
