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Did
you know?
The
USC Office of Protocol and University Events has over 50 years of combined
event experience in fields like theater, film, television, marketing,
publicity, and business.
Protocol
and Events also employs dozens of USC's best students who serve as event
hosts and hostesses.
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 UNIVERSITY
EVENTS TEAM
Boasting a rare blend of event planning experience,
business savvy, creative insight and Hollywood know-how, the University
Events team has the resources to bring your event to life and is uniquely
equipped to make your event as professional and memorable as possible.
Dennis
Cornell - Associate Senior Vice President of University Relations and
USC Chief of Protocol
Dennis Cornell is associate senior vice president of university relations and the USC Chief of Protocol. He is responsible for artistic direction, quality control, budgeting and production for
more than 200 events each year. As chief of protocol, he is integral to how the university looks and feels to the public at large, working with senior administration, deans and development officers
to ensure consistent messages and protocol standards.
Cornell came to USC in 1991 as a visiting professor in directing and producing and became the managing director of the USC School of Theatre the following year. He was appointed executive director of University Events in 1995. He left USC for a short time in 2001 to become the executive director of BalletMet in Columbus, Ohio, but returned to USC as chief of protocol and associate vice president, university relations.
Prior to joining the faculty at USC, Cornell was vice president of casting and talent development for Columbia Pictures Television and SONY Pictures Television. He has also been a theatrical producer and director, as well as production stage manager for several national tours.
 lenahan@usc.edu
Jim Hooker - Executive Director
Jim comes to the Office of Protocol and University Events with years of
experience as a key player in producing high profile events for the major
Hollywood Studios and entertainment entities like the Grammy's. Prior
to entering the events industry, Jim spent 11 years in film production
where he lent his skills to 40 feature films and 3 television series.
He is a graduate of the University of Texas with a bachelor's degree in
communications.
jhooker@usc.edu
Nancy McHose - Associate Director,
President's Event Manager
Nancy joined the Office of Protocol and University Events in November
2002. Prior to coming to USC, she worked as a annual giving officer
and event coordinator at Providence Saint Joseph's Medical Center.
She received a bachelor's degree in organizational communications from
Central Connecticut State University.
mchose@usc.edu
Wendy Chang - Assistant Director
Wendy is an alumna from the University of Southern California. She received her bachelor's degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing. Prior to joining the Office of Protocol, Wendy was an event coordinator for Eventworks.
wtchang@usc.edu
Jenny Hansen - Assistant Director, University Events
Jenny
is an alumna of the University of Southern California. She
received her bachelor’s degrees in Broadcast Journalism and Spanish. Prior
to joining the Office of Protocol and Events, Jenny worked as an event
planner for Disney Consumer Products, a division of The Walt Disney Company.
hansenj@usc.edu
Jeff Olsen - Director,
Academic Events
Jeff is an alumnus of the University of Southern California, with bachelor’s
degrees in Music Performance and Music Business, and a master’s
degree in Communication Management. Prior to joining the Office
of Protocol and Events, Jeff worked as the program coordinator for
the Pasadena Conservatory of Music.
jao@usc.edu
Kristi Patton -
Event Manager
Kristi is an alumna from the University of Southern California and
Loyola Marymount. She received her master’s degree in Journalism from
USC and also received a bachelor’s degree in English with a minor
in Business Management from LMU. Kristi has over 3 years of event experience.
Prior to joining the Office of Protocol and Events, Kristi worked regionally
throughout the Southern California area as an event coordinator for Nordstrom
and prior to that also as an event coordinator for ESPN.
kkpatton@usc.edu
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Rochelle Sakado - Business Manager
Rochelle is an alumna of the University of Southern California where she received her bachelor's degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing. She joins the Office of Protocol and University Events with
2 1/2 years of retail management experience at Macy's West.
sakado@usc.edu
J.D. Brown - Administrative Services Manager
Coming soon.
jeffrey.d.brown@usc.edu
Christopher Bazin - WebMaster
Christopher comes to us from Canada were he received a bachelor’s degree
in electrical engineering. Most recently he completed a certificate program
at UCLA in application programming and is a certified Microsoft Systems Engineer.
His primary role is the design and data management of the web resources for Protocol
and Events.
bazin@usc.edu
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