Donna Devadas: It’s All Memorable
Photo by Libby Beeler.
Donna Devadas feels fortunate to have a flexible work schedule to be able to ride most days. “I take lessons regularly,” she said, “and even started showing in the Hunter Division the past three years.”
Photo by Doug Gehlsen of Middleburg Photo
Donna Devadas
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By Vicky Moon
othing like an overachiever.
Sprinkle in talented, organized and attractive. And you’ve got Donna Devadas, director of planning services with Memorable Meetings, a South Carolina firm that offers full service, turn-key meeting planning (beginning with onsite selection), registration, transportation, audio visual, décor, spouse programs, on-site support and team building, as the client needs. For the past 22 years, her work has taken her to many spectacular Five-Star hotels and resorts in picturesque destinations: Pebble Beach, the Caribbean, Italy and beyond. She appreciates experiencing how each property is different and how they add their own special touches. She now works from her home base in Middleburg. Donna grew up in Charleston, South Carolina, “watching the boats and dolphins” and still visits often. She’s a graduate of the University of South Carolina, with a degree in hotel, restaurant and tourism management. She began her career at the Kiawah Island Resort and found her passion for planning with Memorable Meetings as director of planning services: corporate, golf outings and more. The list of projects she’s worked on is beyond impressive. “This allowed the challenge and opportunity to create something unique and different,” she said. “Whether it’s an event for one evening or a weekend or for ten days.” She also takes on additional events, including a recent party at the Middleburg Community Center. Photo © by Leonard Shapiro
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MIDDLEBURG SUSTAINABLE COMMITTEE| Summer 2022
