East Meets West vendors and sponsors mingle

A vender and sponsor-only event was held at The Terrace at Surf Shack on Sept. 18.

  • By Katie Johns
  • | 6:34 p.m. September 18, 2018
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The 10th annual East Meets West Expo is still two days away, but some began the networking Sept. 18.

On Tuesday evening, about 60 people gathered for a vendor and sponsor-only event at The Terrace at Surf Shack.

To kick off the networking event, the vendors and sponsored mingled while enjoying tacos and other bites from the Surf Shack menu.

Bernadette Gottschalk, Shelly Van Dusen and Kimberlie Buchanan
Bernadette Gottschalk, Shelly Van Dusen and Kimberlie Buchanan
TJ Kornett and Bruce Loeppke
TJ Kornett and Bruce Loeppke
Dave Rutenbeck, Allison O’Brien and Scott Gonnello
Dave Rutenbeck, Allison O’Brien and Scott Gonnello
Erin Wells and Nancy Smith
Erin Wells and Nancy Smith
Walter Loos, Craig Troyer and Stewart MacDonald
Walter Loos, Craig Troyer and Stewart MacDonald
Yasemin Schain and Tsveta Bacheva
Yasemin Schain and Tsveta Bacheva
Bernadette Gottschalk, Diana DeGray, Laurie Pike and John Wojtyna
Bernadette Gottschalk, Diana DeGray, Laurie Pike and John Wojtyna
Attendees munched on tacos and other menu items from Surf Shack.
Attendees munched on tacos and other menu items from Surf Shack.
Ken Burke, Kim French and Bruce Loeppke
Ken Burke, Kim French and Bruce Loeppke
Molly Lawley, Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance President and CEO Heather Kasten and Randy Whitmer
Molly Lawley, Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance President and CEO Heather Kasten and Randy Whitmer

 

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