# Lori Trapp

> Lori (Lunz) Trapp, CMP, is a McKinney, Texas-based event marketing and analytics professional whose work at Intel connected event governance, technology, sustainability and business measurement. After nearly four years at Intel, she left in July 2025 and became active in the Dallas-Fort Worth meetings community, earning Certified Meeting Professional credentials, contributing to MPI D/FW programming and being named a 2026 Rising Star of the Year finalist.

- **Role:** Event marketing and analytics professional
- **Organizations:** Intel Corporation, Meeting Professionals International Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter, Club Ichi
- **Education:** Seton Hall University
- **Known for:** Certified Meeting Professional credential, issued August 2025 and valid through December 2030., 2026 MPI D/FW Rising Star of the Year finalist., PCMA Event Leadership Institute certificates in technical production and advanced event design and strategy.

## Career timeline

- **2020** — Earned the Sustainable Event Strategist credential from Meeting Professionals International.
- **2021-2025** — Worked in Intel's events organization for nearly four years, including as Manager of Events Intake/Scale & Governance.
- **2023** — Earned PCMA Event Leadership Institute certificates in Technical Meeting & Event Production and Advanced Event Design & Strategy.
- **2024** — Presented the strategic lens in a sustainability session at the Meetings & Incentives Worldwide Summit.
- **2025** — Left Intel at the end of July and earned the Certified Meeting Professional credential in August.
- **2025** — Joined the MPI Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter during the July-September membership period.
- **2026** — Served through MPI D/FW education and leadership work and was named a Rising Star of the Year finalist.

## Achievements

- Certified Meeting Professional credential, issued August 2025 and valid through December 2030.
- 2026 MPI D/FW Rising Star of the Year finalist.
- PCMA Event Leadership Institute certificates in technical production and advanced event design and strategy.
- Sustainable Event Strategist credential from Meeting Professionals International.
- Contributed to global conferences, incentive programs and event analytics work during nearly four years at Intel.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Named a finalist for the MPI D/FW Rising Star of the Year award.
- **2026-05** — Participated in Club Ichi's Secret Family Reunion after receiving a Golden Ticket.
- **2026-04** — Helped promote and deliver MPI D/FW Education Day 2026 at The Statler Dallas; the organizing team later celebrated an award for the program.
- **2025-08** — Received the Certified Meeting Professional credential.
- **2025-07** — Announced her departure from Intel after nearly four years in its events organization.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-lunz-trapp

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