Hope Lynne Graves

Hope Lynne Graves has extensive experience in event planning and sales within the higher education industry. Hope Lynne started their career at Datatel in 1994, where they held multiple roles, including Senior Meetings & Events Planner and Client Based Sales Partner. In these positions, they were responsible for managing trade show participation, corporate events, and user conferences, as well as generating sales and revenue for approximately 250 higher education institutions. Graves joined Ellucian (formerly Datatel) in 2012 as a Senior Manager, overseeing a portfolio of approximately 50 corporate events each year, including industry trade shows, conferences, and lead generating activities. Hope Lynne managed a $2.5 million Food and Beverage budget for an annual user conference. In 2016, Graves transitioned to CampusWorks, Inc. as the Manager of Demand Generation.

Hope Lynne Graves attended Ferrum College and George Mason University, but no specific start or end years, degrees, or fields of study are provided for either institution.