Stacey grew up in the St. Louis area, and this was where she got her start in the service industry at the age of 15. After graduating from Southern Illinois University she moved to Indianapolis for what she thought would be a few years. Nine years later she set her sights on Chicago and has been here ever since. Stacey knew she was passionate about the planning and executing of events since the first day she was asked to help out with the annual Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital Golf Outing, and has had the planning bug ever since.