Katherine Shell Benson has over 15 years of experience as an Event Management Professional. She began her career by obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Culinary Sciences from the Mississippi University for Women. Honing her event management skills first through a career in catering management, she opened BBSE, LLC in 2010 with a desire to produce custom tailored events nationwide. Since then, Katherine has been involved in the collaboration, organization and execution of high profile events for U.S. Ambassadors, 3 U.S. Presidents, numerous celebrities, professional athletes, and VIP business persons. Throughout this time she has also enjoyed perfecting her craft through continued training, public speaking, and local TV appearances. Winner of the Arkansas Diamond Chef’s Classic 2004, she knows both food and event logistics.  A member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Mississippi University for Women Alumni Association, the Social Organization Alumni Council of MUW,  the Junior League of Memphis and former member of the Junior League of Little Rock, Katherine has served her community by aiding in the writing of the 2010 Gourmand International’s Best Fundraising Cookbook of the World Winner, JLLR’s Big Taste of Little Rock for which she is credited under her maiden name. In 2015 she served as Chair of JLM’s Merry Marketplace and with her committee raised over $70,000 for JLM funded community projects. She is also a 2018-2019 New Memphis Institute Fellow. Katherine divides her time between her homes in Little Rock, Arkansas and Southaven, Mississippi with her husband Floyd, five spoiled rotten rescue dogs and one very spoiled turtle. In her spare time she enjoys gardening, concerts, road trips, and a good mystery novel.

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Teryn Horton graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in 2003 with a degree in Business Administration and Marketing. She began her career working for one of the most well established restaurants in Little Rock. Teryn has over twelve successful years of experience in Banquet Coordination, Event Management, and Restaurant Management. She has dedicated her time and abilities to help charitable events such as ‘Silent Sunday’ for the Arkansas School for the Deaf, ‘Taste of Little Rock’ for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and events for Arkansas Children’s Hospital. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family, spoiling her two fur babies, and traveling the world.

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