Our Team:

GINNY STRAUSS SUKENIK:

Ginny’s vast experience in event planning and coordination extends over twenty-five years. Her style offers unwavering attention to detail and creative ideas that result in an engaging, uncomplicated experience for her clients. Well-known for successful corporate functions, company parties, fundraising galas, elegant social events, family celebrations, and unique, beautiful weddings, Ginny is considered the consummate professional by the area’s top vendors.

Working with corporate clients has earned Ginny the coveted Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation, through which the Convention Industry Council honors only the most accomplished event planners. Understanding corporate needs, she earned an outstanding track record managing high-profile events for Ernst & Young, where she spent over a decade planning influential conferences and meetings. 

Beginning with a vision, site selection, budgets, contract negotiations, and staffing – Ginny has the expertise, skills, and resources to provide first-rate events.

“I had been passionately planning corporate events from last 2 decades when I decided to take the leap and open my event coordinating and wedding planning business. I love planning an event that is simply beautiful and cherished by the host.” – Ginny Sukenik

Debbie Sukenik Russo

Married to the man of her dreams since 2010 and just moved back to the Cleveland area to be closer to family. They have three children and recently added a yellow Labrador puppy to the chaos! Along with family, Debbie is crazy about event planning, the attention to detail, and all of the craziness that comes with planning the perfect party.

As a mother-daughter combo, their similar minds with generational differences really help to create the perfect event. They bring a cross-generational perspective that transcends timeless style and classic taste inherently into everything they do. Together, they appreciate the simplest complexity, exquisite detail, and an amazing good party. 

Cindy Keller

This is Cindy’s seventeenth year managing events with GS Special Events. She loves working with clients to create unique graphics for all the printed material and decor, which brings something special to each event.

Working with the client to create personalized designs and unique graphics for the décor and printed materials is Cindy’s forte. Cindy and her husband Les have been in the jewelry and design business (ARK Jewelers) for many years. They have two sons, one married and one engaged, giving Cindy an experienced perspective on all facets of a family celebration.