TOTC2012-Recap-FINAL.. - Tales of the Cocktail

The SpiritedPeople BehindTales of the Cocktail®Ann TuennermanAnn founded Tales of the Cocktail® in 2003, combining her passions forthe history of New Orleans and a well-crafted cocktail. Through Ann’sleadership, Tales of the Cocktail® has grown into the world’s premiergathering the international cocktail community, attracting tens of thousandsof visitors to New Orleans each year. Ann is involved at every level ofplanning, implementation and promotion of the event, establishing strategicpartnerships with premium spirits companies while garnering extensivenational media coverage.Paul G. TuennermanPaul joined Tales of the Cocktail® in 2006 as the Chief Operations Officer,bringing a 30-year love affair with food and spirits and his successful trackrecord on the business side of the food services industry to the internationalfestival. Paul was instrumental in founding the New Orleans Culinary andCultural Preservation Society, which continues to cultivate and support theinternational cocktail community through a growing number of programs.The AngelsMichelle Dunnick, Melissa Young, and Christina Sudderth collectively known as theAngels, have served as the day-to-day operations team for Tales of the Cocktail®since 2008. With each handling their own piece of the event production business,The Angels have helped bring the yearly celebration of all things alcohol to life byassisting with marketing, operations, accounting and event production.Interns & VolunteersTales of the Cocktail® would never be possible if it weren’t for thehundreds of interns and volunteers that donate their time to helpput the festival on every year.