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Jim HookerExecutive Director, Academic ProgramsThe Special Event Company

Jim Hooker is an award-winning event strategist with over 27 years of experience producing world-class academic, corporate and entertainment events. In 2012, he launched Stratelyst Creative to assist academic institutions and non-profits in accentuating the value of high-touch, emotional relationship building between the organization and its constituencies through events.

His clients included the University of California (both Irvine and Davis), Caltech, Partners In Health, University of the Pacific, Boston University, Williams College, Georgia Tech, Arizona State University and many others. He has produced major campaign launch and rollout events for 7 separate universities and his 2-day celebration for the campaign closing at Boston University won the award for Best Non-Profit Event from Special Events Magazine in 2020. The design and implementation of his campaign launch celebration at Caltech was also recognized for its creativity and uniqueness by the same organization.

Prior to joining The Special Event Company, Jim was the Executive Director of University Events at The University of Texas at Austin, as well as having served as Associate Senior VP for Cultural Relations and University Events at the University of Southern California for 10 years.

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