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Keena & Company is a dedicated marketing and event planning company comprised of a dynamic team of professionals. We provide top of the line marketing services and create smooth running and successful events. Keena & Company continually works hard to maintain our outstanding reputation of providing services on time and on budget. We love what we do and we are good at it!

Keena has several decades of experience in sales and account management in event planning and coordination, and a big heart when it comes to volunteering on committees raising money for admirable causes. Throughout her career, she has been recognized by customers and senior management for her high level of service and efficiency.

Keena has served in leadership positions with a number of professional organizations including; Women's Business Enterprise Alliance, Greater Houston Partnership, North Houston Greenspoint Chamber of Commerce, Meeting Planners International, and the Houston Chapter of the International Special Events Society.

Keena Collins, CMP, CGMP- Keena & Company Owner
Certified Meeting Professional, Certified Government Meeting Professional. Attended Texas A & M University. Keena Collins, your primary contact, is president and majority owner of Keena & Company, a full service marketing and event planning company with a thirty (30) year history in aviation, corporate travel and meeting planning industries. Her overall responsibilities include negotiating multi-million dollar contracts, utilizing consultative selling techniques to facilitate client goals; designing, creating and conducting educational and sales seminars; also account management and conference and trade show management. Keena has a proven ability to analyze problems and develop solutions that increase profits, reduce cost, increase efficiency and develops long term business relationships. Keena is deeply committed to providing these services for the government market.
Jason Sechrest - Senior Director of Projects
Graduate-Houston Art Institute Jason brings a unique combination of creative and organizational skills to Keena & Company. Jason’s expertise focuses on developing programs, marketing events or conventions with State of Texas and Federal clients. Additionally he develops budgets for each event component, selects locations, makes travel arrangements, arranges entertainment, plans menus, chooses caterers, arranges lodging and ensures availability of audio-visual equipment. He has direct interaction with clients to facilitate location and negotiation of contracts for meeting sites, contract fulfillment with hotels for lodging and meeting/event spaces, arrangement of transportation between venues and activities. For larger trade shows, where a number of vendors purchase booth spaces Jason is adept at arranging for electrical, floor plan layouts, physical creation of the booth spaces and communications (both telephone and internet access). Jason continues his involvement with many local Convention and Visitor Bureaus and hotel and events venues in most major cities. Jason has extensive training at the Art Institute of Houston, and is in charge of many of the photographic and graphic design projects produced by the company. He is also heavily involved in many facets of marketing and public relations.
Bryant Banes - V.P. of Government Operations
Bryant S. Banes serves as counsel to Keena & Company on business matters, specifically the administration of Keena & Company's government contracts. Formerly an attorney with the U. S. Department of Justice, he has extensive experience, and is a frequent author and lecturer in, the areas of government contracts, business law, consumer law, and military law. In addition, Bryant has served his country as a JAG officer in the U. S. Army for nine years on active duty, and currently holds the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves. He recently returned from one year of active duty in Iraq, where he served as Chief of Procurement and Fiscal Law and Legal Advisor to the Chief Engineer in Theater, and was awarded a Bronze Star Medal for his service.
Ken Collins, Executive V.P. of Operations
Ken Collins’ experience in marketing research and media analysis is vast, extending over the last 30 years and preceding the establishment of Keena & Company. Ken has many years experience as a media producer and has successfully strategize and develop numerous marketing campaigns. Currently, he brings industry-specific technical issues into public awareness with a widely circulated magazine, which is published monthly. Ken also promotes the real estate industry through the use of radio broadcasts in a show he created which has been on the air since 1984. It is difficult to imagine anyone with more expertise in using media to identify target audiences and target them to increase public awareness of numerous products, services, and issues. Ken has also established and operated several in-house advertising and public relations departments for large businesses, where he strategized, developed, and promoted public awareness of clients’ services and products through the use of broadcast and printed media. Ken is a generalist-specialist and will oversee research and measurement. Ken will make recommendations for the Campaign Plan as the research is being compiled and upon completion. Ken has over 30 years of professional experience.
Vicki Loper, Project Director
Vicki graduated from the University of Texas in Austin. She worked as an Art Director and Producer for Exxon Corporation for many years. As an Art Director Vicki’s responsibilities included overseeing design and printing of publications. Vicki also produced multi-media, film, and video programs for Exxon. After Exxon Vicki worked as an Art Director, Producer, and Marketing Director overseeing projects from conception to completion for Media Visions, Inc. and Rock Eagle Communications. Vicki is also a media buyer. Vicki was also, a co-owner of Travel Visions, Inc producing over 100 video destinations. Vicki joined Keena & Company in 2005. As Project Director, Vicki oversees all aspects of the projects from research, media buying, writing, print design, radio spot creation, TV PSA creation, measurement, and quality control. Vicki has 30 years of professional experience.
Craig Loper, Producer/Director of Photography/Lighting Director
Craig received his BS in Radio, Television, & Film with a concentration in film production from the University of Texas in Austin. Craig has 30 years experience producing, filming, and shooting digital photographs working with major motion pictures, Fortune 500 companies, schools and non-profit agencies. Craig is an Eagle Scout, Vigil member of the Order of the Arrow, a recipient of the Silver Beaver award and a trained leader serving for twenty years in Troop 55 of Houston, Texas. Craig’s responsibilities include writing, media producing and media buying. Crag is an award-winning photographer. Craig has 30 years of professional experience.
Mitchell Loper, Designer, Photographer, Editor
Mitchell completed two years at Houston Community College studying design and video production. Mitchell’s responsibilities include: production management, sound engineering, photography, non-linear editing, and print design. Mitchell is an award-winning photographer. Mitchell has ten years production experience, is the recipient of the American Marketing Association’s Crystal Award and is recognized in Madison’s Who’s Who of young executives. He is an Eagle Scout, Vigil member of the Order of the Arrow, and serves as a trained leader in Troop 55 and Venture Crew 55 of Houston, Texas. Mitchell will manage media projects including print design, TV production, radio spots, and specific marketing projects. Mitchell has 10 years of professional experience.
Ken Nunley, Chief Information Officer
Ken Nunley has over fifteen years experience as a CIO and CTO. As Chief Information Officer for LoneStar Registration and Keena & Company, Ken is responsible for the architecture and operations of the Information Technology systems in place at Keena & Company. Ken also created the technical programming for seamless on line registration that is used worldwide. At Keena & Company, Ken is responsible for providing leadership on information technology policy and working collaboratively with other information technology leaders. Before joining Keena & Company, Ken managed a highly successful software support department for a radiology information service provider. Ken Nunley’s responsibilities include compiling and analyzing information. Ken also manages all web related marketing. Ken has 15 years of professional experience.

Keena & Company "Great People Doing Great Things!"

TEAM

Keena Collins, CMP, CGMP- Keena & Company Owner

Jason Sechrest - Senior Director of Projects

Bryant Banes - V.P. of Government Operations

Ken Collins, Executive V.P. of Operations

Vicki Loper, Project Director

Craig Loper, Producer/Director of Photography/Lighting Director

Mitchell Loper, Designer, Photographer, Editor

Ken Nunley, Chief Information Officer