Dan Dykstra
Associate Director of Housing, Conference Services

Dan brings over 18 years of collegiate conference and event planning expertise to the Georgia Tech Office of Conference Services. Prior to his arrival in at Georgia Tech in 1998, Dan held conference and events positions at his Alma Mater, Colorado State University. Dan remains an advocate of collegiate conferencing, and truly enjoys both the opportunities and challenges of this growing profession. Dan has been active in Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International, serving as a Regional Director, as a committee member, and as a frequent presenter at both regional and national conferences. Dan is also professionally affiliated with the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, MPI and RCMA. Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau , MPI and RCMA.

Jennifer Beattie
Conference Coordinator

Jennifer brings 12 years of experience in Residence Life and Conference Services. Throughout her career she has held positions at Eckerd College, Valdosta State University, Texas A&M University (TAMU), Saint Leo University and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). New York state is where she calls home and also where she obtained her Bachelors Degree in Photo journalism at the RIT. Jennifer later went on to TAMU to complete her Masters in Higher Education Administration. Jennifer is professionally affiliated with ACPA, NASPA, ACUHO-I Conference Services, and NRHH. Jennifer continues to provide photography services for University publications.

John Nussear
Conference Coordinator

John brings six years of professional experience in Summer Conference and Special Event planning to the Georgia Tech Office of Conference Services. John graduated in 2002, from Towson University, in Baltimore, Maryland with a Bachelors Degree in Mass Communications. During his time as a student at Towson he worked as a Student Facility and Event Manager before being promoted to a professional Event and Conference Manager upon graduation. At Towson John worked in planning events with numerous types of organizations and event sponsors to include student groups, university departments, non-affiliated organizations and summer conference clients. Currently, John is a Conference Coordinator, in the Georgia Tech Office of Conference Services. This position allows him to focus and refine his customer service and business skills, while being strictly responsible for revenue generation through summer conference programs. John is a member of the Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International (ACCED-I). He has attended several National and Regional ACCED-I Conferences and also participated in the conference planning and direction of roundtable discussions, for two Regional's, at Towson University and Georgia Tech.

Melissa Watson
Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Melissa brings 7 years of experience in a variety of service orientated fields which include; service coordinating, customer service, administrative, and marketing positions. Melissa has worked with National and International companies such as Regus Business Center, Accenture Consulting Firm, People Network Recruiting Firm and Bank of America. Melissa also brings a background in Computer Graphic design.