Dianne Kearns.

Dianne Kearns is an events manager with 30 years’ experience in the IT industry.

Formerly, Kearns worked for Open Systems, first as a communications specialist, then as its marketing director. In that role, she was responsible for launching a major new product, which earned Kearns the coveted 1995 Minnesota Software Association’s Marcom award.

Previous to Open Systems, Kearns was Lawson Software’s first marketing professional, responsible for its multiplatform mid-range and mainframe product lines. She launched major lead generation programs using direct mail, seminars, trade shows, and advertising and was responsible for overseeing the implementation of the company’s first lead tracking and pipeline management systems. Kearns also worked as a recruiter and marketing manager for Stearns Computer, a PC startup firm, and as the global trade show coordinator for CPT, a word processing software company.

Kearns has worked with more than 50 KCA clients managing trade shows, user conferences, seminars, and other events for clients that include Apex IT, Smeadsoft, International Decision Systems, O’Pin Systems, and XATA.

Kearns has been working with KCA since 1999.