Kimberly is a seasoned event professional with a demonstrated history of successful event production spanning more than a decade.
Kim has been with Merchants Exchange Productions as their most Senior Event Manager for 11 years. Merchants Exchange Productions owns and operates two full-service event venues and a restaurant which play host to over 300 events a year. Kim has been integral to the company's expansion into becoming a full-service, inclusive event facility, first building their in-house beverage program in 2008, and next building their in-house planning and production division and their in-house catering division in 2010. She has been the point producer for the venue's most elite clientele, including corporate clients such as Salesforce, Bank of America and Deloitte, non-profit clients such as Habitat for Humanity and the Wildlife Foundation, and political fundraisers for Barak and Michelle Obama and Gavin Newsom. She has also become the personal event planner for the company's owner, Clinton Reilly, whose prominent portfolio spans beyond hospitality to real estate, media, political consultation and fundraising. Kim has lived in San Francisco for over 12 years, is heavily involved in the philanthropic and culinary communities, and has a broad network of industry and non-industry contacts, supporters and friends.
Here is just a small sampling of the events Kim has produced:
August 2016
World’s Best Restaurant Pop Up with the Roca Brothers
june 2012
Barak Obama Reelection Campaign Fundraiser
April 2015
Dame Jane Goodall’s 80th Birthday featuring Special Guest Dave Matthews
March 2017
Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom Fundraiser
february 2017
NFL Women’s Summit