Our Team

Ellice McDonald
Event Coordinator
Ellice started her time at SEM as an event management intern back in 2021. Her first event to manage was Oktoberfest Chicago and she’s never looked back since! Now she’s managing major festivals and endurance walks like the OSF Beverly Breast Cancer Walk and Chicago Pride Fest. In Ellice’s free time, she loves to cook (she even has dreams of writing a cookbook one day)!
Q & A with Ellice
What’s your favorite activity to do outside of work?
I love to cook, travel, workout and being outside with my sisters and friends.
What’s your favorite part of working at SEM?
I really enjoy the fast pace environment of the events we produce and witnessing the transformation of a park or street in the city of Chicago.
What’s your favorite event we manage and why?
The Chosen Few Old School Picnic and The Bud Biliken Parade. They are really fun events filled with culture and music that also remind me of my childhood.
What are your three favorite foods?
Sushi, Soup, Salad
If you were a superhero, what would your name be?
QueenChicago
Would you rather be the funniest or smartest person in the room and why?
Funniest, I wouldn’t want to deprive people of me.
Name the best place you’ve visited in Chicago.
All of Chicago, it’s the best city.
Cubs vs Sox?
Sox
Favorite Type of Pizza
The most sauciest!