After college and moving out-of-the-state for a few months, Arianna Fake knew coming back to East Montgomery County-where she grew up-would be the perfect place for her first home and start her professional career.

Arianna worked as a communications intern in 2020 before being hired on in 2021 as an event coordinator for The Atrium Center.

To further her education in wedding planning and events, Arianna completed the wedding venue professional certification through Wedding MBA, the gold standard of education and excellence within the wedding industry, which will further help her serve brides and other clients to the best of her ability when they book an event at the Atrium Center.

Additionally, Arianna received her Certified Wedding & Event Planner certification through the Wedding Planner Society. The Wedding Planner Society is one of the most informative certification programs and memberships in the world. This program attracts wedding planners and venue professionals from all across the globe.

At the Atrium Center, Arianna’s responsibilities include client booking, client consults, sales, and event planning to name a few of her duties. She serves as the frontline for clients looking to book with the event venue, walks them through the space, aids in the layout of their event and event timeline, along with keeping track of their documents and payments.

With more than 14 years of experience in venue and event management focused on life safety, event and venue details, logistics, guest and client services; Ryan Bonifas is excited to bring his knowledge to EMCID as the Director of Venue and Events.

Before landing at EMCID, Ryan oversaw multiple event and production departments, most notably at Fair Park in Dallas and the Fort Worth Symphony. He also managed and produced a wide variety of events, ranging from 50 people to 50,000, such as festivals, concerts, endurance racings, consumer shows, meetings, and conventions.

Ryan, a communications graduate from the University of Texas at Arlington, is a member of IAVM (International Association of Venue Management,) a CVP (Certified Venue Professional,) and has attended VMS (Venue Management School) and VMSGI (Venue Management School Graduate Institute.)

He is more than excited to bring his experiences to East Montgomery County to amplify EMCID events in the community and deliver a first-class experience to guests at events.

In addition to working at EMCID and events, Ryan enjoys spending time with his wife, Alicia, and son, Brooks. Ryan spends time playing just about every sport with his son and cheering on his hometown sports teams – the Dallas Mavericks and the Texas Rangers.