Alicia John-Baptiste
President and CEO, SPUR
"Kelly has produced all of SPUR's major events for 14 years, and honestly, I don't think anyone else could do the job. Kelly manages thousands of details, coordinates between dozens of vendors, staff, volunteers and hundreds to thousands of guests and achieves new heights of success for our events year after year. She is one of the best, warmest people to be around, and she also has an incredibly sophisticated understanding for how events relate to nonprofit missions and long-term goals. SPUR wouldn't be where it is today without Kelly."

Kathie Lowery
Development Director, Larkin Street Youth Services
"Kelly works with skill, intelligence, and enthusiasm. She is committed to doing what it takes to get the job done and will see it through to completion. She also has a terrific sense of humor, which makes the work environment pleasant for everyone.”

Paul Woolford AIA, LEED® AP
Senior Vice President  | Director of Design l HOK Architects
"Kelly Hardesty made the difference between our Land Economics Symposium being a success or not. Our LAI board is a group of volunteers; mostly professionals with little time to do the work that goes in to organizing a weekend exchange of ideas for 150 folks. Kelly joined us as our event planner and lion tamer. She worked well beyond our expectations to craft a beautifully organized event. We would recommend her to anyone in need of event leadership."

Amy Neches, Partner
TMG Partners
"Kelly managed a multi-day event for our organization that involved members from around the country, dozens of speakers, multiple venues, bus and boat tours, and some very demanding attendees.  She created the budget and coordinated all payments, negotiated skillfully with vendors, and kept our organization on track throughout the planning process for this major undertaking.  She had great judgment about event planning but was also very responsive to our needs and desires.  She is truly cool under pressure, and responded to every challenge with creativity and determination.  The event went forward without a hitch and was highly successful by every measure; we could not have done it without her."

Scott Wall
Scott Wall Photography
"Kelly did it again! She put on quite a show along with her vendors for the Swinerton Builders 125th Anniversary reception held at the historic Old Mint bldg. in San Francisco.  The event was beautiful; almost like entering a Roman temple adorned with flowers, gourmet food stations and all kinds libation bars including fine wines, scotch tastings and anything else you could imagine. The attendee's seemed to love everything Kelly put together which was quite remarkable and the venue could have not been a better choice."