Brooke Speake

Professional Development Specialist

Brooke Speake

Brooke Speake is a professional and continuing education specialist at Kansas State University Olathe, managing and executing programs and conferences in the transportation and logistics sector.

Her key responsibilities include overseeing registration, speakers and budgets as well as leading all coordination of the conference set up and logistics to ensure a successful program.

Speake has more than 10 years of experience in the event industry specializing in both social and corporate events. She brings expertise in every aspect of event planning, from sales and concept development to vendor coordination, logistics management and execution.

Before joining K-State Olathe, she served as an event producer at Quintessential Events, a premier event planning and design company in Kansas City. There, she was the primary point of contact for an average of 15-20 events per year sourcing and managing all vendors, creating comprehensive communication materials and helping implement every aspect of the event from booking to conclusion.

Speake earned a bachelor's degree in hospitality management with a minor in business administration from Kansas State University.