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Bios
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Greg
Welker co-owner of Party Pals is a native
San Diegan and has been in the party industry for over
12 years. A graduate of San Diego State University with
a degree in Business Marketing, Greg first began in
the industry by owning and operating a Hot Air Ballooning
Company, Cloud Nine. That's where he met Hans Petermann
(the previous co-owner of Party Pals). After Cloud Nine,
Greg delved into another company, Bonzai Bungee and
had over 2000 individual bungee jumps out of his hot
air balloon. He moved from there to co-own Party Pals
and Interactive Inflatables with Hans. Greg is a FAA
Certified Commercial Hot Air Balloon Pilot and a PADI
Certified Advanced Scuba Diver. Some of Greg's hobbies
include, working out, surfing, lobster diving and like
most, he's a big kid at heart and loves to play with
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Linda
Welker co-owner (sister in law of Greg Welker)
recently acquired Hans Petermann’s 50% interest
in Party Pals. Linda is a graduate of SDSU and spent
20 years in the banking industry, the last 16 with Union
Bank of California (UBOC) in such positions of as Commercial
lender and Credit underwriter . The past five years
she was Vice President/Manager of UBOC Commercial Bank
Prospect Management Division covering a three state
territory. Linda is currently a Co-Manager of the Torrey
Pines High School (TPHS) Cheerleading Squad, Assistant
Manager of her son’s Surf soccer team and previous
Business Manager for Torrey Pines Pop Warner. She also
sits on the TPHS Athletic Board and is the 2008 Grad
night committee chair. Prior to her involvement with
her kids activities she raised several hundred thousand
dollars for Cancer research as the Chair of the Sydney
Kimmel Cancer Center annual golf tournament as well
as their annual dinner and auction for three years.
Linda ran in the first San Diego Rock in Roll marathon,
is a two time participant in the Challenged Athletes
triathlon and most recently completed a 100 mile bike
ride from Orange county to San Diego raising money for
the MS Society. |
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Kenny Kovin
came to Party Pals during their first year in business
and has been an integral part in developing the sales
team here. Kenny comes from a family owned retail jewelry
background and brought a fresh and exciting perspective
to Party Pals. He works primarily with event planners
in bringing great fun and excitement to their events.
Kenny is a member of MPIOC and belongs to a whole
bunch of other impressive acronyms. One of Kenny's hobbies
is cooking .He loves to bring in experiments for his Party
Pals to taste, critique, and see who's left standing. |
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Jeff
Anderson has been a member of the Party Pals
team since 1997. Prior to joining Party Pals, Jeff's
background included nine years of commercial real estate
appraisal experience throughout the United States and
the island of Guam. At the age of 25, he was a
founding partner of Nationwide Transport Finance,
a small finance company specializing in the trucking
industry. He graduated from San Diego State in 1982
with a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, minoring
in Sociology.
Since joining Party Pals,
Jeff has immersed himself in expanding the Party
Pals experience throughout the United States. Jeff is
currently the President of the Los Angeles Chapter of
International Special Event Society (ISES/LA) and has
served on the board in various capacities since 2001.
He is also currently a member of the Southern California
Chapter of Meeting Professionals International (MPISCC)
and the Set Decorators Society of America. Contrary
to published reports, he is not perfect; he actually
sinks to about his ankles when when he walks on water.
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Ryan
Koerner joined the Party Pals team in December
2004. He graduated from University of Houston in 1998
with a Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Communications. Ryan
plays a key role in marketing, graphic design and sales.
When he is not in front of his duel-monitored super computer,
he can be found surfing the reefs in La Jolla or maybe
snowboarding at the local mountains. |
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David Gassaway
joined the Party Pals family replacing Walter
as Operations Manager in July of 2006. David started working
part time for Party Pals in the field while finishing
school. After graduating from San Diego State University
in May of 2006, with a bachelor’s degree in Political
Science, David moved into the office to take over operations.
As the young gun in the office, David is striving to perfect
Party Pals operations and ensure that Party Pals continues
its growth well into the future. In his own time David
is an avid sports fan who relentlessly roots for his hometown
Sacramento Kings. |
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Holly Petermann
is the newest member of the Party Pals family.
Holly answers the phones and takes care of payroll and
other administrative tasks. She is currently enrolled
full time in college here in San Diego. Holly is inseparable
from her Chihuahua Mischa... That lil' dog is in the office
daily running around keeping the floors clean and providing
entertainment for the busy staff. |
Don't
hesitate to call us to discuss any other options or ideas
you may have. 858-622-6613
- OUR
MISSION:
- Provide
the highest quality of entertaining games, activities
and challenges to enhance lives through group interaction.
Planning
a party takes special care.
Take a look at our suggestions below for creating
a successful party! |
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- An Arcade Bash
- Racing Themed Events
- Sports Themed Events
- A Night at the Lounge
- Teambuilding Events
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- Beach Themed Events
- Western Rodeo
- Carnival
- Militay Boot Camp
- Flight School
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