Philly Pemberton – Director of Programs & Events - brings her diverse knowledge of residential marketing and event planning to the BIA/OC with 18 years experience in the building industry.

Philly joined BIA/OC in December 2005 as Meeting & Events Manager and was responsible for coordinating numerous member service committees and all association events including: general membership meetings, PASS events, annual Development Trends Conference, Golf and Kickball Tournaments, annual BITA Fundraiser Wine Event and many educational workshops. She designs and creates ads, flyers, brochures and programs for association events, and provides copywriting for all events related material and some marking collateral material, including overseeing and updating the association’s website. She oversees general office administration and other support staff and volunteers within the membership.

In 2012, after Denise Kennedy was promoted to VP of Membership & Programs for the regional BIA/Southern California, Philly stepped into the position of Director of Programs & Events for the OC Chapter. In her new role, she is responsible for planning, budgeting and overseeing the chapter’s active educational, networking and fundraising calendar.

Philly was previously the Marketing/Internet Coordinator with The Olson Company and most recently worked as the Marketing/Public Relations Administrator for Fuscoe Engineering, Inc. Her responsibilities included website development, corporate branding, relationship marketing and public relations. She first started working in the building industry in 1994, when she joined the Newport Beach-based Costain Homes. She is very proud of the relationships she’s forged through the years and still keeps in touch with many of her former co-workers, who are also still strong BIA members today!

Philly has served on the Board of Directors of the Sales & Marketing Council of Southern California for four years and on the Executive Board for one year. She has also volunteered her time with HomeAid/OC’s annual charity event, Project Playhouse since 2000, and co-chaired the volunteer sub-committee for two years. Philly’s passion for event planning led to the creation of her own wedding consultant business: A Unique Event, where she planned and directed elaborate wedding events throughout Southern California. Philly attended the University of California, Irvine and received a certificate from the NAHB Institute of Residential Marketing (IRM) program at UC Irvine.

Philly enjoys running and hiking Southern California mountains with her husband Rick and resides in Huntington Beach.

BIA/OC Staff Member Since 2005.