Meet Our Team
What makes Jane Hammond Events unique is our genuine love for what we do and the working relationships we develop. We pride ourselves in treating our clients, as well as our venue contacts, vendors and staff with personal attention and respect, resulting in a close knit and cooperative dynamic that adds to the professional and friendly feel of your event. Additionally, we have built partnerships with many well-loved and trusted Bay Area vendors to complement our event planning services.
JANE HAMMONDOWNERJane grew up in England and has a background in the sciences. She went on to train at the Cordon Bleu in London, and started her catering career in England before moving to America in 1975. Jane taught cooking in the U.S. for several years, and then began her professional catering career. Jane Hammond Events has been growing ever since and under her kind and careful direction expanded into a highly respected full service company.
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NAOMI AGESSENIOR EVENT MANAGERNaomi is a graduate of UC Berkeley, and has lived abroad in Central America and Chile. She loves speaking Spanish, volunteering as a doula, and hiking the East Bay hills. She joined the JHE team in 2005, initially as the staffing manager, and soon made herself indispensible to every aspect of the business. Naomi considers JHE to be like her family; she is proud to be part of a team that provides warm and personalized attention to each client. She currently serves as an Event Planner and Manager.
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CEANNA STEPHENSSenior Event MANAGERCeanna joined the JHE team in 2006. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in International Studies. Ceanna spent many years working in the non-profit educational field and traveled extensively internationally. it was her love of trying foods around the world and taking many cooking courses along the way that led her to the catering and event planning industry. Ceanna is an experienced manager of both corporate events and weddings. Her attention to detail and meticulous organizational skills allow her to lead some of our most complex events as a company.
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JHE has extensive experience in many of the Bay Area’s finest venues. We frequently hear from our venue contacts how nice we are to work with, what a friendly and professional staff we have, and what a pleasure it is to work with our responsible and reliable company. We value these relationships and feel that this contributes greatly to calm, efficient and enjoyable planning. Some of our favorite venues are listed below:
