
Meet Jane

Jane Canepa President and Founder
Jane began her career in Chicago at Carson Pirie Scott & Co., where she coordinated international special events and public relations for the flagship State Street store and 16 suburban branch locations. The Eventors have had international and national clients including 15 years as the U.S. marketing, public relations, promotions, advertising and sales agency for Hilda Ltd., a woolen goods manufacturer based in Reykjavik, Iceland. Jane is known for her promotion of participatory sporting events held across the United States and in Europe including the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge, the Chicago Great Pink Run, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and Shamrock Shuffle, the Chicago Triathlon and the Jim Gibbons 5K Run & Walk for the Leukemia Research Foundation. Jane has worked closely with the Mayor’s Office of Special Events and the Chicago Park District, and she spearheaded the creation of the Mayor’s Office of Special Events Sports Council. She has been an adjunct faculty member at Columbia College for 28 years, and is also a lifetime member and former president of the Publicity Club of Chicago.