Robin Gardiner joined the HLAA staff in January 2025 to oversee logistics of our annual convention and help manage chapter engagement. She has more than 25 years of event planning and member engagement experience on both the nonprofit and corporate sides. Most recently, she managed a 300-agency network for a New Jersey-based food bank. Previously, Robin was a trade show and education manager for a professional beauty industry association and a private corporation, organizing events and workshops around the world. She has a bachelor of science in business management from Kean University.