Alexis Gorriarán

Certified Special Events Professional

Alex is a certified special event professional, an emmy-award-winner and produces and manages a diverse mix of programs, events and marketing campaigns across the country for tourism, hospitality, non-profit groups, government organizations and fortune 500 companies. He works as the senior director of marketing for (add)ventures, a multidisciplinary brand culture and communications firm with offices in RI, Miami and New York. Being very active in the community, he serves as Chair and Commissioner for the Providence Tourism Council, Board of Directors for Rhode Island Pride, International Live Events Association and the National LGBTQ Task Force. He is also the former LGBTQ liaison to the city of Providence and has produced the last three mayoral inaugurations. As a gay man of Cuban descent who is bilingual, Gorriarán is proud to be an ambassador of Providence and its diversity.