Last, but certainly not least on our “Get to Know the EW Staff” is Founder and CEO, Rich Mauch!

Rich founded the EW Group over 25 years ago and has been growing it ever since!

Funniest memory?: “One of the greatest aspects of my job, is the time I spend with my team outside of the office when we travel for our events. And over the last 25 years there have so many "fun moments" at our events but the funniest moment was actually at one our staff holiday celebrations and watching my staff sing along on a conga line around the iconic and very cramped Famous Sammy restaurant in NYC!”

Favorite part about EW: “Leaving my personal family each morning for my EW family..whether it`s in our office or on site for one of our client events. I am the luckiest boss in the world to have team members that are professional, passionate, highly skilled and love what they do each and every day!”

What are you looking forward to the most fall season?: “ockin and rollin with my EW team that is back to pre-pandemic levels! We are all so excited to "make it happen" for our numerous client events over the next 3 months including new clients...the Lupus Research Alliance, the Indiana Alzheimer`s Association and Steven`s Institute of Technology!”

Besides planning our events for our clients, Rich also loves planning the staff outings! He makes it a full fay of adventures and keeps the staff guessing what is next! But, if we didn’t take a selfie it didn’t happen!

Rich had a great time this past weekend kicking off our fall season in NC and cannot wait for the many more events to come!

P.S Check out some throwbacks! ...

Next on our "Get to Know the EW Staff" is our Chief Operating Officer, Chris Mauch! Chris has been working at EW since 2006 and has loved every second of it!

Funniest memory: There are so many funny memories over the years because while we work hard, we try to have some fun in the process! BUT, one that stands out revolves around the EW staff knowing that my lifelong dream is to be a college or pro mascot. It started in 1999 when I "volunteered" for Rich at the MS NYC Walk at the Trade Center. He had me wear a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costume and it was magical! Fast forward to the 2022 Walk to End Alzheimer`s - Philadelphia event and I was surrounded by 4 mascots at one time. I felt like I was hanging with old friends and I couldn`t get enough of it! Don`t tell Mr. Met though. He will get upset!!

Favorite part about EW: WE ARE A FAMILY. And I don`t mean because Rich and I are brothers (No, I am not his son!) We work hard together, like a family. We care for each other, like a family. We challenge one another, like a family. Most importantly, we pick each other up when the other one is down or needs help, LIKE A FAMILY.

What are you looking forward to the most this fall season? Pushing the poker chips into the middle of the table and EW Group being ALL IN! It is the only way EW knows how to represent our clients and the work that they do for their constituents. WE listen to our clients...WE represent them professionally...and WE execute their events WITH passion. Let`s do this!

Chris plays many roles when it comes to the day of events, but most importantly will make sure to capture a selfie to commemorate the day! Check out a throwback picture of Chris at an NYU event! He is excited and ready to start our fall event season next week! ...

Next on our "Get to Know the EW Staff" is our Operations Coordinator, Camille Manley! Camille is the newest member of our team and recently graduated from Quinnipiac University (an EW client) with her Masters degree!

Funniest Memory - I was at one of our Walk events, and we were cleaning and packing up and had a ton of stuff to fit in our pick-up truck and it was a huge game of Tetris between the bed of the truck and the back seat where I was sitting. In the back seat, I ended up with bags piled up next to me and a large beverage from Smoothie King.

Favorite Part about EW - From doing the "behind the scenes" of the event to seeing it come to life and the rush of adrenaline from setting up the event to break down are amazing and rewarding moments to experience.

What are you looking forward to the most this fall season - I am looking forward to experiencing my first fall season with EW and meeting many of our clients in-person!


Camille is so excited to be a part of all the different events EW does and will have her stocked fanny pack and crocs ready to go at all times! ...

@EWGrp helped #MakeItHappen this past weekend at NYU Class of 2027 Move-In! EW Group was spread out all over the NYU dorms in both Manhattan and Brooklyn and managed over 200 administrative and student volunteers. We successfully helped manage the move-in of almost 5,000 new students! We loved managing the smooth and easy process for students to enjoy their 1st NYU experience as students, while making it stress-free for their families. A BIG congratulations to the NYU Class of 2027 and best of luck on their first year! EW can`t wait to start meeting about NYU`s Grad Alley and Commencement next! ...

Next UP on our "Get to Know the EW Staff" is Operations Manager, Antonella Curcio! Antonella has been working full-time with EW Group for nearly 2 years!

Funniest Memory: There are so many funny memories with the team during our event seasons but one that stands out was while working at a Times Square event. We started setting up at 230 am and I was tasked to find a place to print some documents that were vital for the event to take place. After much running around the dark streets, all worked out and it made for a funny story at the end of the day!

Favorite Part about EW: There is no better feeling than looking out from the stage and seeing thousands of happy participants…and knowing that I had a vital role in the formation and success of the event! I cant imagine a better place to go to work every day than to help plan and produce our client events!

What are you looking forward to the most this fall season: Further build on the success that our clients had last fall and produce even larger and more seamless events for the fall of 2023!

Antonella continues to be one of EW’s event all-stars and always has an endless supply of materials in her fanny pack! Whether it`s a pen or zip ties or rubber band, she usually has it all! She is so excited to start our busy Fall season! ...

The EW Group took a break from working events to having our own event… the EW Summer Soirée! We had a blast playing pickle ball, trying new places, and ending the night with a Lionel Richie concert featuring Earth, Wind, and Fire! Our staff is pumped and ready for an amazing fall season! ...

Our second staff member to be featured on “Get to Know the EW Staff” is Joan Mayo! After joining the EW team 5 years ago, Joan has broken the record for most hats worn and never hesitates to take on the smallest or biggest role for one of our events!

Funniest memory: "At one client event, so many unexpected volunteers arrived at the crack of dawn and it was a little overwhelming to figure out quickly how to utilize all of them! In fact, the number of volunteers were close to the number of walkers (be careful what you wish for!) I doubled and even tripled up many volunteer roles and needless to say it was the best customer service event we ever implemented!”

Favorite part about EW: "Our work on behalf of our clients does so much good! So many of our events are celebrations and fundraisers for great causes. It is so rewarding to be a small part of making it happen."

What are you looking forward to the most this fall season: I look forward to “raising the bar” the bar wherever EW can in helping our clients showcase great events for their constiuents. We are always looking to make things bigger and better!"

Joan continues to be our “EW Rockstar” and “glue”, whether she is making sure the team has all it all needs or is managing a seamless Headquarters/Volunteer Check-In on event day! ...

We are doing Get to Know the EW Staff this month featuring our amazing and hard-working team! First on this segment is Denise Lucia who has been part of the EW Group for 9 years and is our Director of Finance and Client Services!

Funniest memory: "I have so many funny memories, it is so hard to choose. But my favorite one is going to Target late at night, buying snacks for one of the events, and packing Rich`s car with all the boxes we purchased... It was like playing a live game of Tetris!”

Favorite part about EW: "Actively participating and making a difference in all the great work our clients are achieving!"

What are you looking forward to the most this fall season?: "Continuing to Make It Happen for all of our clients events!”

Denise has helped produce more than 50 events with the EW Group and can`t wait to see what is in store! ...

@EWGrp had another successful event with Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Research for their Naperville Walk! The weather held up and we had a great day of camaraderie, fundraising, face painting, balloon art, raffles, painting, speakers, and snacks! Thanks to the numerous Walk participants and sponsors, the Lustgarten Foundation smashed its goal of $120k and raised more than $145,000, the most ever for this event! Special shout out to all the volunteers that helped as we could not have done it without you and your support! We #MakeItHappen and EW Group can`t wait to do it again soon! ...

From college commencements to high school commencements, the @EWGrp helped manage the Yorktown High School Graduation! The rainy weather didn`t stop this graduation from taking place, the EW Group helped shift and bring two different spaces to light by having a split commencement, having the live commencement in the gym, and having a live stream in the auditorium. We want to congratulate the Class of 2023 and can`t wait to see what the future holds, go huskies! ...

EW Group had a wonderful time attending the 9th Annual Willie Colon Golf Outing for Lupus! @EWGrp’s own Chris and Rich played in a foursome and almost won closest to the hole! It was an honor to participate in this event, which has raised more than $2 million dollars for Lupus Research! This vital fundraising event is produced by the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA), EW Group’s new client. EW will be producing LRA’s NYC Walk with Us to Cure Lupus this October and can’t wait to “rock it!” ...

@EWGrp is proud to say we had a beautiful day for this year’s Walk at FDR Park with Northwell Health! We were so thankful to work with an amazing company and to #MakeItHappen! This day had lots of fun activities such as Zumba, playing with ponies, and plenty of snacks before AND after they started and completed the Walk. We are so thankful to be part of the Walk this year and to bring the community together for another successful event! ...

#Mentalhealthawareness is more important than ever these days and this past May, EW Group partnered with #NAMI for their Walk in NYC. Even with the rain, EW Group is always ready to #MakeItHappen with a successful day of music, food, drawing, AND painting! However, we couldn`t have done it without all the help from our volunteers! There was an amazing amount of people who came together and helped us in support of Mental Health and helped raise money for the Mental Health community. Check out some of the pictures from the event! ...

Congratulations NYU`s Class of 2023! From individual school ceremonies for the College of Arts & Science at Radio City Music Hall and Silver School of Social Work at United Palace to NYU`s All University Commencement at Yankee Stadium, the EW Group team was a proud partner to the NYU community in taking part to plan & execute some of the graduation celebrations for the graduation class. The EW Group team was excited to #MakeItHappen and to be a part of these amazing events! ...