Cari is the owner of The Chinook Group, LLC a corporate events company that she started in 1993.  Cari brings 40+ years of public relations, marketing, and event planning to Big Sky Troubadours.  Cari’ company has key clients such as Microsoft, Capgemini, Plantronics and many more.  She is also the former executive producer & cofounder of the Whitefish Songwriter Festival, an annual music event that showcases the art of songwriting.  Before starting her own events business, she co-founded Big Sky Music, a musical advertising company that created "jingles" for businesses across the Northwestern US.  Prior to that she worked as a political appointee for the US Small Business Administration, the White House and was the Executive Director of a special interest group that fought for shareholder rights - the United Shareholders Association, working closely with famous Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens.