Lucretia Williams is the President and CEO of Distinct Event Planning, LLC (DEP) - a premier event management & design firm. With over 26 years of event planning & design experience, Lucretia is an adaptable, “take-charge” event planner with a talent for special-event management and outstanding customer service.
Trusted as the “go-to” event specialist; she has mastered the art of planning and designing corporate, nonprofit, and social events. Lucretia and her team specialize in planning culturally inclusive, large-scale corporate events where your guests can connect and collaborate, leaving them feeling valued and appreciated while amplifying their brand. Their client roster includes Victoria’s Secret & Co., NiSource, NBA, Franklin County Board of Commissioners Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and the Women’s Business Enterprise Council Ohio River Valley (WBEC ORV) to name a few.
DEP events have been featured by Essence Magazine, The B Collective Magazine, Inside Weddings, NBC 4, and Good Day Columbus. Lucretia is a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners, Meeting Professionals International, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. Lucretia won the Meeting Professionals International “Planner of the Year” award in 2023 and the Smart Meetings “Smart Women In Meetings” award in 2024.
Lucretia loves to travel and is a proud graduate of The Ohio State University.