Team
Our team of professional event managers will work closely with you and your team to bring your vision to life at The Ivy Room. From weddings to daytime meetings to fundraisers, our experts will guide you through the planning process and be on hand throughout your event.
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Kiran Pinto
Managing Partner
Kiran is a middle child which she believes explains most everything about her. She never met a food she did not like and will travel anywhere a train, plane or automobile will take her. Kiran loves a challenge which is how she found herself in the restaurant business. The interest began when her parents told her "no, you can't do that for a living" and wound up being a passion when she realized every day presented a new and exciting challenge coupled with bountiful food.
Evan Behmer
Executive Chef
Chef Evan Behmer is at the culinary helm at the Ivy Room and The Dining Room, Chicago's exclusive private event spaces in the historic Tree Studios. He loves working with guests to create a menu that will be remembered for a lifetime, and working with an incredibly professional and supportive team. His career started in high school with a summer job at a Glen Ellyn country club, first as a food runner, eventually moving into the kitchen as a prep cook and expeditor. Having worked in some of Chicago’s institutional kitchens, as Sous Chef at North Pond, and Chef de Cuisine at Mercat a la Planxa, Chef Behmer’s palate and poise has been honed in wildly creative, masterful kitchens. Throughout his career he found himself responsible for creating new, seasonal dishes and menus, as well as training staff and maintaining the highest standards of food quality and kitchen management. Now, as Executive Chef at The Ivy Room, Chef Evan has the freedom to express his creativity and work directly with clients to create custom, highly personalized events. In his spare time he follows his passion by visiting museums and going to hear live music.
Abby Carson
Senior Event Manager
Abby was born and raised in the Midwest, but considers herself a woman of the world. Her favorite destination, so far, is Porto, Portugal but she is always on the hunt for her next great adventure. Abby enjoys incorporating family traditions into a wedding while finding ways to create new memories with her couples. Abby loves espresso and hates beets. She's going to keep trying with the beets, but she makes no promises.
Pamela Wilson
Event Manager
Pamela was born and raised on Long Island with a love for swimming and trips to the beach. While attending college she began working as a waitress and immediately felt at home within the restaurant industry. Shortly after graduating she moved to the Chicago area and instead of pursuing a career in the field of education she continued to work within the food service industry. The fast paced ever changing industry allows her the ability to help clients dream big and plan beautiful weddings. Pam loves spending time with family and being outdoors as much as possible.
Natalie Boschert
Event Manager
Natalie’s favorite things are family, champagne and lists (that get checked!), so it made perfect sense that she’d find her joy in event planning. Though she was raised in California, transplanted to the suburbs of Chicago, and studied abroad in France, Natalie is at home in the Midwest. She is passionate about seasonal and sustainable food culture, gardening and beekeeping. She loves working in the city and enjoys exploring all of the places one can go for a great night out. Through previous years of managing a fine dining restaurant, Natalie’s attention to detail and her passion for sincere, comforting service drive her approach to hospitality. Natalie cherishes finding time on a wedding day for the couple to share a private, intimate moment to step back and take it all in.