About Us
TERI SMITH-BOARDMAN, Executive Producer
ORLANDO EVENTS UNLIMITED
Teri received a Public Relations Degree from the University of Florida in 1979
and then started her event production career in Tampa, Florida in hotel
marketing. While living in Tampa, she produced the Original GRAD NIGHT at
Busch Garden, the 1st Tampa Bay Buccaneers Fashion Show for MDA and the
Super Bowl Super City Run in San Francisco. During the 1984 Tampa Super
Bowl she produced the Super City Run, the Super Bowl Yacht Parade along
with a Fireworks Extravaganza and the Candlelight Vigil for Adam Walsh /
Missing Children Organization. The Walsh story was featured on the NBC Today
Show with Bryant Gumble the following morning.
With an impressive special event list on her repertoire in the 80’s, she moved to
Orlando and started PROMOTIONS UNLIMITED OF FLORIDA. Her client list
included the United States Olympic Equestrian Team, Silver Springs Nature
Park & Wild Waters Ocala and the Central Florida Zoo. In 1988 she produced
and syndicated the Florida Citrus Sports Association Florida Citrus Bowl
Parade, which lead to a contract to produce an ABC Sports TV special called,”
Bowl Time.” Teri then later created and produced a National TV Christmas
Special called, ”Santa Salutes the Soaps” featuring network Soap Opera Stars
on parade in Downtown Orlando.
Teri is the creative mastermind behind many “first time” special events. She
created the “original” Miss Piggy Look-A-Like Contest that received national
news coverage on the CBS Nightly News with Dan Rather. She also created
the Sarah Purcell Look-A-Like Contest that aired on NBC’s REAL PEOPLE.
Other “firsts” included The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders MEDIA ALL-STAR
GAME, The World’s Largest Hallmark Valentine sent to the USA Olympic Team
in Nagano, Japan. In cooperation with the NCAA Championship Bowl Series
she produced the University of Florida 1994 & 1996 BOWL PARTY and the
Tennessee Volunteers ’99 FAN PARTY carried “live” from the Fiesta Bowl. In
the New Millennium, Promotions Unlimited continued to produce the 14th
Annual Doggie Derby at the Amway Arena and the 4th Annual Jingle Bell Dog
Jog.
ORLANDO EVENTS UNLIMITED currently owns ALL COPYRIGHTS for the
Orlando Christmas Parade, Santa Salutes the Stars, Holiday in the Park and
Santa's Farewell Party.
Orlando Events Unlimited, 1017 East South Street, Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: 407-898-3130