Bree has been planning professional and private events for over a decade. She began planning professional events for well-known Boston-based retail brands. After having two daughters, she realized her passion was for private event planning, especially weddings. She first joined the Webber Restaurant Group as an Event Manager at Fireside Catering, where she managed countless weddings and private events at many of their exclusive properties throughout Massachusetts. Bree’s exceptional attention to detail, her organization, and her keen ability to throw an amazing reception made her a great fit to later join the team at The Barn at Gibbet Hill as a Sales Director, where she has been for more than five years. She prides herself on having a good time and having a great sense of humor. You can often find her at a football game with her husband, cooking with her children or playing with her two golden retrievers, Tawny and Reyka.
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Deirdre Gonsalves, Sales Director
Deirdre joined the Gibbet Hill family in 2004 as a server at the Gibbet Hill Grill. In 2009 she transitioned to the Barn and began a new chapter in her life as a member of The Barn’s sales team. Having since planned and managed over 200 weddings, Deirdre’s love of weddings is evident with her enthusiasm and expertise. Her organizational skills, guidance through the planning process, attention to detail and most important of all, her sense of humor has been recognized through many accolades from her clients. Deirdre loves spending time with her family, hiking with her dog, and playing amateur photographer whenever she can.
Julie Vaughan, Catering Director
Julie Vaughan originally joined the Webber Restaurant Group as the Operations Manager at The Barn at Gibbet Hill. After several years managing operations at The Barn, Julie improved weddings & social gatherings and exceeded guest expectations so consistently she was promoted to Director of Catering, in 2011. With that, her role expanded to include catering operations for all Webber Restaurant Group businesses, including Fireside Catering. Experience, creativity, attention to detail, and a high level of organization makes her uniquely apt for working with the sales teams at The Barn and at Fireside Catering to produce events that are as cutting edge or as traditional as each client wishes.
Julie started in the hospitality industry when she was 17, and graduated from UMass in Hotel, Restaurant, and Travel Administration. She has held positions in many area of the hospitality industry both in the front and back of house. Julie found leading energetic teams and creating streamlined systems was key for the company’s growing event business. Today Julie’s passion is keeping The Barn and Fireside Catering ahead of current wedding trends and creating unique charitable and community events.