PROFILE: 

Event Management professional with extensive experience in planning events. Skilled in customer service, client relations, and logistical planning.  Consistently completes projects on time and within budget.

EDUCATION:               

American University, Washington, DC                                 June, 2000

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies in the Humanities with a minor in Justice

George Washington University, Washington, DC              June, 2001

Certificate in Event Managemet

Convention Industry Council,                                                   August, 2004

Certified Meeting Planner (CMP) designation                                         

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Housing Assistance Council,

Washington, DC. Nonprofit                                                               Feb. 2004 to May 2004

Conference/Meeting Planner (Contractual Position)

·          Managed all aspects of conference planning including, committee review, vendor management, logistics and marketing for a bi-annual Signature Conference.

·          Managed a conference budget of $500,000.

·          Provided strategic direction to the Director on conference initiatives.

·          Organized smaller regional trainings.

Association for Conflict Resolution,

Washington, DC; Nonprofit  Association                           Jan. 2003 to Dec. 2003

Conference Manager

·          Managed all aspects of conference planning for Member Section Conferences held nationally including managing on-line and on-site registration.

·          Managed all aspects of the Association’s annual conference, including sponsorship, exhibiting, logistics and brochure production. Over 1,400 individuals attended this event in Orlando Florida.

·          Managed all aspects of Board meetings, Section meetings, and Leadership meetings.

·          Responsible for strategic planning of conference activity.

·          Managed the committee peer review process for the Annual Conference program

·          Managed a budget of over 300,000.

National Association for the Education of Young Children,

Washington, DC                                                                         Jan. 2002 to Jan. 2003

Project Assistant  (Contractual Position)

·          Coordinate the Association’s 11^th Annual National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, including database management, conducting a site visit, program planning, venue management, scheduling, and coordination of AV requests. More than 1,400 individuals attended this event.

·          Coordinate meetings for a project funded by the Rockefeller Foundation including set-up and breakdown and pre and post follow-up. Three meetings were held with approximately 40 attendees.

Fannie Mae Foundation,

Washington, DC; Nonprofit Philanthropy Organization        April 1997 to June 2001

Program Associate

·          Co-managed the WAVE (We Are Volunteer Employees) Program including convening monthly meetings and administering an $80,000 budget.

·          Worked with sub-committee chairs to promote and organize various employee community service events including logistical planning, document preparation, handling vendors, and supervising set-up and breakdown of each event.

·          Organized and co-managed a corporate breakfast fundraising event on behalf of the Metropolitan Boys and Girls Clubs’ Capital Campaign raising $40,000.

·          Managed event employee registration of the 13^th annual Help the Homeless Walkathon, involving servicing 900 employees.

·          Managed the employee fundraising efforts of the 13^th annual Help the Homeless walkathon raising over $100,000.

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