Event Planning Manager

• Apr 2022 - Present

Sustaining Leadership Council (SLC) Coordinator

• Jun 2021 - Apr 2022

- Serve as the logistical point of contact for Hats in the Garden, Naples Botanical Garden's annual luncheon fundraiser. Duties include tracking expenses, contract negotiation, managing and executing Hats in the Garden ancillary events, generated timelines, and tracking event details and ticket sales - Exceeded $1.6M raised at Hats in the Garden Luncheon - Responsible for maintaining the Sustaining Leadership Council mailings and activities on an annual basis. Duties include producing monthly activities, executed meeting agendas and minutes, and maintaining the SLC Directory and donor information - Manage and organize donor luncheons, tours, and events Show less

Catering & Conference Services Manager

• Jun 2018 - May 2021

- Respond to leads coming in for social events (Fundraising Gala, Wedding, Presentation, Etc.) - Prepare and send proposals and contracts to designated potential clients. - Seamlessly plan & execute corporate, social, and private meetings and events ranging in size from 10-250 people. - Generate detailed and comprehensive event resumes and Banquet Event Orders to inform all hotel departments of the schedule of events, special requests, meeting room set-up, catering needs, and pertinent information. - Follow through from contract signing, detail execution and event wrap up, ensuring guest expectations were met and serviced. Show less

Event Concierge

• Jun 2017 - May 2018

- Liaison between meeting planners/group contacts & the different departments of the hotel. - Provide astounding daily support to meeting planners and group contacts. - Ensuring events are set and executed with the utmost importance and attentiveness according to the banquet event orders and the client's requests. - Liaison between meeting planners/group contacts & the different departments of the hotel. - Provide astounding daily support to meeting planners and group contacts. - Ensuring events are set and executed with the utmost importance and attentiveness according to the banquet event orders and the client's requests.

Special Projects Coordinator

• Jan 2017 - May 2017

- Prepare and execute event "Grande Dames Tea": - Insuring contracts are executed properly, design timeline, coordinate social media campaigns, vendor management, set up/management day of - Plan PACE Prom: - Secure items from board members and donors to secure items needed to host prom, set up/management day of - Assistance with promotion and execution of the 10th Anniversary Celebration Campaign: - Design and plan different events for the community to be involved and know more about PACE - Planning and Coordinating the beginning stages of Love That Dress!: - Post press releases and execute social media campaigns - Begin coordination of collection events with hosts - Develop/update promotional materials Show less

Catering Assistant

• Aug 2016 - Nov 2016

- Assist Catering Department with daily administrative duties - Creating and updating banquet event orders - Creating schedule of events and assisting with weekly distribution - Updating social media - Assist F&B Department with annual themed member events (planning, décor ideas, etc.)  - Assist with execution of weddings and other social events - Assist Catering Department with daily administrative duties - Creating and updating banquet event orders - Creating schedule of events and assisting with weekly distribution - Updating social media - Assist F&B Department with annual themed member events (planning, décor ideas, etc.)  - Assist with execution of weddings and other social events

Sales and Marketing Intern

• Oct 2015 - Aug 2016

- Update all social media content (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest) - Design and brainstorm with different marketing plans for the hotel to execute - Publish Press Releases - Update website and blog content multiple times a month - Assist with answering leads for groups, weddings, or social events - Assisted with planning and executing for Hilton's Global Week of Sales - Collaborated with Blue Energy and provided best practice techniques to other Hilton properties on H360 - Prepared entries for Blue Energy quarterly updates Show less

Marketing and Public Relations Intern

• May 2015 - Aug 2015

- Assist with client and project management and reputation management services via research, publicity efforts, media relations, social media content development and other related tasks - Prepare office for meeting including prepping conference and agenda creation - Content development for PTE and client communication channels including, but not limited to social media, email marketing, mobile marketing, news releases, blogs and websites - Copywriting and proofing - Maintain the organization’s media archives - Editorial calendar research - Assist with various public relations efforts (community outreach, presentation development, media opportunity research, etc.) - Assist in event planning - Assist with reputation management and reporting - Assist with monthly report development and data analysis Show less

PBX agent/Intern

• Nov 2014 - Aug 2015

Ensured guests with different room types and general information about the hotel Assisted guests with existing reservations Phoned guests in house to check and see how their stay is going and how I can make it better Assisted managers and supervisors with various front office work Ensured guests with different room types and general information about the hotel Assisted guests with existing reservations Phoned guests in house to check and see how their stay is going and how I can make it better Assisted managers and supervisors with various front office work

Guest Service Agent/Intern

• Feb 2014 - Nov 2014

Assisted with check in and check out Answered various phone calls and helped guests with any types of questions they had Phoned future guests about their reservations Assisted with check in and check out Answered various phone calls and helped guests with any types of questions they had Phoned future guests about their reservations

Sales Associate Cashier

• May 2014 - Aug 2014

- Complete customer transactions and cross sold items - Facilitated with store setup for the upcoming back to school specials - Unpackage and organize new inventory and decide what would be available on the floor - Assist customers with styling an outfit or re-designing their wardrobe - Complete customer transactions and cross sold items - Facilitated with store setup for the upcoming back to school specials - Unpackage and organize new inventory and decide what would be available on the floor - Assist customers with styling an outfit or re-designing their wardrobe