Experience

River Ridge Recovery

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mental Health Counselor

  • Jan 2023 - Present

• Mental Health Counselor

  • Aug 2022 - Dec 2022



MINNESOTA ADULT AND TEEN CHALLENGE

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mental Health Counselor

  • Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

  ▪ Provided rehabilitative services to adults with mental illness and substance dependency, in the form of instruction, support, and assistance for the purpose of promoting psychiatric stability, social competencies, personal and emotional adjustment, and independent living skills. ▪ Led mental health diagnostic assessments ▪ Taught psychoeducational lectures ▪ Led mental health groups; An example group name was “Seeking Safety” ▪ Guided one-on-one sessions and helped clients through crises situations Show less



Big Night Entertainment Group

• United States
• Hospitality
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Event Manager

  • 2018 - 2020

  *Full responsibility for all event sales and execution at two new properties in the Encore Boston Harbor Resort (Mystique and Memoire). Hired by BNEG, nearly a year in-advance of the Encore Boston opening, to help BNEG meet the brand and service standards expected by Wynn Resorts. *My responsibilities at BNEG largely mirror the responsibilities I had at Wynn Reports (see below in my profile), with many additional day-to-day operational responsibilities including: ** Processing payroll ** Creating marketing material ** Creating training materials and training new employees ** Managing equipment rental / returns ** Client billing Show less



Wynn Resorts

• United States
• Hospitality
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Event Sales and Management - Event Team

  • 2014 - 2018

  As an event manager at Wynn Resorts - my primary responsibilities fell into one of three categories. (DESCRIBED BELOW) EVENT SALES AND PRE-PLANNING * Prospected for new clients and responded to requests for proposals. This required great communication skills and also required me to maintain an active network of corporate event planners and other event professionals * Worked with clients to help them develop a vision for their event, within the context of Wynn Resorts’ capabilities, as well as the clients’ own budget * Negotiated contracts and pricing with between clients and internal Wynn departments, as well as third-party vendors PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND EVENT EXECUTION *For any event, served as the central point of co-ordination for all Wynn’s internal departments (i.e. banquet services, horticulture, audio/visual, setup, etc.) to ensure seamless execution *Professionally handled problems (as they arose) — from last minute client changes to staffing shortages to equipment failures (all unforeseen issues that regularly happen in dynamic real-word events) POST EVENT EVALUATION *Closed out customer receipts and solicited feedback regarding client experience, all with the same attention to detail and warm communication-style used during the sales and planning processes - all in an effort to encourage repeat business *Led post-event debriefing with the Events team, to identify areas for execution improvement or to save on expenses Show less



Wynn Las Vegas

• United States
• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• Catering and Banquet Team

  • 2008 - 2014



Bank of America

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales and Service Specialist

  • 2011 - 2012

  • Processed new account transactions and answered customers' questions regarding various products and financial services • Cross-sold financial products • Handled credit reports, account applications, and other sensitive financial information • Processed new account transactions and answered customers' questions regarding various products and financial services • Cross-sold financial products • Handled credit reports, account applications, and other sensitive financial information