Experience

Midwest Business Group on Health

• United States
• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Events & Marketing Manager

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  Responsible for planning and executing MBGH’s educational events, employer roundtables, member advisory boards, and the annual conference. Also responsible for member communications and MBGH’s presence on social media. Responsible for planning and executing MBGH’s educational events, employer roundtables, member advisory boards, and the annual conference. Also responsible for member communications and MBGH’s presence on social media.



Loyola University Chicago Retreat & Ecology Campus

• United States
• Higher Education

• Event Specialist

  • Mar 2019 - Jul 2020

  Primary contact for meetings and retreats. Managed all processes from initial contact and sales through event preparation, on-site management, and invoicing. Primary contact for meetings and retreats. Managed all processes from initial contact and sales through event preparation, on-site management, and invoicing.



AJ Larsen, Inc.

• Owner / Consultant

  • Oct 2000 - Dec 2018

  Event and convention planning, registration management, grant administration, and program management business. Clients included Northwestern University, Illinois Education & Technology Conference, ICE (now IDEA), and Metiri Group. Event and convention planning, registration management, grant administration, and program management business. Clients included Northwestern University, Illinois Education & Technology Conference, ICE (now IDEA), and Metiri Group.



Area One Learning Technology Hub

• Event and Program Manager

  • Mar 1996 - Oct 2000

  Executed state-funded grant programs and events for school districts in seven Chicago collar counties. In addition, participated on two statewide conference planning committees in IL (IETC & ICE - now IDEA) and the ISTE national conference in Chicago for 15,000 attendees. Executed state-funded grant programs and events for school districts in seven Chicago collar counties. In addition, participated on two statewide conference planning committees in IL (IETC & ICE - now IDEA) and the ISTE national conference in Chicago for 15,000 attendees.