Conference & Continuing Education Director

• Jul 2023 - Present

Conference Manager

• Aug 2017 - Jul 2023

Conference Manager/Director of Continuing Education• Serve Jaffe’s Largest Client, NY State Podiatric Medical Association/Foundation for Podiatric Medicine’s as sole Conference Manager planning their annual Clinical Conference, House of Delegates, and Strategic Planning Weekend• Develop and distribute meeting materials to attendees before meeting start and onsite• Solicit proposals for speakers and content• Coordinate with speakers for their hotel, honoraria, and presentations for Clinical Conference general lecture• Work with Association Board of Trustees and Foundation Board of Directors to determine goals, objectives, and budgets for Association and Foundation events• Arrange Board of Trustee travel and hotel for various industry events throughout the country• Source contracts for House of Delegates and Strategic Planning Weekends• Create Banquet Event Orders, and setups for Clinical Conference, House of Delegates, Board of Trustee meetings, and House of Delegates• Solicit corporate grants to offset clinical conference costs• Oversee Clinical Conference continuing education compliance with Council on Podiatric Medicine guidelines• Create and update Clinical Conference mobile app using Cvent CrowdCompass• Maintain Clinical Conference website• Facilitate ancillary events during clinical conference such as Podiatry Recruitment Seminar, sponsored receptions, and NY State Board For Podiatry meeting Show less

Special Projects Coordinator

• Mar 2014 - Aug 2017

 Researched and integrated event planning software for current and future CIR event and convention planning  Design and maintain convention website, including registration pages, eSurvey tools, and eMobile mobile-friendly site  Establish and implement a convention programming committee to decide on workshops, keynotes, and additional aspects of the CIR National Convention  Design room setups for all convention and event space  Creation of food and beverage menus for annual convention and additional events  Outreach to potential keynote speakers  Compare and negotiate contracts for prospective sites for annual conventions and additional events  Coordinate logistical operations for leader elections in each chapter hospital and new member orientation events  Conduct surveying and tabulation of results for all new member events across 50 chapter hospitals in order to improve orientation and welcoming events  Oversee application and scholarship processes and coordinate deployment of CIR members to hospital programs in developing countries  Creation and maintenance of membership forms and chapter contracts for entire organization Show less

Convention Assistant

• Aug 2012 - Mar 2014

 Coordinate travel and hotel accommodations for committee members and staff for company-related events and meetings year-round; contact restaurant event managers to design menu and wine lists for committee group dinners  Act as direct liaison to allied organizations  Create thorough presentations utilizing Microsoft Office for committee meetings  Manage all social events including VIP, late night and cash bars at annual convention  Order and organize logistics of supplies to and from annual convention  Organize all suppliers for annual convention including photographers, printers, security and personnel  General administrative duties including calendar organization, multi-line phone, exhibit mailings Show less

Temporary Events Assistant

• May 2012 - Jun 2012

Events Intern

• Jan 2012 - Mar 2012

Public Relations Assistant

• Mar 2009 - Aug 2009