Senior Events Manager

• Oct 2022 - Present

Event Team Manager

• Mar 2022 - Present

Creative, passionate, events professional with outstanding work ethic, attention to detail, innovative and positive attitude. Maintaining strong relationships provides a seamless experience with all aspects of planning and execution of events.

Event Team Supervisor

• Aug 2020 - Mar 2021

Provide clients with memories and a seamless event experience. Managing event space, catering sales, event logistics for social events, sacred services, and other private events with a focus on wedding celebrations! Provide clients with memories and a seamless event experience. Managing event space, catering sales, event logistics for social events, sacred services, and other private events with a focus on wedding celebrations!

Event Program Manager

• Feb 2016 - Jun 2019

Support development efforts and manage all aspects of unique events. Develop fundraising vehicles to assist in meeting or increasing the revenue and campaign goals of the development team. Financial tracking, invoicing, budgeting, data entry, financial reports, monitoring sponsorships, ticket and auction sales. Lead execution of event and meeting logistics, including staffing, volunteers, and managing event registration tables Develop written proposals, letters, etc. for in-kind… Show more Support development efforts and manage all aspects of unique events. Develop fundraising vehicles to assist in meeting or increasing the revenue and campaign goals of the development team. Financial tracking, invoicing, budgeting, data entry, financial reports, monitoring sponsorships, ticket and auction sales. Lead execution of event and meeting logistics, including staffing, volunteers, and managing event registration tables Develop written proposals, letters, etc. for in-kind donations, restaurants partners, and create theme and overall event design concept for the annual Treads & Threads fundraising event. Book event locations, process contracts, payments, coordinate event layout, and menu design based on event specifics Schedule and manage logistics of event vendors such as rental items, and florals, audiovisual components. Maintain relationships with key internal departments and external partners and vendors Collaborate with marketing, donor relations in the creation of all correspondence related to the event, sponsorship solicitation, stewardship, thank you correspondence Manage printed event collateral, data pulls, mail merges, mail house relations, and printing Manage event publications with Independent Magazine for annual fundraising events and calendar Create and manage online event registration pages for annual events Provide general administrative support for event steering, sponsorship, and donor-related board and committee meetings. Including creating agendas, meeting reminders, and follow up communications Show less Support development efforts and manage all aspects of unique events. Develop fundraising vehicles to assist in meeting or increasing the revenue and campaign goals of the development team. Financial tracking, invoicing, budgeting, data entry, financial reports, monitoring sponsorships, ticket and auction sales. Lead execution of event and meeting logistics, including staffing, volunteers, and managing event registration tables Develop written proposals, letters, etc. for in-kind… Show more Support development efforts and manage all aspects of unique events. Develop fundraising vehicles to assist in meeting or increasing the revenue and campaign goals of the development team. Financial tracking, invoicing, budgeting, data entry, financial reports, monitoring sponsorships, ticket and auction sales. Lead execution of event and meeting logistics, including staffing, volunteers, and managing event registration tables Develop written proposals, letters, etc. for in-kind donations, restaurants partners, and create theme and overall event design concept for the annual Treads & Threads fundraising event. Book event locations, process contracts, payments, coordinate event layout, and menu design based on event specifics Schedule and manage logistics of event vendors such as rental items, and florals, audiovisual components. Maintain relationships with key internal departments and external partners and vendors Collaborate with marketing, donor relations in the creation of all correspondence related to the event, sponsorship solicitation, stewardship, thank you correspondence Manage printed event collateral, data pulls, mail merges, mail house relations, and printing Manage event publications with Independent Magazine for annual fundraising events and calendar Create and manage online event registration pages for annual events Provide general administrative support for event steering, sponsorship, and donor-related board and committee meetings. Including creating agendas, meeting reminders, and follow up communications Show less

Senior Catering Sales Manager

• Dec 2011 - Feb 2016

Manage and coordinate food and beverage sales, operations, and logistics for private events, members clubs, media, teams, concerts, and other events. Create and execute detailed event orders, manage a large team of supervisors, and service staff. Contract negotiation, vendor relations, financial reporting, financial reconciliation, annual reporting, and financial and customer service-related goals and standards. Support other venues for high-profile events. Manage and coordinate food and beverage sales, operations, and logistics for private events, members clubs, media, teams, concerts, and other events. Create and execute detailed event orders, manage a large team of supervisors, and service staff. Contract negotiation, vendor relations, financial reporting, financial reconciliation, annual reporting, and financial and customer service-related goals and standards. Support other venues for high-profile events.

Banquet Captain

• Oct 2009 - Dec 2011

Oversee event setup and execution for a wide variety of functions. Supervise and inform service staff of 50+ servers and bartenders based on the scale of the event. Operated as lead beverage captain which included placing orders, inventory, reporting, and money management. Some of my other job responsibilities included organizing logistics for off-premise event execution, ordering supplies, staffing, reporting, customer service, and financial reconciliation. My time at the Hyatt allowed me to… Show more Oversee event setup and execution for a wide variety of functions. Supervise and inform service staff of 50+ servers and bartenders based on the scale of the event. Operated as lead beverage captain which included placing orders, inventory, reporting, and money management. Some of my other job responsibilities included organizing logistics for off-premise event execution, ordering supplies, staffing, reporting, customer service, and financial reconciliation. My time at the Hyatt allowed me to grow and learn different aspects of the event world and gave me the opportunity to work on events ranging from 5 guests to 5,000+ guests. Show less Oversee event setup and execution for a wide variety of functions. Supervise and inform service staff of 50+ servers and bartenders based on the scale of the event. Operated as lead beverage captain which included placing orders, inventory, reporting, and money management. Some of my other job responsibilities included organizing logistics for off-premise event execution, ordering supplies, staffing, reporting, customer service, and financial reconciliation. My time at the Hyatt allowed me to… Show more Oversee event setup and execution for a wide variety of functions. Supervise and inform service staff of 50+ servers and bartenders based on the scale of the event. Operated as lead beverage captain which included placing orders, inventory, reporting, and money management. Some of my other job responsibilities included organizing logistics for off-premise event execution, ordering supplies, staffing, reporting, customer service, and financial reconciliation. My time at the Hyatt allowed me to grow and learn different aspects of the event world and gave me the opportunity to work on events ranging from 5 guests to 5,000+ guests. Show less

Banquet Coordinator

• Jul 2005 - Oct 2009

Front-of-house restaurant operations and management, sales, and operations manager for all private events and catering operations at Plaza location. This included contract negotiation and management, menu creation and planning, staffing coordination, event timelines, and overall execution and logistics. Front-of-house restaurant operations and management, sales, and operations manager for all private events and catering operations at Plaza location. This included contract negotiation and management, menu creation and planning, staffing coordination, event timelines, and overall execution and logistics.