Experience

Seattle Marriott Bellevue

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Event Planning & Operations

  • Apr 2023 - Present

• Sr. Event Manager

  • Aug 2018 - Apr 2023

• Director Of Catering

  • Sep 2016 - Aug 2018



Terra Blanca Winery & Estate Vineyard

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Banquet Sales

  • Oct 2010 - Feb 2015

  • Developed and implemented sales plan to exceed financial goals for banquet sector of winery business, responsible for creating a new hospitality business development plan. • Consistantly increased catering banquet revenue year over year by an average of 14%. • Hired, trained, and motivated banquet staff and enforced corrective behavior plans and termination if actions warranted. Managed banquet staff of ten team members, including a banquet coordinator/assistant. • Developed banquets budget and profitability targets for banquets portion of winery profit. Operated within an established sales expense budget. Forecasted banquets revenue monthly for the next 120 days and quarterly forecasted revenue for the rolling calendar year. • Primary contact for all banquet sales; responsible for contracting and servicing all events. Maintained up to date banquet event orders and all interaction between guests and out side caterers and vendors. • Facilitated and oversaw all winery special events and event weekends, managing over 25 full and part time event and tasting room staff. Show less



W Hotels

• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• Catering Sales Manager

  • Aug 2007 - Oct 2010

  • Created new wedding collateral including; preferred vendor list with professional vendors that reflected W Seattle style, wedding introduction letter, and informational packet with everything that W Seattle offered to brides and grooms on their wedding day including selling my knowledge of weddings to serve as their “day of” wedding coordinator. • Created Smashbox Cosmetics & MOD Beauty Squad Wedding promotions, offering brides more than just the standard wedding promotions offered by competing hotels. These promotions were tiered based upon contracted food & beverage minimums and assisted in increasing food and beverage minimums due to popularity of promotions. • Increased wedding up-sell revenue by $40k by uncovering new market trends, including late night food and beverage as well as aggressively selling additional audio visual, such as up lighting and celebratory gobos. • Assisted Director of Catering & Convention Services in forecasting process in Abacus on weekly basis along with weekly training on her positions role and responsibilities. Show less



Portofino Hotel & Yacht Club

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Catering Sales Manager

  • Apr 2005 - Aug 2007

  • Responsible for contracting and servicing over 100 wedding ceremonies and/or reception • Consistently achieved annual revenue goals; achieving 113% of my 2006 goal and 106% of my 2005 goal. • Increased up-sell revenue by 142% 2006 year, by negociating lower pricing with preferred vendors and creating additional a la carte options for clients to add to event during detailing process. • Revised 2006 and 2007 Banquet Wine List with distributor to offer better quality wines in order to charge a premium price. Show less



Marriott Hotels

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Manager

  • May 2002 - Apr 2005

  • Contracted groups of 76 rooms or more having at least 101 attendees for meeting space; hotel consisted of over 15,000 square feet of meeting space and 487 sleeping rooms. • Achieved Gold Level winner in 2004 and President’s Circle & Silver Level winner in 2003. • Deployed against National Association, Corporate Group, Business Travel Segment and Tour & Travel Markets. • Contracted groups of 76 rooms or more having at least 101 attendees for meeting space; hotel consisted of over 15,000 square feet of meeting space and 487 sleeping rooms. • Achieved Gold Level winner in 2004 and President’s Circle & Silver Level winner in 2003. • Deployed against National Association, Corporate Group, Business Travel Segment and Tour & Travel Markets.