Experience

BOOST Journeys

• United States
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Luxury Travel Designer

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Boost Journeys is a boutique travel design firm. Boost Journeys is a boutique travel design firm.



Ilex Luxury Travel

• United States
• Travel Arrangements

• Founder

  • Jun 2017 - Present

  Ilex Luxury Travel specializes in highly personalized private tours to Southeast and Southern Asia. Ilex Luxury Travel specializes in highly personalized private tours to Southeast and Southern Asia.


Origin
• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• Senior Travel Curator

  • Aug 2021 - Mar 2022


Lithodomos

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos

• Cultural Client Liaison

  • Nov 2020 - Jul 2021

  Lithodomos' mission is to bring the ancient world to life! We do this with historically-accurate virtual recreations of ancient sites, so you can view them as they would have looked millennia ago, in all their glory! Applications include smart phone virtual tours, museum exhibitions, virtual reality headsets, large scale projections, classrooms, and more. Try some time travel for yourself with our Ancient World app: https://ancient-world.co/tour/freeroam. Lithodomos' mission is to bring the ancient world to life! We do this with historically-accurate virtual recreations of ancient sites, so you can view them as they would have looked millennia ago, in all their glory! Applications include smart phone virtual tours, museum exhibitions, virtual reality headsets, large scale projections, classrooms, and more. Try some time travel for yourself with our Ancient World app: https://ancient-world.co/tour/freeroam.



Absolute Travel

• Leisure, Travel & Tourism
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Luxury Travel Consultant

  • Mar 2008 - Mar 2017

  www.absolutetravel.com www.absolutetravel.com



Nielsen Business Media

• Media Production

• Conference & Events Manager, Film Group

  • Sep 2007 - Mar 2008

  • Responsible for logistical arrangements and program coordination of international cinema industry events: “CineAsia” in Macau, “ShowEast” in Orlando, and “ShoWest” in Las Vegas. • Liaised with event sponsors to design décor plans and menus for food and beverage functions. • Planned and directed multi-media award ceremonies with celebrity guests. • Arranged transportation, hotel rooms, and security for VIPs. • Responsible for logistical arrangements and program coordination of international cinema industry events: “CineAsia” in Macau, “ShowEast” in Orlando, and “ShoWest” in Las Vegas. • Liaised with event sponsors to design décor plans and menus for food and beverage functions. • Planned and directed multi-media award ceremonies with celebrity guests. • Arranged transportation, hotel rooms, and security for VIPs.



The Learning Annex

• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Event Manager

  • May 2002 - Mar 2007

  • Original production team member for the “Real Estate & Wealth Expo,” drawing up to 40,000 attendees and hundreds of exhibitors per show, held in eight cities throughout the United States. • Produced over 100 seminars monthly—negotiated meeting room contracts with hotels and other venues; coordinated the presentation needs of speakers; managed events department. • Recruited, trained, and managed as many as 800 registration and sales staff per Expo. • Coordinated travel, local transportation, and hotel rooming list for roving staff of 100. Show less


CondeNet
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Consultant

  • 2007 - 2007


CIEE

• Brazil
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Conference Manager

  • 1999 - 2002

  • Developed conference theme, wrote call for proposals, and recruited speakers and presenters. • Wrote press releases, programs, promotional and marketing materials; chose and oversaw graphic designer and printer. • Managed all aspects of the international CIEE Annual Conference: site selection, negotiated hotel contracts, planned menus, booked speakers, trade show booth sales, coordinated registration, and on-site management. • Developed conference theme, wrote call for proposals, and recruited speakers and presenters. • Wrote press releases, programs, promotional and marketing materials; chose and oversaw graphic designer and printer. • Managed all aspects of the international CIEE Annual Conference: site selection, negotiated hotel contracts, planned menus, booked speakers, trade show booth sales, coordinated registration, and on-site management.


Population Communications International (PCI)
• Communications Manager

  • May 1998 - May 2000