Event Manager

• Jun 2022 - Present

Content Creator

• Mar 2014 - Present

Corporate Travel Coordinator

• Jan 2012 - Jun 2022

Travel coordination (air, car, hotel) for current employees, in-coming candidates & C-Levels. Book travel for monthly orientations & quarterly management events Am an on-site contact for events, providing support to attendees & Director of Travel & Corporate Events. Manage registration at events, including getting name tags, swag set up and welcoming all attendees. Reconcile Travel Credit Card on a monthly basis, providing accounting with receipts and a complete accounting of purchases. Work closely with Adelman Travel to manage our Travel Management Relationship to ensure that we and our travelers are receiving the best service. Provide excellent customer service to my clients (co-workers) to ensure accurate and detailed itineraries are provided to all travelers. Show less

Educator

• Jun 2011 - Nov 2011

Worked as an Educator at the Orlando Premium Outlets. Provided excellent customer service, merchandising, inventory, cash management, helped to open & close the store following check-lists. Worked as an Educator at the Orlando Premium Outlets. Provided excellent customer service, merchandising, inventory, cash management, helped to open & close the store following check-lists.

Freelance Actor/Model

• Aug 2006 - Nov 2011

Director of Exceptional Events

• Dec 2006 - Jan 2011

Sales and service of all wedding, social, corporate, association and government events with no sleeping rooms. Provided exceptional customer service to all guests, including contracting, banquet event orders, room diagrams, final invoices and being the on-site contact/wedding planner for wedding groups. Worked closely with the Executive Chef to create innovative, custom and economical menus and packages for all groups to generate business. Developed the banquet budget and forecasted bi-monthly to ensure achievement of budget numbers. Developed custom incentives to bring in business quarterly. Show less

Conference Coordinator

• Feb 2005 - Dec 2006

Sold & Serviced meetings & events for the Club to include sleeping rooms, meetings, food & beverage, golf & spa services. Began selling & servicing Weddings & Social events. Increased wedding bookings over 50% year over year during my 1st year at the property. Worked at Bay Hill Inviational 2005 & 2006. Sold & Serviced meetings & events for the Club to include sleeping rooms, meetings, food & beverage, golf & spa services. Began selling & servicing Weddings & Social events. Increased wedding bookings over 50% year over year during my 1st year at the property. Worked at Bay Hill Inviational 2005 & 2006.

Accounting Coordinator

• Nov 2001 - Jan 2005

Accounts Payable for Premium Refunds, Commissions, Claims. Planned Holiday Parties for the company Accounts Payable for Premium Refunds, Commissions, Claims. Planned Holiday Parties for the company

Sales Trainee/ Assistant Banquet Manager

• Jan 2000 - Mar 2001

Was hired out of college to be a Sales Trainee. I worked in all of the departments in the hotel in an effort to see how Sales effects all the other departments in the hotel during a 4 month period. Coordinated National Sales Manager Road Rally and created Holiday Party Marketing Piece. Promoted to Meeting Connection Service Manager - this position was created for me and I taught myself how to service small groups. I was responsible for servicing groups with under 50 rooms per night with rooms and food & beverage. Held this position for 7 months. Promoted to Assistant Banquet Manager - co-managed a staff of 45 banquet servers. Worked closely with groups to make sure that their meetings & events were set up to their specifications. Show less