Experience

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  HelmsBriscoe

  • Nashville, TN

  • Senior Director, Global Accounts

    • 1999 - Present
    • Nashville, TN

    * Meeting Procurement and Meeting Planning (complete start to finish - with experience as a corporate meeting planner)* Site Selection (can source any hotel or venue in the world)* Client support for all who plan meetings* Let me be your FREE Assistant - and make you "shine!"

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  JCPenney

  • Plano (Dallas), TX

  • Meetings and Travel Manager

    • Feb 1988 - Aug 1999
    • Plano (Dallas), TX

    Managed staff Travel and Meetings Department. In-House Travel Agency (American Express) reported to me for all transient travel for JCPenney associates company wide. Negotiated transient corporate rates for hotels and airlines annually. Oversaw Group Meetings Department that booked over 300 meetings and events annually. Other duties included: budget management, Board of Director and Executive Meetings management and interaction with all levels of management at JCPenney.

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  Westin Hotel, Galleria Dallas

  • Dallas, TX

  • Catering Support Manager

    • Jun 1985 - Feb 1988
    • Dallas, TX

    Assisted Catering Managers with catered events at hotel. Interacted internally with Chefs, Banquets, Convention Services and Sales departments to support business and social events held at hotel. Supported Jewish events (Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs) while adhering to Kosher requirements in the Kosher kitchen at hotel. Reconciled budgets and accounting for booked catered groups at hotel.

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  Munsingwear Inc.

  • Minneapolis, MN

  • Production Control Manager

    • Feb 1983 - 1985
    • Minneapolis, MN

    Managed and controlled the production of two manufacturing plants for the Vassarette division of Munsingwear, Inc. Used knowledge of fabrics, and factory capacities to adhere to sales volumes, in order to control the production of inventory and sizing/color needs vs. the demand of orders.