Experience

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  Freelance

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • ITMI Certified Tour Director and On-Site Event Staff

    • Jan 1990 - Present
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    * Decades of On-Site Event Staff Experience for a variety of DMCs and Event Planning companies: Day-of on-site management of all aspects of events such as F&B, OSVs, hospitality desk, event registration, SFO arrivals and departures, general session and meeting room set-up and turn ov...

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  Metro Events LLC

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Event Venue Manager

    • Nov 2021 - Dec 2022
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    On-site venue management for events of 200 - 2,000 persons

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  California Academy of Sciences

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Event Coordinator

    • Nov 2021 - Feb 2022
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    On-site venue manager for events of 200 - 2,000 persons

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  Wells Fargo

  • San Francisco

  • Marketing Communications Mgr, Wealth Management

    • Jul 2015 - Nov 2021
    • San Francisco

    Develop and produce private events and marketing communications targeted at high-net worth clients.

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  Olivia Travel

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Senior Manager, Travel

    • Jan 2019 - Jul 2020
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    * International group travel planner and on-site Trip Leader* Planned and managed ocean and river boat cruises, resort programs, and small-group adventure trips* Worked with Marketing team to develop and implement weekly marketing emails and annual catalog

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  Union Bank

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Digital Marketing Manager, Brand Team

    • Apr 2009 - Nov 2012
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    Marketing Project Manager reporting up to SVP Marketing, Wealth Management/The Private Bank

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  Olivia Travel

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Director of Travel

    • 2007 - 2009
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    As Director of Travel, full responsibility for all aspects of trip development and implementation from inception to implementation for Olivia's 20+ 'soft adventure' trips each year, including: * High level of direct client/guest interaction* Destination Recommendations and Itinerary D...

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  One World Partners (now BCD)

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Senior Group Travel Planner & On-Site Management

    • 2005 - 2007
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    Full accountability for all planning and on-site management of international incentive trips, successfully and within budget for multiple Silicon Valley high-tech client companies. Skills and experience includes acting as direct liaison with key client management, hotels, DMCs/ground operators a...

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  ITA Travel (formerly Woodberry Events)

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Senior Group Travel Planner & On-Site Manager

    • 2004 - 2005
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    Direct day-to-day client liaison responsible for all details of group travel of planning and management, including Google’s Annual All-Employee Incentive Trip, numerous international Sales Incentive Trips for Autodesk and ‘C-level’ corporate events for Schwab client.

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  Carlson Marketing Group

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Senior Group Travel Account Manager

    • 1996 - 2004
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    Consistent, on-going operations Project Manager and day-to-day client contact for client companies. Overall responsibility for building positive, long-term relationships with clients and vendor partners such as DMCs, hotels & airlines; all aspects of successful destination recommendations, s...

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  Royal Cruise Line

  • Cruise Passenger Service Representative

    • 1988 - 1996

    Worldwide, aboard luxury ships & corporate office in San Francisco* On-site supervision of pre- and post-cruise hotel & land programs, worldwide* Managed tour and land programs* Developed and gave future destination sales presentations to guests and agents* High level of direct guest inte...