Experience

UAB School of Optometry

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager II, Continuing Education

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  - Planned and executed multiple annual in-person optometric continuing education seminars and conferences, varying from 15 to 250 attendees. - Awarded 2023 Dean's Outstanding Staff Award for service to the School of Optometry Responsibilities include: o Serving as primary communicator with speakers, including gathering course materials, booking travel, preparing itineraries, and submitting honoraria and travel reimbursements. o Ensuring course materials are submitted accurately and on time to the appropriate continuing education accrediting body. o Designing and sending marketing emails using Canva, Constant Contact, and Salesforce Marketing Cloud. o Coordinating all aspects of the event, including registration website, venue, catering, parking, security, volunteers, registration desk and attendee communication. o Supervising all aspects of on-site events. - Planned and executed multiple virtual optometric CE seminars using Zoom Webinar. - Collaborated with external partners to support and accredit continuing education courses and seminars outside of UAB. - Managed Continuing Education budget, which involved making purchasing decisions and maintaining a balanced budget. - Assisted with multiple UABSO special events, including the school’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, Student Appreciation Days, Homecomings, Henry Peters Days, Graduations, Visiting Lecturers, and more. - Performed administrative support to Continuing Education Director and Continuing Education committee as needed. Show less



Karma Management Inc.

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Director

  • Mar 2014 - Feb 2018

  Account Executive: March 2014-Sept. 2015 Assistant Director: Sept. 2015 - Feb. 2018 Karma Management Inc. is a management consulting company specializing in non-profits & professional trade organizations from the architecture, engineering, construction and design industries. • Assist in managing client portfolio of several professional organizations, with memberships ranging from 25 to 350. • Manage annual membership drives for each client including physical mailers and e-mail campaigns. Through this membership drive, AIA Birmingham netted a membership increase of 8 percent in 2016, which includes 15 previously terminated members. • Plan and execute various events, such as board meetings, continuing education conferences, committee meetings, gallery exhibitions and openings, trade shows, cocktail receptions, fundraising golf tournaments and annual social galas. • Write press releases, edit photos, manage client websites and maintain relationships with local news media. Because of our success in this area, AIA Birmingham was chosen to participate in the AIA's national public awareness campaign in 2017. • Implement and administer clients’ social media campaigns on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. • Recruit and retain corporate chapter sponsors for clients. • Maintain databases of membership, sponsors and donors. • Perform administrative support to Executive Director and each client’s Board of Directors. Clients include: American Institute of Architects, Birmingham chapter (2014 - 2018) Alabama Center for Architecture (2016 - 2018) Structural Engineers Association of Alabama (2014 - 2018) Design Week Birmingham -- Annual Conference (2014 - 2016) A/E/C Mega Meeting -- Annual Conference (2014 - 2017) American Institute of Architects North Alabama Chapter (2017 - 2018) Alabama Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) Contractors Association (2016) Show less



SuccessEHS

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Marketing Content Specialist

  • Sep 2013 - Jan 2014

  Researched and produced relevant strategic content on industry issues and product updates; managed paid search and social media campaigns; wrote and edited news releases, blog posts, case studies and other marketing materials; performed event management support for the annual Customer Conference. Researched and produced relevant strategic content on industry issues and product updates; managed paid search and social media campaigns; wrote and edited news releases, blog posts, case studies and other marketing materials; performed event management support for the annual Customer Conference.