Experience

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  Premiere Events and Meeting

  • President/Owner

    • 1997 - Present

    As the Owner of Premiere Events and Meetings I consider each event a priority to achieve the goals you have while making the event memorable, creative and professional.

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  Johnson & Johnson

  • Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

  • Global Learning Coordinator (Short term Contract Position)

    • Mar 2018 - Aug 2018
    • Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

    Coordinate and manage learning events globally for the Center for Leadership and Learning. Create and maintain procedural documentation to support continuous improvement initiatives for the organization, participate in and manage special projects specific to global learning design and operations, and support the implementation of new learning programs for the enterprise. Train peers and liaise with external vendors to ensure training coordination, program processes and specific activities are successfully executed to create best-in-class learning experiences for participants. Support the extended Global Learning Design & Operations Team as needed.

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  Safety Harbor Resort & Spa

  • Director of Sales

    • 1996 - 1997

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  Radisson Suites Resort on Sand Key (now Marriott Suites Resort on Sand Key)

  • National Sales Manager

    • 1989 - 1996

    Opening team of this resort located on the inter coastal waterway in Clearwater, Florida with views of the Gulf of Mexico.

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  Adam's Mark Resort Clearwater Beach

  • Clearwater, Florida

  • Director of Sales

    • 1986 - 1989
    • Clearwater, Florida

    Convention and Leisure Resort located directly on the Gulf of Mexico. Hotel no longer exists, however, the new Opal Sands Resort was built on its former location.

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  Hyatt Regency Westlake Village (opened the hotel as the Westlake Plaza Hotel)

  • Westlake, CA

  • Director of Sales and Marketing

    • 1983 - 1986
    • Westlake, CA

    Joined this property immediately after the opening, located in the Conejo Valley in Ventura County between LA and Santa Barbara. Major clientele was corporate meetings/conferences and business travelers.

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  Pinehurst Resort

  • Pinehurst, NC

  • Convention Services Manager then promoted to Marketing Manager

    • 1981 - 1983
    • Pinehurst, NC