Experience

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  Gulf Bay Group Of Companies

  • Manager Social And Corporate Events
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  Gulf Bay Group of Companies

  • Marco Island, Florida, United States

  • Manager Social and Corporate Events

    • Dec 2022 - Present
    • Marco Island, Florida, United States

    Event, Meeting and Wedding Planner

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  St. Matthew's House (Southwest Florida)

  • Naples, Florida, United States

  • Front Of House Manager

    • Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
    • Naples, Florida, United States

    Restaurant Manager and Event Planner for Social Enterprise Lulu's Kitchen/Fresh Start Cafe which helps fund and enables programming for St. Matthew's House

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  The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club

  • Naples, Florida Area

  • Conference Service & Catering Sales Manager

    • Feb 2020 - May 2020
    • Naples, Florida Area
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  The Claridge - a Radisson Hotel

  • Atlantic City, New Jersey

  • Conference Service & Catering Sales Manager

    • Mar 2018 - Feb 2020
    • Atlantic City, New Jersey

    • Over communicator• Began as Regional Manager and was requested to stay on with Claridge Team at end of August• September 1-November 10 Sold:$125,000 & Contracts Out: $325,000• Set Up Amenity Standards in Catering Department• Handling All Billing for All Group Bookings• Set Up Audio Visual S...

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  The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club

  • Naples, FL

  • Conference Services & Catering Manager

    • Nov 2014 - Mar 2018
    • Naples, FL

    • Sold $1.2 Million in Catering and Food and Beverage to contribute to overall team goal in 2017 in 32,000 Square Feet of Meeting Space• Seasoned Catering and Conference Service Manager • Corporate Groups following me from previous venues and requesting me as their planner• Handled the mo...

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  Greystone Communities - The Terraces at Bonita ...

  • Bonita Springs, FL

  • Marketing Assistant/Move-In Coordinator

    • Feb 2014 - Oct 2014
    • Bonita Springs, FL

    *Handled all weekly/monthly Financial Reporting for all Levels of Care for Marketing Team*Tracked all Independent Living Sales for Community*Coordinated all Events & Marketing Collateral for Sales & Marketing Team*Handled all current Resident & Incoming Resident requests involving eve...

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  Sundial Beach & Golf Resort

  • sanibel island, fl

  • Catering Sales Manager

    • Aug 2012 - Aug 2013
    • sanibel island, fl

    • Member of Opening Team of Resort Property• Created All New Wedding Packages to fully update property and create competitive strategy in market place.• Created All New 32 Page Full Banquet Menus to fully update property and create competitive strategy in market place.• Attended Bridal Shows in a...

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  Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort, Marco

  • Catering and Conference Services Manager

    • May 2007 - Aug 2012

    Manage over 12,000 square feet of meeting spaceResponsible for the execution of corporate market, company meetings, special events and weddings of up to 350 guests for 100% of the business of the propertyKey contact with the guest on site to ensure timely execution of meeting/eventDirection and s...

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  Hyatt Regency

  • Banquet Manager

    • Nov 2006 - Mar 2007

    Annual Banquet Revenue of $22 million - Annual Hotel Revenue of $50 millionManage over 20,000 square feet of meeting spaceDirects and coordinates schedules of three assistants, fifteen housemen and upwards of seventy-five wait staff depending on business levelsResponsible for ordering and invento...

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  The Palace

  • Conference Manager

    • Mar 2005 - Oct 2006

    Senior member of the opening team of this luxury catering and executive conference center positioned at the top of the market Managed 70,000 square feet of open space as well as 12 meeting roomsAnnual banquet revenue of $10 million Developed and established service standardsResponsible for the ex...

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  Café Josephine Inc

  • Owner and Manager

    • Jan 1995 - Jan 2005

    Built and managed business from the ground up returning annual income of $750,000Wrote Training, Process and Procedure ManualConsistently trained staff to uphold the high standards expected of clientsThrough client relations, expanded business to include gift baskets and private partiesOrganized ...

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  Creative Marketing Specialties, Inc

  • Sales and Office Manager

    • Jan 1987 - Jan 1995

    Heavy Pharmaceutical Sales and Management for a promotional and gift incentive companySold promotional items and sales incentive programs to various companies including; Developed, sold, and implemented a promotional program which advertised a world wide sailing race, including distribution to lo...