Experience

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  Hilton Motif Seattle

  • Seattle, Washington, United States

  • Director of Catering and Events

    • Mar 2023 - Present
    • Seattle, Washington, United States
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  Hyatt Regency Lake Washington

  • Renton, Washington, United States

  • Associate Director of Events

    • May 2022 - Mar 2023
    • Renton, Washington, United States
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  Hyatt Hotels Corporation

  • Seattle, Washington, United States

  • Senior Event Planning Manager - Motif Seattle, A Destination Hotel by Hyatt

    • Jul 2021 - May 2022
    • Seattle, Washington, United States
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  Hyatt Hotels Corporation

  • Seattle, Washington

  • Director of Events - Motif Seattle, A Destination Hotel by Hyatt

    • Sep 2019 - Jun 2020
    • Seattle, Washington

    • Drawing from my hospitality experience, I steered the performance and delivery of a dynamic hotel event planning team, ensuring client alignment with customer and organizational objectives. • Responsible for the successful execution of sales/event contracts, logistics, strategy, operations and ...

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  Marriott International

  • Bellevue, Washington

  • Complex Director of Event Planning - Westin Bellevue and W Bellevue

    • Apr 2018 - Aug 2019
    • Bellevue, Washington

    • Selected to provide strategic leadership and direction to a team of five event planners and group housing coordinators across two luxury hotels with $7 million dollars in annual catering and event revenue. • Defined and executed strategies to drive financial and operational performance within ...

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  The Westin Bellevue

  • Bellevue, Washington

  • Director of Catering and Events

    • Jan 2017 - Apr 2018
    • Bellevue, Washington

    • Managed and led team of catering sales and event planning managers and staff on a daily basis to achieve financial performance and guest and employee satisfaction goals. • Responsible for catering revenue generation, maximizing lead generation inquiries, upselling events and accurate forecasti...

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  Hyatt Hotels Corporation

  • Area Director of Events- Grand Hyatt Seattle and Hyatt at Olive 8

    • May 2009 - Jan 2017

    • Successfuly led, directed and managed the local event sales and event planning teams at two luxury downtown Seattle Hyatt hotel properties generating over $7 million dollars in annual banquet and catering revenue• Effectively communicated objectives, energized and inspired staff to achieve resu...

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  Grand Hyatt Seattle

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Director of Catering Convention Services

    • May 2002 - Jan 2009
    • Greater Seattle Area

    • Orchestrated and developed team of 10 managers and assistants is the sale, coordination and service of banquet food and beverage in a four-star hotel with 25,000 square feet of meeting space• Forecasted and managed annual and monthly financial budgets for catering and events department• Created...

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  Hyatt Regency Bellevue on Seattle's Eastside

  • Bellevue, Washington

  • Director of Catering and Convention Services

    • Nov 1996 - May 2002
    • Bellevue, Washington

    • Orchestrated and developed team of 6 managers and assistants is the sale, coordination and service of banquet food and beverage in a four-star hotel with 17,000 square feet of meeting space• Coordinated with cross-functional groups to meet hotel’s financial and customer service goals• Accepted ...

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  Special Events Catering

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Catering Sales Manager

    • Feb 1994 - Nov 1996
    • Greater Seattle Area

    • Served as primary sales person of weddings, proms, and corporate events for off-premise catering company• Sold and facilitated all details of 150 weddings at Shilshole Bay Beach Club, a premier waterfront Event facility• Recognized for consistently increasing special events sales each year duri...

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  Fairmont Scottsdale Princess

  • Scottsdale, Arizona

  • Catering and Conference Manager

    • May 1992 - May 1993
    • Scottsdale, Arizona

    • Managed, supervised and facilitated conference services for five-diamond resort with 65,000 square feet of event space• Organized catering, audio-visual production and entertainment for large conventions and sports tournaments ranging from 50 to 10-00 guests

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  Grand Hyatt Wailea Resort and Spa

  • Maui, Hawaii

  • Catering and Convention Services Manager

    • May 1991 - May 1992
    • Maui, Hawaii

    • Opening team member of the Catering/Convention Services team• Coordinated convention and local catering events for Fortune 500 companies and incentive travel groups at $700 million dollar flagship resort with 50,000 square feet of meeting space

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  Hyatt Regency Bellevue on Seattle's Eastside

  • Bellevue, Washington

  • Catering and Convention Services Manager

    • Dec 1988 - May 1991
    • Bellevue, Washington

    • Coordinated convention and local catering events for Fortune 500 companies and incentive travel groups at $700 million dollar flagship resort with 50,000 square feet of meeting space• Opening team member of hotel and banquet department, promoted to Catering & Convention Services Manager aft...

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  Hyatt Hotels Corporation

  • Greater San Diego Area

  • Corporate Management Trainee

    • Jun 1988 - Dec 1988
    • Greater San Diego Area

    • Food and beverage corporate management trainee with concentration in Catering & Convention Services