Experience

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  Pepperdine Caruso Law

  • Program Manager, Geoffrey H. Palmer Center For Entrepreneurship And The Law
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  Pepperdine Caruso Law

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Project Manager, Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law

    • Jan 2017 - Present

  • Program Coordinator, Diane and Guilford Glazer Institute for Jewish Studies

    • Aug 2017 - Oct 2021

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  Public Relations Specialist / Event Management

  • Ventura County & Los Angeles County

  • Independent Contractor - Onsite Events Manager (OSM)

    • Jan 2015 - Oct 2017
    • Ventura County & Los Angeles County

    Contract On-Site Manager (OSM) for various Local & National corporate meetings to include Pharmaceutical dinner meetings, National LIVE Corporate conference meetings & Concerts with Fathom theater events, Convention Center on site walk-in meetings and break-out meeting registration.

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  Pepperdine Graziadio Business School

  • Encino, California

  • Temp Campus Director/Coordinator

    • Nov 2014 - Aug 2017
    • Encino, California

    Graziadio Business School Temporary staff replacement for Campus Director & Coordinator absentees. Responsible for day-to-day facilities operation and conditions of the Encino Graduate Campus, which totals approximately 35,351 square feet, 16 classrooms, houses over 54 faculty and staff, and ...

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  Plan Ahead Events - Hollywood

  • Hollywood

  • President / CEO

    • Aug 2009 - Dec 2014
    • Hollywood

    Conceptualized and managed corporate meetings and events to include coordination of budgets, contract negotiations, travel, transportation, hotels, vendors, entertainment, speakers, catering, hospitality and bid RFP on city events and power-point presentations. Composed content for newsletters, w...

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  Union Bank

  • Los Angeles

  • Independent Insurance Agent / Marketing-Sales under Welsh & Associates In...

    • 1996 - 2007
    • Los Angeles

    Property and Casualty Insurance, CA - License #OB31245

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  Caruthers & Associates, Inc.

  • Southern California

  • Regional Manager of Southern California

    • 1995 - 1996
    • Southern California

    Commercial property tax reduction specialist, researched, located and assessed over payments on commercial property taxes, appointed courtroom representative to negotiate, reduce and recover over valued property by County Assessor Office. Managed new territory for headquarters, achieved 24% growt...

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  Welsh & Associates Insurance Services

  • Sherman Oaks, California

  • Property & Casualty Insurance Agent-Broker / Manager

    • 1992 - 1995
    • Sherman Oaks, California

    Performance and productivity improvement with increased business sales for personal and commercial lines, sustained 90% client retention, managed internal and external staff. Booked travel arrangements.

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  Intergroup Systems a division of HWE, Inc.

  • North Hollywood, California

  • Public Relations Director / National Sales Manager

    • 1989 - 1992
    • North Hollywood, California

    Marketed and sold medical massage equipment to physicians, buyers and retail clients. Managed, coordinated all venues, travel arrangements, drayage, trucking, shipping, convention booths, displays. Hired, trained and supervised 23-35 national sales staff for major U.S. conventions and tradeshows ...

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  Crump E & S Surplus Insurance Brokers a div...

  • Burbank, California

  • Account Executive

    • 1988 - 1989
    • Burbank, California

    Maintained specialized high profile surplus line accounts, collaborated with Lloyd’s of London and customized policies.

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  Travelers

  • Los Angeles, Califonria

  • Account Executive to President/CEO dba C&F Surplus Lines Insurance Brokers

    • 1986 - 1988
    • Los Angeles, Califonria

    Public relations, marketing, project coordinator for insurance conferences and meetings, traveled nationally & internationally representing insurance company, maintained specialized high profile surplus lines client accounts with Lloyd’s of London

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  Rogers & Cowan

  • Los Angeles, California

  • Account Executive to President/CEO

    • 1985 - 1986
    • Los Angeles, California

    Assisted company president, set up appointments with high profile ‘A’ list celebrities. Implemented and organized publicity events with media and magazines as publicist. Trusted and responsible with confidential records and private celebrity contact numbers.