Experience

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  Ocean Club Events

  • Amelia Island, Florida

  • Director of Catering

    • Mar 2014 - Present
    • Amelia Island, Florida

    Ocean Club Events is a multimillion dollar company booking events at the Ocean Club of Amelia, the second floor banquet rooms at Sliders Seaside Grill and doing off premise catering on Amelia Island. Both properties are Oceanside locations offering upscale foods for cocktail receptions, weddings, rehearsal dinners and varied corporate events.

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  Eventfullnyc

  • 178 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201

  • Former Owner-Partner EVENTfull.nyc

    • 2007 - 2013
    • 178 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201

    EVENTFfull.nyc is an off-premise luxury boutique catering company specializing in New American Cuisine for the intimate home entertaining market to gala events

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  Fanfare Caterers, Inc

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Vice President Corporate Events

    • Sep 1986 - Oct 2005
    • Greater New York City Area

    Fanfare was an off-premise fine catering company providing services in New York City and the surrounding area. Events ranged from intimate dinners of 10 to Galas of up to 2000 guests. These events were held in offices, private homes, museums and a variety of specialty venues. Joining the company as Event Manager and worked up to Vice-President in charge of corporate sales. Learned skills for staff management, how to cater in private homes, gala event management for large groups with large staff, event design, rental management. budget management and negotiation, food costing and product pricing. Became a trusted planner among with all my corporate clientele. Left the company in 2005 to move to London, UK. Business closed in Summer of 2007. Purchased their commissary in Brooklyn Heights to start up own company- Eventfull.nyc in the Autumn of 2007.

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  Hilton Hotels, Inc

  • Sales Manager, Events

    • Apr 1981 - May 1984