Experience

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  Atlanta Botanical Garden

  • United States
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Senior Manager - Sales and Special Events

    • Jun 2021 - Present

  • Sales and Special Events Manager

    • Mar 2015 - Present

    I help businesses take their corporate events outside the box in Atlanta’s urban oasis, where nature nurtures business. I execute the logistics of meetings and retreats large and small in a variety of indoor/outdoor settings. The Garden events team makes business a pleasure with unique spaces, tons of included add-ons and flexible pricing. My goal is to make your next corporate gathering the most memorable yet. Let’s connect!

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  Alabama Resort Collection on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail - PCH Hotels & Resorts

  • Great state of Alabama

  • Director of Group Sales - Georgia

    • Jan 2014 - Feb 2015
    • Great state of Alabama

    As the Director of Group Sales - Atlanta Office I had the pleasure of presenting eight amazing Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail and Resort Collection properties to all of Georgia.

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  Interstate Hotels & Resorts

  • Macon Marriott City Center, Macon GA

  • Sales Maestro - Association/Education Senior Sales Manager

    • Jan 2012 - Jan 2014
    • Macon Marriott City Center, Macon GA

    The largest hotel in all of middle Georgia, I assisted the Centreplex Director of Sales and Marketing in all aspects of the sales, marketing, social media, revenue management and sales managers/sales associates mentoring, goals, training and community outreach. Along with maintaining my own sales segment of Association and Education,

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  Georgia Parent Teacher Association

  • Greater Atlanta Area

  • Event Director

    • 2000 - 2013
    • Greater Atlanta Area

    As the Event Director I took my clients from the very first step of planning their events to billing, follow-up and rebooking for subsequent meetings. I developed concepts, planed, implemented and coordinated multiple meeting forums designed to meet the needs of the statewide membership of 360,000.

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  Old Town Trolley Tours of Savannah

  • Savannah, GA

  • Groups and Charters Sales Department

    • May 2010 - May 2012
    • Savannah, GA

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  Oglethorpe Marble and Granite Company

  • Savannah, GA

  • Sales Manager - Office Manager

    • Jul 1988 - May 2010
    • Savannah, GA

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  Radisson Riverfront Hotel - Savannah, GA

  • Savannah, GA

  • Front Office Supervisor and Evening Manager on Duty

    • Jan 1992 - Dec 1995
    • Savannah, GA

    This hotel is now the Marriott Riverfront Hotel and retains it's 387 rooms and 36,000 square feet of flexible meeting space. I had many responsibilities as the Evening Manager including PBX operations, reservations, front office, and tending to all customer service requests.

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  Hyatt Regency Savannah

  • Rooms Division

    • Dec 1984 - Apr 1988

    I began my hospitality career as the trainee at this Four Diamond downtown icon with 351 rooms and 33,000 square feet of flexible meeting space. My responsibilities included training in the Rooms Division departments including Concierge, Front Desk, Reservations and Housekeeping.