Abby (Grasso) Hennessy Email & Phone Number

South Orange, New Jersey, United States

South Orange, New Jersey, United States

South Orange, Nj

Greater New York City Area

Led planning for Climb to the Top at Rockefeller Center, 7 Walk MS events and 2 Bike MS rides. • Managed expense budgets across multiple events• Produced events ranging from 150-5,000 people • Solicited and served as liaison to corporate sponsors to drive revenue and enhance retention• Oversaw production company partnership • Sourced and negotiated vendor and venue contracts

New York, Ny

Led all logistics and event experience for Climb to the Top NYC, 6 Walk MS events and Bike MS NYC. Also led cultivation for MuckFest MS and the Race to Stop MS Marathon and Triathlon teams.Proudest moment: Closing down the West Side Highway, FDR Drive and Holland Tunnel for cycling event.> Worked on strict budgets and timelines for multiple events at once> Managed sponsor, partner and vendor relationships> Secured in-kind donations to enhance event and provide budget relief> Served as fundraising coach for event participants> Developed campaign long strategies to meet fundraising goals> Spearheaded intern program for department > Familiar with NYC municipalities, venues and emergency planning

New York, Ny

Supported the Climb to the Top, Bike MS, MuckFest MS and Race to Stop MS campaigns with cultivation of event participants and logistics related to event experience.> Coordinated event elements and vendor relations> Served as fundraising coach for marathon, half marathon and triathlon teams> Provided customer service pre and post event for participants and donors> Supported volunteer acquisition and engagement > Assisted with creation of multi-channel marketing and advertising campaigns

New York, Ny

A volunteer position with a young professional networking organization where I worked closely with Team FindSpark to ensure the success of each member of the community. Support included: blog writing, event and program brainstorming and staffing events.

New York, Ny

Princeton, Nj

• Conduct market research for clients including media audits media lists• Write pitches for clients and send to local, regional and national media outlets• Assist with the planning, organizing and running of client events• Create clippings of client mentions and byline articles from print and online publications• Aid in growing clients' social media accounts by drafting posts and conducting a strategic following outreach program weekly

Ortley Beach, Nj

Uphold and enforce the laws and regulations set in place by the township to ensure the safety and security of beach patrons.

Rowan University, Glassboro Nj

• Maintained relationship with parent chapter, PRSA Philadelphia, to create mentor and mixer opportunities for AJF-PRSSA members• Organized events that would further members’ professional development including PRSSA National Conference, agency tours and professional mixers• Managed and delegated hands-on tasks to seven committee members and tracked their progress

Glassboro, Nj

1227 Race St., Philadelphia, Pa

• Researched and pitched partnerships to concert venues, races and other events in Philadelphia• Handled all social media postings for the hotel including Twitter, Facebook and TripAdvisor• Compiled media lists for the hotel including radio, TV and print news in Pennsylvania• Wrote press releases, media alerts and other media information for the hotel• Collaborated with hotel staff to plan a grand opening event at the hotel

Bachelor'S Degree, Public Relations, Journalism, Spanish

Activities and Societies: Swimming and Diving, Student Athlete Advisory Committee, Public Relations Student Society of America, Student.

Education record