Anna Fetherston Email & Phone Number

I have a vital role to play in creating the right impression of Copart within the minds of our customers/prospects and or audiences that get to see us through events and hospitality.With a mixture of customer audiences, c-suite, automotive sectors and internal and external events and hospitality I am capable of managing all aspects of our event activities. From conception to creation, from planning to execution, I lead the teams to deliver what is needed to maximise the event or hospitality we are present at.* Organising Copart's attendance to external events ensuring the right Copart representative(s) are fully informed of delegates, logistics and stakeholders.* Working closely with the CEO and senior management team* Planning and executing all Copart hosted events (including our flagship event the Advisory Board).*Monday.com user* Planning and executing internal employee events for our Teammates.* Managing attendee databases (internal and external) invite lists and delegate schedules.* Proactively work with marketing and the wider business to identify keynote speaking /sponsorship/attendance opportunities that support our marketing plans.* Manage related event budgets including managing and negotiating with 3rd party suppliers including ventures, designers, AV companies and collateral production houses* Actively manage the end to end ‘event calendar’ to ensure attendance at all nominated events* Implement guest satisfaction measures to ensure we continuously improve our events and hospitality.* Measure our company wide events and hospitality programmes.* Manage and build relationships with our sponsorship requestsI manage events such as:•Leadership Conferences•Sales Conferences•External Stakeholder Conferences•Internal Conferences •Golf Days•Hospitality •Meetings•Internal Parties•Stakeholder Parties•Sponsorship Requests

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

I managed trust-wide stakeholder communications and events for IFtL internally and externally, specialising in internal communications.I led in the planning, management and delivery of trust-wide events ranging from our large cross-trust conference to internal CPD events face to face and online.I managed the day to day running of our website, internal portal and social media channels.I managed the PR of new trust schools and I was the wellbeing lead for the trust with over 800 employees.A dynamic, varied and fast-paced role within the central team of a growing Multi-Academy Trust.

Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

* I managed the corporate and community engagement and fundraising for Schoolreaders.* Building relationships with businesses and the community.* Creating fundraising campaigns and challenge events.* Created and managed our social media channels.* Raising awareness of Schoolreaders and income generated through fundraising.

Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire

To project manage events and campaigns from idea to conception. I was responsible for income generation from community fundraising activities, events (outdoor cinema, balls, dog shows to name a few) and challenge events (Skydives / Firewalks) . To recruit and support fundraising volunteers. To support individuals with their own fundraising events and challenges and to research other avenues of fundraising for CHUMS - Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Charity for Children and Young People.In 2018 also created the campaign SHINE BRIGHT, WEAR BRIGHT - an annual fundraising and CHUMS awareness campaign in Bedfordshire schools and organisations which is growing strength to strength each year. I also helped manage their social pages.www.chumscharity.org - Supporting Mental Health, Improving Lives.

Ampthill, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

As well as being employed by Biddenham Upper School managing The Beds Borough Learning Exchange, I was also coordinating The Associate Educational Fellowship Programme 'Improving professional practice through dialogue and collaborative enquiry' under AB Events Management. The Associate Educational Fellowship Programme (AEFP) is a group of educational professionals established in 2014 under the umbrella of The Bedford Borough Learning Exchange. It was formed in partnership with the University of Bedfordshire. From 2016, it is now working in partnership with the University of Bedfordshire, The Bedford Borough Learning Exchange and The Harpur Trust. I coordinated the 6 suppers a year and the 3 Lectures all held at the University of Bedford as well as the steering group meetings. I was also in charge of marketing and social media. www.bedfordfellowship.com ________________________My final job I administrated The Education Improvement Strategy Group (EISG) for Bedford Borough Council. My role was to process funding applications and impact reports, delegating them to the correct person to assess. I also arranged and coordinated the regular meetings and took the minutes liaising with Directors and Head Teachers. ________________________

Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

I was the coordinator for the Beds Borough Learning Exchange (BBLE). I coordinated half termly headteacher and leaders of education (including the Head of Education at Bedford Borough Council) meetings and conferences for Bedford Borough and manage all the networking and sharing information. I administrated the Development group meetings, prepared agendas and did the minute taking. The Beds Borough Learning Exchange began in 2009 with a grant from The Bedford Charity (now known as The Harpur Trust) and offered monthly networking meetings for all headteachers in Beds Borough, both state and private, and including the Local Authority. In the second year it was co-funded by the Harpur Trust and Bedford Local Authority and was rebadged as a forum for all educationalists in the town, incorporating Bedford College, The University of Bedford, two further independent schools and the Prison Education Service. With the addition of the Bedford Free School in the fourth year, it is now a fully inclusive collaborative which invites the involvement of all educational leaders within Bedford Unitary Authority. www.thebble.org

I have volunteered, mainly for Macmillan, as an events manager fundraising for the Bedfordshire area. In February 2014 I planned, organised and secured sponsorship for a Family Fun Afternoon raising over £2,000 in the three hours. In September 2014 I organised the Macmillan Mid Beds Family Fest. An outdoor event with live music and lots of fun things to do. I also secured sponsorship for this and raised over £4,000 profit to Macmillan. I solely promoted and arranged this event, managing over 20 volunteers and the bands on the day. I was part of the committee that arranged the Ampthill Fun Day in August raising money for Keech Cottage and The Gambia Appeal. Another outdoor event with a football tournament, stalls, live music and food and drink. My main focus was attracting families and booking the selling stalls. I volunteered weekly as an events assistant at Flitwick Town Council 2014/15, followed by a 3 month project at Redborne Upper School promoting their newly built theatre and creating their social media pages.I was key member of the PTA. I also looked after the Facebook page and promoted events. I managed the summer fete in July 2015 raising £3400 profit in two hours and helped organise other smaller events such as school discos. In November 2015 and November 2017 I co-managed the Charity Ball attracting 270 people and raising over £16,000 at each event.In December 2016 and December 2017, I managed the Christmas Fayre.

Ampthill, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Dealing with Ampthill Town Council's general queries , admin, marketing and events. PA to the Town Mayor and the Councillors.

Wrest Park , Silsoe

In 2015/2016 I project managed the Healthwatch UK Central Bedfordshire's youth conference - Health and Wellbeing Event for Young People at Center Parcs, Woburn that took place in February 2016.This was a lottery funded event that was extremely successful meeting the aims and objectives of the bid.

Ampthill, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

I did a volunteering marketing project for Redborne Upper School in Ampthill. My research involved increasing the lettings and bookings for the school by kick starting their marketing. This included looking at historical lets, creating data spreadsheets and analysing areas that can be improved as well as marketing the schools facilities available for let by creating a new Facebook page and marketing material to increase enquiries and lettings.

I volunteered weekly in the events department helping to plan the Town Councils events from the Winter Wonderland to the Carnival, managing budgets and researching new ideas, leading events and securing sponsorships.

Cipr Professional Public Relations Certificate, Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication, Level 5 / Foundation Degree Equivalent June 2023

I studied the planning principles, media relations techniques and the impact of social media on PR practice. Learning the theory that.

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