Generated top line catering revenue to exceed budget expectations. Build rapport with clients, qualify their needs, match hotel features and benefits to meet customer objectives within the corporate, wedding and holiday celebration markets.

Sell private event space, market and promote all restaurant sales and events. Build relationships with customers and cultivate accounts, analyze local market trends, develop and maintain catering menus and sales materials.

I manage Special Events designed to build public awareness and raise financial support, generate fundraising income through annual fund and other campaigns targeting individual donors, and contribute to the overall resource development strategy and action plan.

Churchill Downs liaison to Mansion guests on Oaks & Derby. Create and strengthen relationships between Churchill Downs and the Mansion guest, implement special activities for the guests to ensure their experience is delightful, memorable and positive in every aspect.

Manage event reservation system and conference services for the Student Activities Center and Red Barn and associated facilities for all University student groups, departments and outside organizations. Develop and submit proposals for organizations to utilize conference facilities at UofL. Transmits authoritative information contained in the Policy Manual and serves as a resource regarding policies and procedures related to event planning in the facility.

Mange group sales efforts and special events including facility rentals for weddings and other private celebratory events, conducting site visits, internal sales, event staff scheduling and catering.

Assisted Office Manager with administrative duties, provided executive administrative support to three tax managing partners. Managed logistics for internal and external client meetings, including travel and hotel arrangements, catering needs and producing materials for presentations. Assisted senior team members with project deliverables. Negotiated discounted rates for nearby hotels, restaurants and car service as additional amenities for the office. Served as onsite assistance to the IT partner to set up offices, receive equipment deliveries and other duties as needed.

Planned and executed Chamber membership events: Ribbon-cutting/grand opening ceremonies, Annual Dinner gala, Business-After-Hours networking events, Elected Officials Softball game & BBQ and our Chamber/AT&T Business Open Golf Tournament. I also manage Cobb Executive Women (CEW) program and ACES (Achieving Chief Executive Success) network for rising professionals in their 20's and 30's. I also managed the budgets for each event and processed payments and invoices for expenses. Tracked RSVP's, and worked with the marketing department and developed communications plans for each program. Secured speakers and sponsors for each event and handled logistics for staff and volunteers.

Managed Leads to Success and Business Builders networking groups, member relations, membership database maintenance, monthly billing and account receivables, event support, distributed sales leads to business development team, coordinated First Monday breakfast logistics.