Alison Preiss, Cmp Email & Phone Number

Boca Raton, FL, US

Delray Beach, Florida, United States

• Source, negotiate contracts, and site resorts, hotels, and venues for over 50 events annually, ensuring optimal accommodations and facilities.
• Manage room blocks and coordinate all travel arrangements, including flights and ground transfers, for all attendees.
• Oversee on-site execution of events, including all company retreats, team off-sites, sales meetings, leadership team off-sites, regional team meet-ups, trade shows and conferences.
• Maintain event budgets, handling budgets exceeding $400,000, ensuring financial efficiency and accountability.
• Coordinate trade show participation, manage booth and Meet Market table set-ups, and schedule client and partner meetings for 25+ trade shows annually.
• Collaborate in the design and procurement of company-branded items and materials for all events.

Delray Beach, Florida, United States

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

• Conducted site tours of event space for prospective clients.
• Executed contracts for Catering events.
• Worked with club clientele to plan Catering events for up to 400 attendees.
• Planned Social (member) events at the club.
• Wrote the BEOs and made the timelines and diagrams for all events.
• Main point of contact for all clients, and worked with vendors and other departments within the club.

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

• Conducted site tours of meeting space for prospective clients.
• Executed contracts for Catering events.
• Handled local/social and corporate events with room blocks of 20 or less guest sleeping rooms.
• Planned events serving as many as 1,200 attendees.
• Wrote the resume and BEOs, and made the timeline and diagrams for all events.
• Main point of contact for all clients, vendors, and other departments within the resort.

• Completed and closed payroll on a daily basis for a high volume of events and over 150 associates.
• Distributed paychecks and paystubs to the banquet associates.
• Put together the BEO packets (sign in sheets, daily forecasts, BEOs) for the captains each day.
• Kept banquet associates' time edits up to date.
• Assisted in reviewing BEOs.
• Answered a high volume of phone calls from associates, guests, and members daily.

Orlando, Florida Area

• Read and wrote BEOs and communicated with vendors, partners, and clients to create and plan events.
• I was the on-site contact for events serving as many as 1,300 guests.
• Conducted site visits and walk-throughs.

Lake Buena Vista, Florida

• Supervised the operation of the restaurants, bar, and room service.
• Supervised an employee base of 20+ employees.
• Completed weekly scheduling, inventory, and reports.
• Oversaw daily cleaning and tasks.

Park Event Operations

• I was a Front of the House, Floor Catering Manager.
• Executed and managed 5-9 events a day in the four major theme parks with as many as 3,000 guests.
• Supervised an employee base of over 50+ employees.
• Pulled all the equipment necessary for the events (ie. tables, chairs, linens, serving utensils, serving dishes).
• Communicated information properly to the housemen and servers.
• Gave my servers the event information and duties to perform at the event.

Coronado Springs Resort

• Coordinated between 7-21 events a month in three of the major Disney theme parks.
• Composed BEOs, worked with various partners to put the event together, and maintained constant communication with the client. I was on-site during most events.
• Assisted Convention Services Managers with their retail groups out on the convention center floor.
• I was another point of contact besides the Convention Services Manager who the client could come to should he/she need something during his/her events.

Winter Park, Florida

• Assisted the event planner with major events presented by the Chamber and the Park Avenue Area Association.
• Major events included, the Autumn Arts Festival, the Christmas Parade and Pancake Breakfast, the Holiday Tree Lighting, Sip & Stroll, Good Morning Winter Park, Business After Hours, and Park Avenue Fashion Week.

Youth Events Department

• Facilitated 6-8 groups a week participating in Festival Disney, Disney Jazz Celebration, and The Disney Honors.
• I was the pre-event contact and host during the competition for my groups.

Orlando, Flroida

• Assisted the event planner with various events presented by the OBJ.
• I was on-site for some of the events.
• Checked guests in, set out event giveaways, and answered attendee questions.

Orlando, Florida

• Coordinated and managed 20+ vendor participants.
• Involved with contacting vendors to be in the show.
• Obtained vendor contracts and payments.
• Made the vendor floor diagram.
• I was the contact person for the vendors throughout the entire festival process.
• Organized the demos and competitions taking place on the Competition Stage.

Baltimore, Maryland

• Prepared, displayed, and demoed 5-7 deli items weekly.

Orlando, Florida

• Assisted with the conference planning and various fundraising events.
• Solicited sponsors for the fundraising events.

Bachelor Of Science, Event Management/Hospitality Management, 3.9/4.0

Activities and Societies: National Association of Catering Executives - Orlando Chapter (NACE) Alpha Xi Delta Sorority The National.

Education record