Amy Amerson, Cmp, Cgmp Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Lead a team of skilled event planners and oversee the Events domain in the Strategic Communications and External Affairs depart at NORC. Manage and produce high-level events for internal and external clients. In addition, moved into sixth year as Associate Director of Logistics on a technical and operational support contract for the Physician‐Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), which is supported by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Chicago, Il, Us

Act as Associate Director of Logistics on a technical and operational support contract for the PTAC, which is supported by ASPE/HHS. Support a congressionally appointed Committee while managing all aspects of planning and facilitation for monthly virtual administrative webinars with PTAC and ASPE, marketing and planning quarterly public PTAC meetings, and ongoing Committee support. Skilled at negotiating hotel and vendor contracts and managing all stages of a project. Proficient at developing comprehensive training manuals for onsite/virtual staff support for the PTAC public meetings, managing interactive polling, voting, and whiteboarding activities, creating meeting registration websites, digital marketing, speaker management, travel logistics support, and producing event materials. As Senior Events Manager, provide proposal writing support, meeting planning, marketing, communications, and project management expertise on various events for the company to include AmeriSpeak client events.

Wyoming, Us

Support Polkastream's operations, partnerships, marketing, and overall project needs with a team of tech experts building a Web 3.0 integrated and intelligently monetized OTT streaming and Metaverse gaming platform.

Wyoming, Us

Supported Polkastream's vision and initial implementation to build a robust community through organic digital marketing strategies across the Web 3.0 landscape.

Huntsville, Al, Us

Produced and marketed high-level events from the beginning planning stages through onsite management for corporate and government clients, like VeriSign and HHS. Identified innovative methods to reduce event contract costs while accomplishing the client’s budget and overall goals. Partnered with Infinity Conference Group to support meetings for the HHS, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance, as well as the Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives, National Cancer Institute on the National Institutes of Health Campus. Exceled in client and vendor communication; planning and budgeting; hotel contract negotiation; venue logistics and audiovisual coordination; hotel room block management for speakers, staff and guests; meeting material production; and onsite registration, speaker support and overall meeting management.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Led and executed WEDI's external educational programs, including face-to-face events, 500+ person conferences, online virtual events, webinars, and internal member board meetings, executive steering committee meetings, and orientations. Created a high-level vision for WEDI education while enhancing the learning experiences of WEDI members and the greater healthcare industry. Spearheaded the use of new technology, a mobile event app, to be used at each in-person conference, which helped WEDI go "paperless" and allowed for better networking opportunities and interaction amongst the attendees, exhibitors, sponsors and speakers throughout the events. Specialized in program development with the education board and committee members; abstract management and speaker coordination; and overall conference planning and logistics management for the trade association.

Herndon, Va, Us

Guided a strong conference team while providing project management and conference logistical support for large medical, international, and federal government conferences. Mastered multi-tasking several contracts and conferences totaling $500,000 annually. Contributed successfully to business development; conference planning; proposal writing; editing reports and other publications; product development, marketing and promotion efforts; contract negotiation; grant writing and fundraising; ensuring adherence to government regulations in all aspects of conference planning; reimbursement review and vendor payments; conducting site inspections; training and supervising staff; onsite meeting management; developing and monitoring work plans and budgets; and overseeing multiple projects. Managed conferences for clients to include: Office of Research on Women’s Health; Federal Highway Administration; Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance; National Institute of Mental Health; U.S. Department of Justice; Macular Degeneration Association, Parkinson Research Foundation; International Trade Administration; and the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics.

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Planned, managed and produced 30-50 meetings per year for the National Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases’ (NIDDK) meeting support contract for 25-1,000 participants. Developed workplans and budgets; created registration Web sites; designed meeting/promotional materials; negotiated hotel/vendor contracts; and managed onsite meeting logistics. Spearheaded new training for conference team. Supervised conference team including weekly meetings to monitor production levels and train on new practices. Assisted in proposal writing for various National Institutes of Health (NIH) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) RFPs. Researched “green” venues that implement environmentally conscious procedures. Managed/produced meetings for the EPA.

Scottsdale, Arizona, Us

Provided venue selection support and contract negotiation services to corporate, association, and government clients through Internet searches, HelmsBriscoe computer software tools, and past meeting planning industry experience with hotels and suppliers. Researched companies of interest, prepared marketing materials, communicated with prospects, created a prospect database, and setup presentation meetings. Developed and presented a sales presentation combining industry surveys and statistics about the direction of the meeting industry. During first year, established consistent meeting support work with 10 new clients. Presented Microsoft Outlook training course to local team of consultants to encourage more efficiency.

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Project management to the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Behavioral Research Program’s (BRP) meeting support contract, managed an $800,000 budget annually and provided planning support, program development, and logistics management for more than 40 meetings per year. Developed marketing plans, timelines, and meeting budgets; researched and selected meeting venues domestic and international; designed registration Web sites and meeting reports; coordinated logistics with client and hotel contracts, security, transportation, Web casting, and audiovisual equipment; prepared meeting materials; coordinated marketing promotions; prepared press releases and arranged for continuing education credit; supervised staff members, graphic designers, technical writers, editors and quality control team, facilitators, Web designers, and researchers; and managed all onsite meeting activities. For NCI’s Division of Extramural Activities’ (DEA) contract, managed $1 million budget for 20 annual meetings and 7 publications. Coordinated 6-8 meetings per year for the President-appointed National Cancer Advisory Board Meetings and the Board of Scientific Advisors Meetings. Responded to federal Requests for Proposals and Task Order Requests.

Coordinated and managed 3 annual association and 5 annual corporate conferences, ranging from 150-2,500 participants. Supported clients including the National Association of Women Business Owners, Association of Fundraising Professionals, International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association (IPEBLA), U.S. Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce, Herschel Shosteck Associates, and the Autism Society of America, to name a few. Managed all membership activities for IPEBLA and planned two week-long international conferences (Florence, Italy and Bordeaux, France). Streamlined the computer registration process, reducing computer program related expenses by 15%. Designed registration materials, program books, directories and other promotional materials. Created and monitored meeting budgets and timelines. Negotiated hotel contracts and co-wrote proposals for prospective corporate and association projects. Communicated with political, international and high-level corporate clients. Coordinated simultaneous translation at events. Improved outsourced service and quality through competitive vendor management and extensive research. Trained temporary staff of 600 with a team and managed one of the registration areas at the Consumer Electronics Show for 5 consecutive years.

Marketing Graduate Studies

B.A., Business/Marketing