Amy N. Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Washington, DC, US

• Reporting directly to the COO, I am our association’s lead staff person executing meeting planning functions for the association’s executive meetings, its twice-yearly membership assemblies, as well as large-scale.
• Developing and overseeing event/ project revenue plans, budgets, finances and project timelines
• Developing the event/ project staffing plan and overseeing the selection of vendors and contractors and managing the work of project teams including staff, contractors, and consultants
• Managing the work of core project teams including facilitating team meetings and site visits
• Managing the entirety of the event site selection process, including preparing RFP’s and handling all contract negotiations
• Directing the housing management process and event registration for all categories of attendees

• Founded and directed a consulting company that provided event production, project management, and management consulting services for nonprofits and small businesses. Newlon Consulting LLC specialized in the following:
• Strategic event design and production for major conferences, workshops, trainings, fundraising events, and community engagement projects
• Strategic event management, including budget development and tracking; event fundraising; communications management and event marketing; program development; hotel, vendor, and subcontractor management; registration.
• Project lifecycle management, including coordination with planning teams, key stakeholders, community groups, and clients; logistics and financial management; project and contract reporting
• Facilitation of strategic planning processes and programs, including strategic communications initiatives; corporate training programs; staff evaluation projects; and staff retreats

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Managed a broad spectrum of national programs which educated on the office's advocacy and legislative policy priorities:
• Produced events, workshops, trainings, and conferences related to the office's advocacy priorities
• Managed communications initiatives for the office, including social media, the office website, professional listservs and blogs for our constituencies, and the office's online database
• Developed marketing and communications materials including brochures, tool kits, action alerts, press releases, webinars, and national teleconferences to educate on office's advocacy issues
• Coordinated national sign-on initiatives and advocacy campaigns
• Served on boards and steering committees for national coalitions which furthered the office's advocacy priorities

Washington, DC, US

• Directed a national education and training program to enhance the capacity of dioceses, parishes, organizations, and schools to respond to the needs of immigrants and culturally diverse persons in their communities.
• Initiated, developed, and managed a series of regional conferences for diocesan senior leadership
• Produced and marketed training curricula and educational materials
• Managed a national grant program to assist dioceses and organizations with implementing strategic action plans to provide outreach and services to immigrants and culturally diverse newcomers
• Conducted workshops and served as a speaker at national, regional, and diocesan conferences on migration issues, diversity awareness, cultural appreciation, and strategic action planning
• Provided technical assistance to dioceses that were seeking to enhance outreach programs and service delivery to newcomers and ethnic communities

Washington, DC, US

• Coordinated a $5.9 million international grant program.
• Evaluated 1000-1200 letters initial grant proposals and determined funding eligibility
• Analyzed the objectives and budgets of 375 educational and pastoral projects annually from 33 countries in Latin America
• Managed all financial transactions, project/ budget tracking, and accounting related to the grants program as well as supervising the production of statistical and financial reporting
• Directed correspondence and communication related to the grants program
• Restructured and modernized all processes involved in the administration of the grants program, including developing and managing a new database

M.A., Foreign Service, Latin American Studies

B.S.F.S., Foreign Service, International Relations, Law And Organizations