Andrea Newcomer, Cmp Email & Phone Number

Dedicated event professional with 15+ years in event creation, planning, and execution. Experience planning a variety of events, ranging from high end events for VIP customers, large conferences, themed luncheons/dinners, receptions, food truck events, golf tournaments, FAM trips, holiday parties, weddings, trade shows, individual client destination site visits, restaurant dine-arounds, walking/driving tours and themed client giftbox mailings. I am passionate about what I do and believe that there will always be a way if you remain creative and flexible.Specialties: Event planning with detail and creativity, on-site event program management, contract negotiations, leadership management, strategic planning, project management, CRM software database management, sponsorship recruitment and fulfillment, client relations, volunteer management, site selection, budgeting and expense control, managing invitation lists and responses, creating event collateral using Adobe InDesign and Canva.Now as the Director of Events for Experience Grand Rapids, I bring the years of my experience and talent to work alongside a team of customer service oriented, skillful, destination professionals.In my personal time, I volunteer my event planning skills to plan events for an organization called Beyond the City.I love meeting people and trying new things. I love comedy. You can find me traveling to new places, golfing, horse back riding, scuba diving, and rock hunting. I also love a good small town eatery with outdoor seating that serves a fruity craft beer.

Listed skills include Event Management, Event Planning, Sales, Hospitality, and 23 others.

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  Grand Valley State University

  Hospitality/Tourism Management