Jessica Ashbrook Email & Phone Number

United States

Mission Viejo, Ca, Us

Claremont, California, Ca, Us

Denver, Colorado, Us

Inaugural role for the Society, leading content development, storytelling, and speaker management for national events and marketing campaigns.

The Woodlands, Texas, Us

Inaugural role for Othram, defining a program of training and events to grow business and brand awareness. Delivered a three-year strategic plan to scale the rollout of program, including multiple in-person training offerings, an online subscription-based content library, and conferences. Defined audiences, stakeholders & budgets, set metrics, and tracked ROI. Helped craft an onboarding and internal training SOP for Law Enforcement Liaison sales team. In conjunction with CCO, developed and drafted content for all training materials and events.

Yorba Linda, Ca, Us

Led the development and production of virtual events primarily within the medical, scientific and technology sectors. Developed standard operating procedures to guide Labroots through growth of business, inclusive of sales & production policies, staff scheduling, and general industry best practices. Managed clients and internal Labroots staff to ensure successful execution of deliverables for each custom virtual event.

Irvine, California, Us

Reporting to Executive Director, served as member of Leadership Team, directing the planning and execution of World of Children’s New York & Los Angeles events to ensure highest ROI.Developed and drafted overall organizational strategy and policies for events and day-to-day operations.Created, managed & reported on all event-based revenue & expenditures for World of Children, over $1 million and 85% of overall operating budget. Negotiated contracts.In conjunction with Executive Director, cultivated new and existing donors through sponsorship engagement, hosted events, and outreach. Worked closely with Board to coordinate fundraising efforts for events.Managed external vendors, volunteers, event staff and World of Children team to ensure timely deliverables and successful execution of all aspects of event production. Included registration, invoicing, solicitation, gift acknowledgment and stewardship.

San Juan Capistrano, Ca, Us

Reporting to Executive Director, served as member of Leadership Team, directing the planning, sales, budgeting, marketing and execution of the Mission’s Signature Events for its Public and Member audiences of 1,500-4,000 attendees.Led team of 20+ Mission employees to successful execution of Signature Events. Created and communicated production plans, trained staff and volunteers, and ensured motivated and efficient team-player attitude to facilitate positive and calm environment in large and chaotic festival-style events.Solicited event sponsorship through prospecting, outreach, and relationship-cultivation. Maintained portfolio to sustain and increase goals year over year, both in cash and in-kind donations. Managed Committee of Mission donors and Board Members to execute the fundraising activities of annual series of Opportunity Drawings and Silent Auctions at Mission’s summer concert series. Exceeded $50,000 goal.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Oversaw department with focus on third-party rental sales and production for both Museum locations, a target $1.25m revenue goal and over 100 events annually.

San Marino, Ca, Us

Managed staff of coordinators, security, maintenance and volunteers to execute over 200 events yearly with emphasis on donor relations and larger-scale productions. Balanced venue and client needs daily to oversee 40 different venues on property.Proposed, developed, and executed long-term vision for standardization and professionalization of the Special Events Department and all events at The Huntington.Created a "Special Events at The Huntington" brand to facilitate site rentals & raise revenue by identifying target clients and developing website & marketing materials.Assisted Board and Senior Staff Members with reporting, transitioning, and advising through a year-long RFP process to select a new caterer for the property.Managed institution-wide calendar. Handled booking & scheduling for all internal staff and external client use of spaces.

Managed Story Department for independent film production company on Paramount Lot, soliciting, tracking & negotiating all scripts and writer contracts. Maintained network of agents, managers & producers. Supervised production schedules and script development.

Professional AEA Stage Manager for various productions including New York Music Theatre Festival’s "Next to Normal," The O’Neill Music Theatre Conference’s "Hell Hole Honeys" and "Sarah, Plain & Tall," Theatreworks USA’s "Forever Free," and Assistant Stage Manager for Off-Broadway run of "Isadora: No Apologies" at The Duke Theatre. Scheduled & ran rehearsals; liaison for actors, producers, directors and technical team to coordinate production. Ran and called shows.

Bfa, Dramatic Writing

Leadership Excellence