Beth Stewart, Cmp Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or (Virtual)

Portland, Or (Virtual)

Portland, Or

* Dedicated to the Salesforce account, functioning as the primary client liaison for assigned programs. Sourcing and contracting of offsite meetings, events and guestroom blocks for programs located in The Americas region, ranging in size from 15 to several hundred attendees and up to a $1 million budget. * Successful negotiation of over 40 programs cancelling in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in more than $750,000 in cost avoidance.* Execute weekly marketing campaign emails to business partners regarding meeting policy compliance with Salesforce’s digital marketing platform, Marketing Cloud.* Utilize Cvent for meeting registration forms, sourcing and budgeting.

Portland, Or (Virtual)

* Created comprehensive proposals for full-service programs for perspective clients including air, hotel, offsite venues, activities, DMCs, ground transportation and detailed budget. Sourced suppliers for each component of the proposal. * Also handled sourcing and contracting of meeting space and guestroom blocks for low to medium complexity meetings from 10 to 200 attendees. * Programs included incentive trips, corporate meetings and conferences located throughout the Caribbean, Europe and North America; with clients from the financial, legal, educational, retail and insurance industries. * Provided attendee management by responding to invitees' questions via email and phone, and modified existing registrations including hotel room requests via Cvent for 500+ person events.

Portland, Or (Virtual)

* Responsible for all aspects of full-service and a la carte corporate programs including venue sourcing, contract negotiations, logistical planning, team building activities, ground transportation and event registration websites. * Programs located throughout the United States and Canada, and ranged in size from 15 to 650 attendees. Planned in excess of 100 programs a year, with an average cost savings of 15%.* Assisted in client’s adherence to their recently developed Strategic Meetings Management Program (SMMP). * Extensive knowledge of Cvent platform, including RFP's, budgets, meeting registration forms, event registration sites and administrative duties.

Beaverton, Or

* Negotiated, planned and coordinated logistics for conferences, member meetings and technical workshops throughout Asia, Europe and North America.* Managed event budgets, multi-city venue searches, hotel/vendor contracts, conference registration and e-communications, offsite activities, food/beverage and audiovisual arrangements, and guestroom block management. Interfaced with general service contractors, internet service providers, graphic designers, security companies, shippers, printers, translators and temp workers.* Communicated with top-level corporate decision makers. * Executed events onsite and managed post-event wrap-up.* Utilized registration tools including Cvent, RegOnline, Eventbrite, Acteva and Constant Contact.Job Titles: Event Manager (July 2011 to June 2014)Senior Event Coordinator (March 2009 to July 2011)Event Coordinator (January 2009 to March 2009)

Beaverton, Or

* Completed planning and logistics for North American meetings, road shows and conferences for tech companies; many events served C-level executives.* Managed event budgets, multi-city venue searches, transportation (VIP, airport transfers and to/from offsite activities), temps, hotel/vendor contracts, registration e-communications, offsite activities, food/beverage and audiovisual arrangements, and guestroom block management.* Executed events onsite and managed post-event wrap-up.

Portland, Or

* Organized logistical aspects of educational meetings for regional trade association sponsoring 50+ programs each year, serving utility industries in the western United States & western Canadian provinces.* Collaborated on planning/development of program content and agendas, managed speaker arrangements and exhibitor logistics, updated meeting website, created and sent electronic event promotions.

Oregon And Connecticut

* Sold, booked and detailed corporate meetings and events.* In charge of negotiations, pre-con meetings with clients and hotel staff, program logistics and preparing contracts, proposals and banquet event orders. * Conducted sales calls to current and prospective clients, participated in sales blitzes.Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel (Portland, OR) - Catering Manager, December 2003 to February 2006213-room hotel with 20,000+ sqft of meeting spaceSheraton Bradley Airport Hotel (Windsor Locks, CT) - Catering Coordinator, May 2001 to May 2003237-room hotel with 14,000+ sqft of meeting space