Beverly Vandercook Email & Phone Number

Experienced Program Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the events services industry. Skilled in Event Management, Proposal Writing, Management, and Account Management. Strong program and project management professional with an Associate's degree focused in Business Management from Baker College of Auburn Hills.

Listed skills include Event Management, Meeting Planning, Corporate Events, Budgets, and 18 others.

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  Program Manager

  Gavel International

  Sep 1998 - Present

  Gavel International is a full-service meeting, conference and incentive travel company providing outsourced program management. Since 2007, Gavel has been recognized every year by MeetingsNet with their CMI25 Award as one of the largest and most influential meeting and incentive companies in North America. *Responsible for the development, planning and overall onsite operational execution of meetings, conferences, incentive travel programs and/or special events. *Act as the single-point of contact on a variety of programs simultaneously while serving as the day-to-day planning contact for programs including Board of Directors Meetings, Managers' Meetings, Incentive Sales Trips, Product Launches, Regional Meetings and National Sales Meetings.*Develop budgets, timelines, invoices and final billing as Program lead for programs up to 4,000+ attendees. *Involved in the negotiations and purchasing of site selections, ground transportation, decor, food and beverage, audio visual, entertainment and travel. *Oversee program data management process, fulfillment of program related materials, web site creation, data integrity and client reporting. *Ensure data reconciliation and final client billing is complete and accurate.*2007 and 2015 - Gavel International Employee of the Year

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  Baker College Of Auburn Hills

  Business Management