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Greater Boston Area

Helping to create, manage, and execute innovative meetings, conferences, events, and incentive programs that will engage and motivate your attendees.

Greater Boston Area

Maintained accountability on an ongoing basis for the day to day responsibilities associated with the largest, highest profile programs managed by the Meeting and Event Marketing Department. Programs consisted of 400-500 attendees with budgets up to $4.5 million. Responsibilities included site research and selection, contract and vendor negotiations, budget maintenance and reconciliation, catering and events, all forms of transportation, production (including audio visual, staging and video), registration process, security and all meeting collateral and promotions of the programs.

Greater Boston Area

Worked collaboratively to establish conference strategy, plan scope and format of events, established and monitored budgets. Managed both local and remotely-based team of planners, identified sites and negotiated contracts.

Developed and managed a broad range of meetings and events which included sales training, home office employee and community events, Board of Directors meetings, and annual sales incentives conferences. Provided the strategic direction and management of a diverse, six-person meeting and event planning department, handling 80+ meetings annually with a budget of $4.5M. Negotiated, researched and evaluated vendors for program suitability; evaluated contracts to meet approved budgets and mitigate risk and liability. Collaborated across the organization to develop relationships, formulate recommendations and procedures, and identify solutions to executeprograms and events to meet customer requirements and expectations.

· Created and planned deluxe domestic and international incentive travel programs and conferences, with budgets exceeding $1.5M and programs attracting 40 to 800 attendees. · Negotiated all vendor agreements; calculated program costs and prepared client contracts.

West Haven, Ct

· Sourced, negotiated contracts, and consolidated all financial data for 150 pharmaceutical programs, ranging in size from 10 to 1000 room nights.

· Exceeded $1M in room revenue over a 7-month period.

Greater Boston Area

· Exceeded sales goals for first half of 1998 by 55%.

New London/Norwich, Connecticut Area

· Exceeded sales goals for second half of 1996 by 32%.

Westchester, Ny