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Media, Pennsylvania, United States

• Supervise and schedule Site Services staff including Visitor Center and Custodial teams• Plan, schedule and oversee all facility maintenance repairs, inspections and licensing• Create, refine and communicate site policies to staff and vendors• Participate as a member of Senior Management in long-term planning• Contribute to smooth operations of the arboretum by collaborating with multiple departmental leadership members• Responsible for expense tracking on multiple budget lines within multi-million dollar budget• Manage relationship with primary caterer to execute 65 wedding per season• Contract and manage private events (50-60 per year) with multiple vendors including on site setup and strike teams• Create and implement safety protocols and training; serve as an emergency point of contact for the arboretum• Schedule and direct volunteer groups for routine maintenance projects and supplemental event staffing

515 Painter Rd. Media, Pa 19063

Tyler Arboretum is a 650-acre public garden located outside Center City Philadelphia. As Special Events Manager, I effectively schedule the venue and maintain a 360-degree view of all special events, such as fund raising, members-only, donor cultivation, and community outreach functions.I manage the event process from the planning stage right through to running the actual day itself and the post-event evaluation.I serve as the liaison with catering and oversee our rental business. This includes showing the facility, preparing rental contracts, processing rental fees, and communicating with each client for event set-up requirements.I represent our venue to a diverse audience of external and internal clients: venue rental customers, volunteers, key partners and vendors. This position also involves extensive coordination with other departments for event set-up and execution, such as working with the Volunteer Coordinator and arranging for staff coverage throughout the event calendar. I also manage the solicitation of goods and services from the business community to offset event expenses, assist with development of sponsorship proposals, and prepare detailed financial reports following each event.I am known for my ability to manage and stick to my clients’ budgets, ensuring their satisfaction. I have successfully developed strong relationships with vendors, with the ability to execute a successful event experience that generates consumer interest and increases company recognition.

Springfield, Pennsylvania

Consignment based sales of color guard equipment and uniforms. We are also a distributor for Dinkel’s, StylePlus, Director’s Showcase and more!

Rockaway, Nj

The U.S. Army All-American Bowl is the premier high school football game in the nation, featuring the nation’s top high school marching musicians.In this position, I managed the U.S. Army All-American Marching Band: from coordinating selection of the 125 members through the National Association for Music Education (NAfME.org), to the planning and executing of the band selection tour stops at 100 high schools across the U.S., as well as the bowl week schedule.I negotiated with sponsors to provide instruments, uniforms, transportation, meals and lodging for 170 persons, while supervising a team of forty during bowl week in San Antonio, Texas.I served as the company liaison between All American Games, The U.S. Army Marketing Research Group and Momentum Worldwide at monthly meetings in Washington, D.C.I was directly responsible for generating and executing ideas for growth through creating an alumni association and events, and increasing parental participation. I facilitated pre- and post-event surveys from students, parents and directors to measure our success and to improve our program.I also managed social media accounts for the band program and assisted the IT department with technological malfunctions on both Windows and Macintosh platforms.While a full-time in-office employee from July 2007 to July 2014, I also assumed additional duties in apparel fulfillment for forty youth football training camps. I served over 8,000 participants across the country, as well as the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas. This required coordination with multiple vendors to meet the apparel needs of players, band members, coaches, band instructors, staff, VIP’s, U.S. Army servicemen and servicewomen, and other sponsor representatives.

West Berlin, Nj

The Jersey Surf is a New Jersey non-profit world-class competitive junior drum and bugle corps. I learned much in this position while developing team and event organizational skills, and through pushing my limits in the pursuit of excellence, both as an individual and as a member of a team.In this position, I wore many hats: Operations Director, Tour Manager and Housing Coordinator. I provided long-term vision and strategy for the organization, handling the financial, operational, and organizational effectiveness to keep the corps running, and constantly striving to make things more efficient on the field and behind the scenes.As Operations Director, it was my job to ensure that everyone who participated, from our marching members to those who volunteered their time as instructional, support and administrative staff members, enjoyed their substantial investment in the organization and in one another. I kept the focus on the journey…not just the competitive destination. Part of my work as Tour Manager was being responsible for the movement of a multi-vehicle caravan of four coach buses, two semi-tractor trailers, an RV and additional support vehicles each summer for a national performing arts tour lasting May to August, where I managed and communicated daily schedules with instructional and administrative staff to ensure efficient operations.The Housing Coordinator part of this role meant that I communicated extensively and clearly with school districts across the tour to secure housing needs for the 150-member drum corps and instructional and support staff of fifty. Lastly, I provided leadership for the organization's financial functions through financial reporting to the Executive Director and Board of Directors.

I managed this quick print and copy shop, with two press operators and two part-time bindery employees. It was my job to schedule and manage the production of materials and supervise general day-to-day operations. I delivered customer support from idea generation through delivery of finished product, and offered graphic design consultation and services for individuals and businesses of all sizes.

B.S., Marketing

Activities and Societies: Phi Sigma PiMarketing Major with Management Minor focusing on B2B Relationships

High School Graduate, General Ed

Activities and Societies: All things BandGeneral Ed, Marching Band, Indoor Color Guard