Christina Harris Email & Phone Number

Roseville, Ca

Roseville, Ca

• I have had the pleasure of owning my own wedding planning company for the past three years. I have won 3 weddingwire.com awards for coupes choice – in which I encourage you to look at my reviews.• In 2017 I had 30 weddings that I worked/planned from beginning to end – From finding venues, to caterers, florists, DJ’s, Photographers and everything in between. • Help coordinate all event activities and personnel• Distribute all meeting information and supplies to attending personnel• Help calculate and propose budgets for planned events or meeting• Research and identify successful event opportunities• Maintain stock of event supplies • Strong project managing skills• Deadline and detail-oriented• Ability to work well under pressure*Also woked closely with hotels in the vicinity of where clients were getting married through my HelmsBriscoe Business ***Won awards on weddingwire.com for 2016, 2017, 2018 Couples Choice Award winner!***

4201 Midas Ave Rocklin, Ca

• Booking our beautiful venue for wedding, social events, golf tournaments and corporate events.• Knowledge of the practices and procedures of the catering, food and beverage as well as food costs.• Did Weekly BEO meetings• Scheduled all Banquet and Kitchen Staff• Worked with chef on the ordering of all food banquet related• Completed monthly P&L reports along with a P&L report for event event we had in the venue.Won an award on weddingwire.com for 2015 Couples Choice Award winner!Sadly the venue closed its doors on November 17, 2015

500 Leisure Lane Sacramento, Ca

• Booked and serviced meeting needs for up to 2,000 guests. There was 50,000 sq ft of meeting space• Worked closely with Sales Managers and Director of Sales to ensure rooms to meeting room ratio was met• In this position I oversaw the promotion, sales, coordination and faciliatation of Catering events to ensure total satisfaction • I served as the liaison between the hotel operating departments and the client. • Oversaw BEO meetings each week• Coordinated meetings, conferences, exhibit shows, concerts, and other special events with accuracy and detailed communication outlines for client and hotel departments• Strived to attain pre-set monthly and quarterly revenue goals for Catering department • Actively pursue prospective clients for future and repeat business Qualifications • Knowledge of principles and practices within the food profession and • Understanding Food Costs vs. Menu pricing – Goal at the hotels was a 20% food cost • Knowledge of hotel operations, including marketing plans, human resources, budget forecasting, etc.

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Roseville, Ca (2 Courtyards, Residence Inn, Fairfield Inn & Homewood Suites)

• Performs a wide range of clerical and administrative duties in order to support the daily operation of the Sales and Marketing Department• Create initial group blocks in Fosse/OnQ. Input rooming lists – Create and route group resumes to all properties • Update sales pro with all pertinent information• Post group points to Marriott or Hilton Honors.• Keep GRC log and sales pro up to date with most current numbers• Assists in coordinating blitzes as well as participates in sales calls and blitzes.• Facilitates group events and arrivals including greeting groups, welcome notes, and placing welcome baskets in room and taking care of any final items with groups at checkout.• Coordinates catering events and communicates with properties and kitchen staff.• Compose all correspondence, reports, contract, banquet event order, billing and reports as needed.• Follow up with past clients to resolicit business.

500 Leisure Lane

Hotel Sales Administrative Assistant Administrative Support• Turn/Route Contracts • Input Deposits in Delphi • Daily Event Postings• Lead Log - Log all email inquires coming in from RFP Requests • Run Weekly Packet • Run Sales Pick-Up report, Sales Month End Reporting, Input DMR numbers into STAR reporting engine and distribute DMR’s to staff• Get all necessary paperwork ready for pre-con meetings.• Qualify incoming inquiry calls to in order to direct to the correct manage that can best assist the customer.PROMOTED!!!!!!Executive Meeting Manager• Represent hotel to potential clients, booking business according to established sales & catering Department policies. Increase guest room ,meeting room, food & beverage revenues• Coordinate paperwork and public relations for events held in public space for all booking markets with 1-25 guest room nights (per night), 1-199 guests (banquet space)• Attain Weekly Sales Goals• Book rooms & group / catering events• Make Prospective calls each week to solicit new business.• Prepare client proposals, contracts, event orders, credit applications, billing requirements and other correspondence.• Monitor group room blocks and pick up.

Dual Sales Coordinator / Admin Assistant for the Hilton Garden Inn and Larkspur Landing Hotels in Folsom.Assisted DOS, Sales Manager, AGM and General Manager of the hotels in generating top line revenue to meet and/or exceed our budget expectations. Qualified accounts for meeting, banquet and guest room business.In addition did invoicing and collection of payments. Prepared sales correspondence and reports incuding weekly spreadsheets that were distributed to all departments within the hotel!No Longer with the LNI as I was LAID OFF and decided to start my family

Dual Sales Coordinator / Admin Assistant for the Hilton Garden Inn and Larkspur Landing Hotels in Folsom.Assisted DOS, Sales Manager, AGM and General Manager of the hotels in generating top line revenue to meet and/or exceed our budget expectations. Qualified accounts for meeting, banquet and guest room business.In addition did invoicing and collection of payments. Prepared sales correspondance and reports incuding weekly spreadsheets that were distributed to all departments within the hotel!

Dual Sales Coordinator / Admin Assistant for the Hilton Garden Inn and Larkspur Landing Hotels in Folsom.Assisted DOS, Sales Manager, AGM and General Manager of the hotels in generating top line revenue to meet and/or exceed our budget expectations. Qualified accounts for meeting, banquet and guest room business.In addition did invoicing and collection of payments. Prepared sales correspondance and reports incuding weekly spreadsheets that were distributed to all departments within the hotel!

Responsible for:-Handling Guest Reservations- Check in's and out's- Multi Line Phone System- Basic accounting sutures: taking cash, balancing cash drawer, qualifying direct bill applicants, process all invoices that come to the hotel.Left the Hilton Garden Inn Roseville as I was promoted to Dual Sales Coordinator and Admin Assistant for the Folsom properties!

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