Curry Uflacker Email & Phone Number

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Director of Marketing for Easton Porter Group - an Inc. 500 fastest growing private company in America.EPG is a leader in luxury hospitality managing a collection of award-winning properties including hotels, restaurants, events spaces and vineyards.Easton Porter Group is based in Charlottesville, Virginia with offices in Charleston, South Carolina.

Annandale, Virginia

• Booked, contracted and managed 30-50 celebrity chefs including Rachael Ray, Jacques Pepin, Giada De Laurentiis, Michael Simon, Gail Simmons, Paula Deen and Bobby Flay per event. This included creating ticketed events to maximize revenue per celebrity appearance.• Established partnership with The James Beard Foundation by creating a program featuring chef demonstrations by James Beard Award winners and nominees. Invited JBF winners to participate on the JBF Cooking Stage and perform cooking demos, book signings and press events. • Launched Book Signing Pavilion, which generated the highest revenue per booth at the trade show • Created a virtual interactive show guide app including sponsors, speaker bios, and Twitter feeds• Sent out weekly emails email list for 65,000+. Increased email open rate from 3% to 17% through creating targeted content.• Managed online ticketing system, produce weekly ticketing reports • Collaborated with sales team on writing and implementing sponsorship packages. Collaborate with marketing and public relations consultants on promotions, messaging and advertising.• Managed full-time program coordinator, 90 volunteers and 2 interns. • Direct programming for Operation Home Cooking (www.operationhomecooking.org), a program spearheaded by the spouses of the Joint Chiefs of Staffs and seeks to honor 2,500 military spouses annually.• Program manager for Twinkling Eyes Foundation - a nonprofit committed to raising money for scholarships / education in the culinary arts.

Columbia, South Carolina

Coordinate Governor and First Lady’s initiative that promotes healthy lifestyles by raising awareness of the importance of chronic disease prevention and personal accountability in lifestyle choices.• Produce weekly press releases engage that encourage over 1,100 media and citizens.• Directed and managed the Healthy SC School Video Contest raising $25,000 in cash and increased state-wide youth awareness of the importance of health and nutrition. • Plan and administer Family Fitness Challenge, an annual sporting event hosted by the Governor’s Office.

Provide strategic direction on all professional and personal matters including scheduling, press, speechwriting, security, and the coordination of day to day activities. Lead and coordinate the writing, editing and design of all press releases and statements. Serve as liaison between the Governors’s Office and the First Lady. • Coordinate Governor’s Mansion operations including budgets, payroll, and leave. Coordinated between departments to assist in reducing Mansions expenses by 15%. • Direct special projects by developing, monitoring and evaluating the progress of First Lady’s special initiatives.• Directed spouse program for 2006 National Governor’s Association meeting in Charleston, SC. Staffed First Lady at National Governor’s Association meeting, Philadelphia, PA 2008, Traverse City, MI 2007, Washington, DC 2007

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Received college credit for position at Argentina’s international newspaper with circulation of 100,000. • Researched economic trends in previous issues and reported findings to editor-in-chief.• Synthesized Spanish skills by interviewing sources and translating research into English.• Published three articles in the Buenos Aires Herald within three months time.

Mba, International Business

Ba, International Affairs: Latin American Studies

Activities and Societies: • Institute for the International Education of Students. Buenos Aires, Argentina, Fall 2003 • Universidad.

High School

Zaragoza, Spain