Daniel Brennan Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Working strategically across the Society to drive all membership activities aimed at engaging and bringing members and the profession together. I am responsible for curating a multi-channel experience that enhances member affinity and loyalty through communications, professional development, volunteerism and all corporate and social membership events, such as the Legal Profession Dinner, Appreciation Evening, Awards Gala, celebrations and regional recognition events.

Remote

Responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive engagement program designed to provide meaningful opportunities for volunteerism, service, personal and professional development, and events and programs for alumni to enhance loyalty, dedication, and support for Massey University. As the Alumni Manager, I oversee the planning and execution of alumni activities in targeted regions across the country and internationally to enhance alumni engagement; cultivate connections and maintain cooperative and collaborative relationships and programs with University units, such as student recruitment, career centre, student affairs, and academic colleges and departments and oversee the production and distribution of the alumni magazine, regular electronic communications and social media platforms directed to alumni.

Brisbane, Australia

Responsible for leading and coordinating strategic engagement initiatives that raise the profile of The University of Queensland among the wider community including alumni, corporate and industry partners and current and prospective donors.

Brisbane, Australia

Responsible for leading and coordinating strategic engagement initiatives that raise the profile of The University of Queensland among the wider community including alumni, corporate and industry partners and current and prospective donors.

Brisbane, Australia

Responsible for leading and coordinating strategic engagement initiatives that raise the profile of The University of Queensland among the wider community including alumni, corporate and industry partners and current and prospective donors.

Brisbane, Australia

Responsible for leading and coordinating strategic engagement initiatives that raise the profile of The University of Queensland among the wider community including alumni, corporate and industry partners and current and prospective donors.

Responsible for developing and implementing marketing and yield projects and events for prospective applicants and admitted students. My primary project was Admit Weekend, a large scale, three day event (one of Stanford University’s Big 5 events) involving more than 5300 registered participants. This experiential event is the University’s key recruitment tool for admitted students and involves and receives the support of the entire campus.

As the Community and Cultural Events Coordinator for Logan City Council I was solely responsible for all aspects of developing and implementing the City’s annual events program including budgeting, creative, marketing, programming and risk management.The program included a diverse range of functions including hallmark events, community festivals, civic functions and celebratory galas. Key events I delivered included the official opening and public celebrations for the Logan Entertainment Centre; the official opening of the Logan City Council Administration Building by then Queensland Premier, Peter Beattie; the launch of the ‘Illuminating Logan’ projects and the annual Mayor’s Christmas Carols Concert for an audience of 5000 people.As part of this role, I also had responsibility for sourcing sponsorship and managing the deliverables for each event and also developing and implementing the Events Sponsorship Program that distributed more than $750,000 to local community organisations.

The core objective of this contract position was to lead the development and delivery a series of hallmark events for Redcliffe City including: the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games Torch Relay Celebrations for approximately 40,000 people at three venues; the Millennium celebrations for Redcliffe City and the official opening of the redeveloped Redcliffe Jetty - attended by more than 45,000 people.As the sole Events Officer, I was responsible for the development of the budget and program for engaging local sponsorship and stakeholders and liaising with key community agencies including the Redcliffe Police force. Given the high profile nature each of these events, an extensive amount of consultation with stakeholders, sponsors and contractors was required to ensure the objectives of each were met.

Graduate Diploma, Education

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Leisure Management

Executive Certificate, Event Management, Distinction

The Executive Certificate in Event Management has been designed to provide a foundation of key skills and knowledge associated.