Danilsa Reyes-Gonzalez Email & Phone Number

Danilsa's a high-energy, detail-oriented bilingual Meeting & Event Manager with 10 years of success managing all aspects of high-profile, $300K-budget events with up to 3K+ attendees. Spearheading logistics management, conference/event planning, and communications management for prestigious organizations such as the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, she is known for securing and overseeing venues and vendors for in-person, virtual, and hybrid events.Danilsa is incredibly passionate about integrating a customer service approach in all interactions with attendees, staff, and VIPs to improve communication efforts. With a strong focus on continuous improvements, she is highly skilled at maintaining best practices while developing innovative content and achieving program goals. Furthermore, she is committed to analyzing outcomes and recommending strategic format, schedule, and execution enhancements to optimize the attendee experience.Additionally, Danilsa possesses strong academic qualifications, including a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism from Hofstra University.A few recent accomplishments:+ Utilized exceptional leadership abilities to coordinate and oversee temporary event employees, volunteers, and interns for various meetings while monitoring for top performance. + Demonstrated track record developing and managing 2 budgets of $150K for the National Advisory Council and Administrative Committee Meeting.+ Analyzed areas for improvement and implemented/streamlined an innovative regional meeting deliverables process, new registrations system, and a new on-site registration process to optimize operational efficiency.+ Outstanding success planning/moderating the first-ever virtual National Advisory Council meetings to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic while also strategizing, planning, and implementing the association's first-ever Virtual Plenaries.In her free time, Danilsa continuously engages in relationship-building and professional development, serving as a Member of Meeting Professional International and the Professional Convention Management Association.Specialties, Expertise, & Attributes:Conference/Event Planning, Logistics Management, Project Management, Racial Equity, Strategic Planning/Execution, Venue/Vendor Selection, Online/Hybrid Events, Communications Management, Budgeting/Cost Controls, Content Development, Event Evaluations/Assessments, RFP Creation/Dissemination, Contract Negotiations

Listed skills include Event Planning, Press Releases, Broadcast, Microsoft Office, and 19 others.

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  Events Management Specialist

  United States Conference Of Catholic Bishops

  Jul 2015 - Present - Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Promoted to positions of increasing authority and responsibility due to exemplary performance and strong management abilities. • Managed the registration systems for all General Secretariat meetings totaling 3K+ registrants per year, ensuring accurate operations and headcounts. • Created and managed 2 budgets comprised of $150K for the National Advisory Council and Administrative Committee Meeting.• Streamlined and implemented an innovative regional meeting deliverables process… Show more • Promoted to positions of increasing authority and responsibility due to exemplary performance and strong management abilities. • Managed the registration systems for all General Secretariat meetings totaling 3K+ registrants per year, ensuring accurate operations and headcounts. • Created and managed 2 budgets comprised of $150K for the National Advisory Council and Administrative Committee Meeting.• Streamlined and implemented an innovative regional meeting deliverables process, new registrations system, and a new on-site registration process to optimize operational efficiency.• Hosted the first regional meeting note-takers brown bag lunch and planned/moderated the first-ever virtual National Advisory Council meetings to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. Show less

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  Hofstra University

  Broadcast Journalism