Bella Creations LV is a woman-owned event planning and resource company. We collaborate with a network of trusted vendors to provide everything from furniture and floral centerpieces to specialty décor and signage. As a contract event planner, I am dedicated to managing every detail of your event behind the scenes, so you can enjoy a stress-free experience.Available for contract or freelance events. Email me for quotes: Donnag@bellacreationslv.com

In this role, my success has relied on strong organizational, communication, and multitasking abilities. My responsibilities include answering customer and vendor calls, managing email correspondence with various vendors and international suppliers, and overseeing project schedules, purchase orders, tile and freight quotes, lead times, and payment schedules. I also handle tasks such as ordering samples, unpacking incoming shipments, cutting tile to sample sizes, and keeping the warehouse organized. Additionally, I ensure client information is always up-to-date in Constant Contact.

• Accounts Payable – Billdu• Accounts Receivable – Billdu• Customer Service• Data Entry – Excel and Power Point• Plan and coordinate Events• Purchasing• Presentations• Coordinated meetings/Luncheons

• Accounts Payable – Quickbooks• Account Receivable – Quickbooks• Payroll – Paychex• Payroll – Workers Compensation • Customer Service• Data Entry – Excel Spreadsheets• Plan and coordinate Events• Responsible for distribution of supplies for Office & warehouse• Sales Representative• Purchasing

• Accounts Payable – Quickbooks.• Payroll – Intuit Online Weekly.• Data Entry – Redtail – maintained all new customer information.• Marketing – Implementing contracts, reservations, invitations, mailers.• Pre-Qualifying Phone Calls for Events.• Planned and coordinated Scheduled Income Planning Seminars, Client BBQ, & Holiday Events.• Ordered and distributed office & event supplies.

• Answered phone & transferred calls through multiple lines.• Entered A/R payments from customers.• Customer Service.• Data entry I Excel – entered data from various departments.• Opened and properly distributed incoming mail.• Maintained a clean reception area, including lounge and associated areas.• Screened all visitors and directed them to the correct employee or office.

• Created new leads through daily cold calls and scheduling.• Analyzed and assisted in tax preparation for low income recipients.• Scheduled follow-up appointments for those who received our services.• Top company performer by generating over 250 customers I first year.• Managed all departmental correspondence to ensure customer satisfaction.• Created online and print advertisement to generate leads.• Responsible for hiring and training new sales and tax managers.

•Sales Rep•Advertising

• Generated and managed leads for new business.• Visited potential clients daily through cold calls.• Presented to large real estate companies about our services.• Analyzed and assisted in the process of credit repair.

•Responsible for all Accounts Receivable billing.•Authorize and generate scheduled payments as specified in approved contract•Managed all correspondence with General Contractors•Prepare all correspondence with contractors, vendors and internal customers pertaining to contract, scheduling and payments•Coordinate New Construction documents and implement Schedule values utilizing Excel Spreadsheet•In charge of all change orders, releases and payments•Create and distribute weekly construction report

General Manager/Acting Controller/Human Resources•Responsible for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable for both New York and San Francisco offices--A/P Duties included, yet were not limited to; tracking invoices, international banking and currency exchanges, employee payroll and taxes, lease payments, bank reconciliation’s, and tracking of outstanding checks, resulting in better relationships with suppliers, increasing the company’s line of credit--A/R Duties included, yet were not limited to; invoices, international banking and currency exchanges, and tracking overdue payments, resulting improved relationships with overdue customers, decreasing bad debt•Responsible for the preparation of paperwork for journal entries•Responsible for all Human Resources for both office locations, including employee hire and release, health insurance, unemployment, workman’s compensation and disability, employee relations, managerial disputes, and government •Reported directly to President and CEO and assumed responsibility for all operation in their absence•General Manager capacity extended into marketing/events coordination for both offices--Duties included planning, executing and hosting launch and industry parties, to introduce distribution services to new clients and to establish loyalty from existing clients, crating and designing all marketing materials, implementing new marketing strategies in conjunction with trade show attendance