-Partner with senior leadership to create vision and goals for a variety of projects; lead project teams by creating and managing timelines, budgets and planning documents. -Orchestrate cross-functional team (marketing, fundraising, policy, screening & care) meetings to ensure event deliverables are finished on brand, on time and at top quality. Met 100% of deadlines and project goals leading to promotion.-Calculate how to best provide exposure for event partners (pharmaceutical companies), coordinate with the team to create sponsorship prospectus and ensure sponsor promises are met across events leading to maintained or increased funding.-Designed feedback program consisting of attendee data analysis which improves attendee experience year over year by implementing new strategy (increased networking, pivoting of topics, adjusted hours).

-Spearheaded successful transition to virtual events for 2020 and 2021 conferences; negotiated hotel contracts and consultant scopes of work saving foundation hundreds of thousands of dollars in expenses.-Oversaw project to create a virtual platform for healthcare professionals to network and learn best practices, empowering them to improve treatment and care for lung cancer patients. Attendees gave the conference a 92% success rating. -Planned and produced, in 7 weeks, a virtual event to bring the lung cancer community together for education, training, and empowerment leading to direct advocacy action with our federal government. Success was achieved when congressional representatives voted to restore $20 million to the Lung Cancer Research Program. -Ensure participant’s contact information and interactions are captured in Raiser’s Edge NXT database to maintain seamless integration of all databases and Content Management Systems.-Collaborate on an internal focus group of six teammates to research Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with a goal to create a training program for staff teams to better understand the topic and sustainably engage its principles.

-Planned and executed national events including national run/walk series, awareness events at member healthcare facilities, and grassroots fundraising events-Represented the organization by serving as a main point of contact for attendees of all Foundation events.-Developed attendee and donor communications including social media, mass emails and digital newsletters.-Identified, cultivated and engaged local sponsors and donors to sustain a portfolio of events by donor research, sponsorship package development and submission of requests.

-Managed two direct reports with the overall objective of leading event planning, marketing, and revenue growth at two DC-based restaurants-Led development and implementation of a new event planning program to coordinate with all staff and ensure successful execution of events-Managed on boarding process and created training program to manage and mentor new event, office and wait staff-Planned and successfully executed a wide range of corporate and private events – more than 1000/year at each location-Worked within client budget to create proposals and negotiate contracts to provide customers optimal value and event experience-Executed overall marketing campaign to build brand identity and drive promotional activity, included social media, email, and PR-Managed accounting for event contracts, payroll, and vendors through QuickBooks and ADP applications

-Planned and successfully executed a wide range of corporate and private events – more than 1000/year at each location-Worked within client budget to create proposals and negotiate contracts to provide customers optimal value and event experience-Executed overall marketing campaign to build brand identity and drive promotional activity, included social media, email, and PR-Managed accounting for event contracts, payroll, and vendors through QuickBooks and ADP applications

-Promoted Paws4ever, a guaranteed-adoption animal shelter and training facility, and enhanced the organization’s visibility through various social media -Created weekly e-newsletters for internal team and interested customers - developed and edited copy and photos, communicated with Paws4ever staff to request news and highlights, and designed the newsletter layout-Planned and managed events to increase community presence and support fundraising efforts; co-lead for fundraising event in February 2014, surpassed $20,000 fundraising goal-Created online marketplace to sell Paws4ever merchandise by writing text, taking photos, and coordinating with staff