Beth O'Brien, Cmp, Des Email & Phone Number

Arlington, VA, US

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Alexandria, VA

Alexandria, VA

Manage budgeting, vendor relationships and logistics for all internal and external association meetings, including the annual Meeting and Expo that draws approximately 2,000 attendees.

Alexandria, VA

• Act as conference lead for annual Employment Law and Legislative Conference including program development and speaker coordination, cross departmental collaboration with Government Affairs, Marketing and Market.
• Serve as the Program Manager for the annual conference mobile app including vendor selection, content integration, and collaborating with IT and Marketing departments to optimize user experience resulting in over 75%.
• Consult with SHRM Affiliate HR People and Strategy on speaker selection and outreach, program management and onsite logistics for their Annual Conference and Fall Forum.
• Act as the lead programmer for the Diversity and Inclusion Conference responsible for keynote and concurrent session speaker selection and contract negotiation, oversight of conference marketing materials and onsite.
• Collaborate with Market Research and outside vendors on the creation and execution of conference evaluations and communicate results to internal and external stakeholders.

Arlington, VA

• Managed meeting logistics for the annual March Leadership Meeting and Commission on International Recruitment as well as 13 committee meetings including sending out the RFP and selecting sites, negotiating the.
• Oversaw all aspects of the national conference Call for Proposals process including the review and scoring of over 250 educational session proposals.
• Organized national conference educational session schedule, comprising seven sessions of 15 concurrent educational sessions each, based on topical areas and speaker availability.
• Acted as the key contact for over 400 national conference presenters regarding conference registration, presentation submission and review, audio-visual and special needs and all conference logistics.
• Assisted with the creation of the national conference Program Book including printer selection, content layout and editing titles and descriptions for over 110 educational sessions.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provided integral assistance in execution of 800 person conference by creating menus for lunch plenary sessions and a Gala dinner, recruiting and supervising 15 conference volunteers, negotiating bus contract to transport over 75 attendees off-site and acting as assistant event registrar.

Washington DC/Chicago Il

• Acted as point person for special events including 26-mile training runs and pre-marathon dinner parties for over 300 program participants.
• Coordinated recruitment of 200 volunteers in program office, at weekend run-sites and at special events including the Marine Corps Marathon and the Chicago Marathon.
• Supervised the hiring and management of 25 seasonal employees to distribute marketing materials resulting in over 1,500 requests for information about the program.
• Oversaw all aspects of weekend run-sites with over 350 participants including details of physical course, troubleshooting and coordination of 16 running teams that resulted in over 98% of runners in the program.
• Led weekly information meetings targeting methods for conducting a successful fundraising campaign and training for a marathon with the help of a structured program.

Mta, Masters Of Tourism Administration

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society for BusinessMariott Scholarship Award Winner, 2009

Bs, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Delta Delta Delta Sorority Alpha Chi Omega Service Fraternity