Erin Tuttle Richards, Phr, Shrm-Cp Email & Phone Number

Orlando, Fl, Us

Apopka, Florida

JK2 Scenic is a full service theming contractor providing unique projects in the retail, theme park, entertainment, hospitality, and restaurant industries.Our team of creative minded, solution driven problem solvers understands what is paramount for a successful project and will build your vision with innovation and integrity. We not only assist our clients in creating artistic themed environments, but we professionally manage, budget, and schedule the process to ensure quality and cost control.

Orlando, Florida Area

Currently teaching in the Division of Business. Through a learning-centered teaching practice, creates and delivers outcomes-based courses, both online and in the classroom. Curriculum development, activities and special assignments are designed to facilitate an interactive and engaging learning experience for all students.

Orlando, Florida Area

Orlando, Florida Area

Built meaningful relationships and provided targeted recruiting solutions through job board technology and cutting-edge internet marketing strategies. Identified opportunities and implemented solutions. Cultivated new business partnerships while continuing to nurture existing relationships. Responsible for managing sales pipelines and ensuring accurate sales forecasting. Created sales & marketing materials, monthly promotions, and recruitment advertising campaigns. Developed innovative strategies to continually add value in our ever-evolving industry.

Orlando, Florida Area

Managed all aspects of the home buying and selling process, including: consumer education and consultation, marketing, contract creation, negotiating and budgeting. Developed and presented First Time Home Buyer workshops to create an educated community of home-buyers. Certified Cartus Relocation Partner; assisted nation-wide buyers and sellers with multiple aspects of the Real-Estate relocation process. Licensed Realtor.

Orlando, Florida Area

Organizational Development & Human Resources Employee DevelopmentManaged four college-wide supervisory and leadership development programs, consisting of over 200 employees, with an average completion rate of over 90%. Created training content and facilitated classroom training delivery. Oversaw the annual performance review process for all full-time staff members. Created training content for both online and classroom delivery. During implementation year (2014) developed and facilitated training for over 900 full-time staff members.Recruited, oriented, and supervised campus-based facilitators for professional development workshops and programs. Collaborated with department managers and supervisors to assess, design, develop, implement and evaluate department-based training and development programs which support department/unit goals, professional development needs, and organizational objectives.

Orlando, Florida Area

Planned and managed signature conferences and special events for Valencia College and provided professional meeting planning services for external clients. Planned and implemented multiple aspects of meeting management functions to include site selection, developing marketing materials, creating registration procedures, maintaining multiple databases. Provided on-site management for select meetings and conferences ranging from 20 to 400 attendees.Coordinated meeting planning services with a focus on needs assessment, in addition to vendor relations, site inspection, cost analysis, set-ups, audio-visual needs, speaker procurement, transportation, off-site entertainment, hotel reservations, and menu selection for various food functions.Collaborated with Marketing and Media Relations to develop marketing plans and collateral to ensure successful conference promotion, including copy writing and layout design of multiple marketing pieces, in both print and electronic formats.

Orlando, Florida

National Trade Show Services and ProductionExhibitor Services Serviced approximately 40 conventions and trade shows per year with up to 2,000 exhibitors and up to $4 million in total exhibitor billings per show. Worked collaboratively with production crews, trade association staff, account executives, and others involved in planning and producing national trade shows, to ensure a successful experience for exhibitors.Coordinated both in-house (call center) and on-site (show site) orders, logistics and service requests. Considerably developed knowledge in a broad-range of trade show-specific service functions: floor plan layouts, budgeting costs of exhibiting, pricing guidelines, and accounting functions for multi-million dollar revenue trade shows. Managed the scheduling and training of service desk staff to provide optimal customer service during annual events and trade shows.

M.A., Corporate Communication & Technology

A.A., Communication

B.A., Journalism (Advertising/Public Relations)