-- Booking and managing domestic U.S. and international in person and virtual speaking engagements for 100+ high profile clients, including Pulitzer-Prize winning authors and journalists, US Poet Laureates, and world-renowned scholars. -- Expand roster of clients, especially to increase inclusivity of journalists and activists at the forefront of intersectional racial equity, social justice, and climate change. -- Personal sales average of over 150 contracts annually, grossing over $1… Show more -- Booking and managing domestic U.S. and international in person and virtual speaking engagements for 100+ high profile clients, including Pulitzer-Prize winning authors and journalists, US Poet Laureates, and world-renowned scholars. -- Expand roster of clients, especially to increase inclusivity of journalists and activists at the forefront of intersectional racial equity, social justice, and climate change. -- Personal sales average of over 150 contracts annually, grossing over $1 million USD.-- Coordinate critical aspects, logistics, and travel for speaking engagements, while fully satisfying the needs of both the speaker and the hosting institution. -- Manage up to 25% of final speaker itineraries by coordinating all event details with host venues. Agency averages up to 800 events annually.-- Arrange press interviews at local and national media outlets, including coordinating marketing and partnerships with local public radio affiliates.-- Liaise between host venues and speakers to ensure clients’ comfort, privacy, and safety.-- Support clients by monitoring travel and troubleshooting issues that may arise in transit and ensure that every detail is anticipated. -- Agency clients include but not limited to: Ira Glass (This American Life), Jad Abumrad (Radiolab), Sarah Koenig (Serial), David Sedaris, Art Spiegelman, David Sheff, Alice Wong, and Aja Barber. Show less

-- Contract event & stage manager for corporate and professional theatrical events.-- Managed high profile events, including lectures, conferences, and limited engagement performances, hosted at the theatres, museums, hotels, other off-site locations. -- Coordinated presentations and any show needs with VIP guest speakers, high‐ranking C-level executives, and backstage production staff.-- Created and developed event flow sheets and paperwork, and maintain confidentiality… Show more -- Contract event & stage manager for corporate and professional theatrical events.-- Managed high profile events, including lectures, conferences, and limited engagement performances, hosted at the theatres, museums, hotels, other off-site locations. -- Coordinated presentations and any show needs with VIP guest speakers, high‐ranking C-level executives, and backstage production staff.-- Created and developed event flow sheets and paperwork, and maintain confidentiality with information and data presented.-- In addition to one off events, reoccurring venues included Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Mar 2012 – April 2015) and MAS Event + Design (Sep 2012 – Dec 2014). Show less

-- Advanced and executed events in Jackson Hall (seats 1801), Vanderhoef Studio Theatre (seats 350), and auxiliary spaces, including working closely with the Office of the Chancellor, the Department of Music, and major university donors. -- Drafted necessary paperwork, including schedules, diagrams, and checklists, and process billing.

-- Managed a LEED platinum multi‐use venue that hosted up to 400 complex events annually.-- Met with clients to establish and coordinate staffing, AV equipment, furniture set up, catering, outside vendors, parking, and security.-- Prepared estimates, floor diagrams, and event manifests, in addition to processing final billing.-- Determined and authorized purchases with a budget of up to $60,000.

-- Competitive fellowship at one of the top regional theatres in the U.S., working backstage on professional and Broadway-bound theatrical productions.-- Productions include American Idiot (pre-Broadway run), Coming Home, Concerning Strange Devices from the Distant West, and In the Wake.