The Bostonian

Residence Inn Fenway

Markets include Insurance, Banking/Financial, Consulting and more...InterContinental® Boston offers unsurpassed contemporary luxury for America's original city. Modern and sophisticated, our 424 hotel rooms and suites feature stunning Boston waterfront and skyline views.

Convene at One Boston Place is located in a landmark building in the Financial District and is the newest meeting space for nearby corporate organizations. Perfect for events that range from small board meetings to large Town Halls, this unique venue also has an outdoor terrace and plenty of space for hosted receptions for up to 200 participants. This site includes a Nourish area for snacks and refreshments, an Executive Chef who prepares custom menus in our kitchen, state-of-the-art, built-into the room technology, as well as an on-site planning team to walk you through the meeting planning process.

Convene is the nation’s fastest growing network of meeting, event, and conference venues that combine technology, culinary, production, and human-centered design into a transformative user experience. In partnership with leading commercial landlords, the company also leverages its workplace-as-a-service platform to provide on-demand solutions for building tenants and their employees.The company is honored to host the world’s most powerful and influential organizations, and to also earn industry best NPS customer satisfaction ratings from them. Over 65% of Fortune 100 companies partner with Convene for all types of meetings and events – large and small. Over 150,000 participants are served each year across 10 locations along the East Coast of the United States.

*** Assistant Director of Sales for The Surrey - Relais & Chateaux*** Assistant Director of Sales for The James in Soho*** Opened The James New York Soho

Opening team - Ink48Task force - Miami and Los Angeles

• Maintained corporate, group, high profile guest and entertainment accounts• Corporate accounts- maintained current accounts and sought new clients. Provided a high level of customer service throughout the year, negotiated contracts based on production and built exclusive relationships• Group business- Assisted groups with meetings and room blocks including details from start to finish, contracts, deposits, and post meeting follow up. Assisted in selling the meeting space and the wine cellar.• Royalty/Entertainment Clients- Meet and Greet - assist with specific needs or requests while assuring privacy and confidentiality.• Assistant to General Manager- included memos, thank you & apology guest letters, and charity documents.• Site visits/client appointments • Travel- conducted sales trips & appointments, client events• Revenue Management- weekly rate, revenue and inventory meeting. Forecasted and analyzed current and future revenues. Monthly account management with corporate accounts and prospected for new accounts – HIS and Hotelligence Reports• Packages- created dynamic packages for the hotel website.• RFP – handled all negotiating and loading of current and new accounts for the following year.

• Sold corporate and social events to prospective and current clients, arranged appointments and sales visits. Sales totaled 3.01 million (September 2001 – January 2004)• Event planning experiences included: Bar/Bat mitzvahs, anniversaries, large corporate functions and conferences. Specialized in weddings, Spring 2003• Promoted to Sales & Marketing Manager for MIT Faculty Club express catering, Winter 2004. Created and started the Faculty Club’s first incentives plan for employees. Attended management courses, catering workshops, wine/food expos through ARAMARK. Attended the Catersource Conference in Las Vegas January 2004, Experienced with Bistro CaterClick Sales System

• Worked for a 5-star luxury hotel, rotating through 2-3 departments of the Rooms Division section, learning management techniques and gaining experience in guest services and situations. • Assisted VIP and frequent return guests.