Jackie Koepsell Email & Phone Number

Edina, Mn

• Lead in planning of the Delta Vacations University (DLVU), a multi-day conference and trade show with 60+ classes, over 2,000 attendees and 200 vendors. Responsibilities include venue sourcing and contact, food and beverage, event and design layout, trade show management, volunteer assignments, transportation and budgeting• Manage the planning for steering committee team meetings for DLVU• Lead in planning high-tough luxury incentive trip for VIPs annually• Liaison with Delta Air Lines and joint venture airline partners on the planning and execution of joint educational opportunities domestically and internationally• Events point of contact with Finance for complex annual events• Key role in training new Event Planners

Edina, Mn

• Create memorable and unique events for our internal and external clients around the country• Plan and manage 15-20 events annually including pre-event and on-site logistical management for multi-day trade-show and educational seminar series, top account appreciation trips, on-site educational training trips, joint partner dinners, publicity events, advisory board meetings, golf events• Negotiate with hotel, transportation and activity partners to maximize relationships and revenue opportunities• Create and manage registration websites, event invitations, pre-trip documents, reports and budgeting• Manage detailed working agendas for each event and coordinate event communication for internal and external clients• Develop and manage project timelines keeping responsible parties on target• Manage budgets and expenditures ensuring event is cost-effective• Assist marketing departments with management and on-site implementation of marketing sponsored trips• Assemble and participate in event briefings and debriefing meetings, including taking minutes, capturing feedback and routing notes to all attendees

• Represented the President/CEO, V.P. of Sales Planning and Director of Airline Sales, maintain confidentiality, interact with executives of all levels, provide outstanding customer service both internally and externally, prepare all correspondence, maintain appointment calendar and filing system, travel management • Supported three Regional Sales Managers and 10 District Sales Managers throughout the U.S. including generating monthly/quarterly revenue reports, record expense reports and maintain budget analysis reports• Coordinate product seminars, sales blitzes, quarterly sales meetings and other special activities and events as requested