Jan Mccool Email & Phone Number

Alexandria, Virginia

• Recruited to provide administrative support to five members of the executive leadership team and manage various projects.
• Managed promotion and collection of nominations for IAAPA Hall of Fame Awards, IAAPA Service Awards, and IAAPA Board of Directors; produced content for website and nomination materials; handled myriad logistics for.
• Oversaw IAAPA Show Office preparation and on-site operations for IAAPA Attractions Expo, including managed an office temp and student Show Ambassadors.
• Managed identification and collection of support materials for IAAPA Attractions Expo’s Kickoff Event and GM and Owners’ Breakfast.
• Managed the “IAAPA World Passport for Kids Program” with 150 attractions industry partners.
• Managed the scheduling and logistics of oral history interviews for IAAPA’s archives project.

Alexandria, Virginia

• Promoted to manage planning, development, and execution of the ASCD Annual Conference.
• Oversaw planning, project management, general logistics and execution of organization’s annual conference strategy with budget and time constraints.
• Coordinated and managed new onsite volunteer program and co-facilitated onsite first-timer session.
• Partnered with editor to develop the 200-page program book and master new online editing program.
• Worked simultaneously on three event timelines, including assessing/closing out previous year’s event, executing current year, and planning for future years.
• Served as liaison with member Annual Conference Planning Committee, managing meeting logistics and follow-through on committee decisions; managed staff Annual Conference Team meetings.

Alexandria, Virginia

• Promoted to manage work flow and ensure completion of assigned projects within deadlines.
• Allocated resources, distributed assignments, and supervised entry-level project assistants for business units including Media, Publishing, Annual Conference, Professional Development, Design, Educational Leadership.
• Collaborated with department managers to receive a steady flow of important special project work.
• Ensured all project requirements and/or objectives were documented; regularly monitored projects progress and status.
• Mentored project assistants on communication and follow-through and completed performance appraisals.
• Supported departments’ roles of planning long-term organization growth, escalating process improvement issues, and making recommendations on issues related to increasing the effectiveness of ASCD’s programs, products.

Alexandria, Virginia