Joann Alafriz, Vemm ✨ Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Experienced marketing and communications leader skilled in strategic planning, digital engagement, and media relations. Expertise in:✨ Developing comprehensive marketing strategies and managing campaigns for engagement and fundraising.✨Enhancing brand standards across platforms and driving impactful content.✨Optimizing website usability, tracking analytics, and providing actionable insights.✨Supporting direct mail and digital fundraising efforts, implementing email marketing best practices.✨Overseeing social media presence, creating engaging content, and executing digital marketing strategies.✨Building relationships with media outlets, collaborating on content development, and representing organizations at events.✨ Fostering internal/external collaborationsLet's connect and drive impact together.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

✨ Prospecting and secure new clients and vendors✨ Planning, managing and executing messaging and marketing plans✨ Account management of clients✨ Ensuring timely delivery of orders✨ Maintaining client and vendor CRM

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

HIGHLIGHTS✨ Managed The Red Dress Ball Foundation's 5th anniversary fundraiser - raising $57,000 for selected AIDS Service Organizations.✨ Produced AcuLovesON a fundraising event. Pop-clinics acupuncture clinics across Ontario, while raising funds for Native Child and Family Child Services. Instagram @AcuLovesON✨ Founded event and acupuncture businesses developed branding, marketing and social media.✨ Marketing client’s events using social media and increasing followers by 100% in one month.✨ Creator and owner of Acupuncture Information Centre an informational blog and lead generating website for those interested in becoming an acupuncturist in Ontario.✨ Designed New Wave Events and Acupuncture Information Centre using WordPress.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Co-produced a one-hour virtual fundraising game show, Super Extra: Mini-Game Extravaganza.HIGHLIGHTS* Conceptualized sponsorship assets to secure 23 sponsors that aligned with the event’s mission* Exceeded fundraising goal by 33% and raised over $2000 in the three months* Collaborated with a team of seven to research, design, plan and evaluate this virtual event.* Set and reached the goal of 100 attendees.* Maintained a 3.5% engagement rate on our Instagram @game_on_events account.* Organized and tracked expenses and revenue using Microsoft Teams and Excel.* Communicated with attendees and sponsors using MailChimp.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Assisted the National Events and Educational Chair to produce EditCon (a virtual event that supports and promotes the contributions and storytelling of Canadian artists).HIGHLIGHTS* Project management — tracking all aspects of the event to ensure timely completion.* Directed the communication logistics for the nine EditCon board members * Design engaging breakout sessions for the attendees.* Attend production meetings and drive action items.* Liaise with communications and marketing teams to promote EditCon through social media.* Assess risk management.* Communicate effectively with all stakeholders regarding any updates and/or setbacks.* Assist with any needs that come up during the live event.* Produce post-event evaluation and attend post-event debrief.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Acupuncture for Pregnancy, Labour and PostpartumHIGHLIGHTS* Coordinated and sourced all facets 3 workshops and seminars including catering, speaker selection, registration, transportation, accommodation, program design, audio-visual and marketing. * Presented, designed and facilitated a workshop of 40 delegates at the annual Canadian Association of Midwives Conference in October 2018* Developed and planned 5 professional seminars consisting of 30-35 practitioners and experts* Collaborated with my business partner on all decision making, including mission and vision statements, website design, hiring, training practices and budgeting/account management.* Mentored and trained 10 team members and interns regarding Toronto AcuBirthing’s best practices for the client’s results and safety.* Communicated with attendees using MailChimp, Facebook and Instagram platforms.

Toronto, Ontario

ROLES* Supervised Acupuncture student clinic consisting up to 30 students and 10 clients* Supervisor Shiatsu student clinic * Instructor in the in the Shiatsu practical and theory program* Assistant Acupuncture Technique

Toronto, On

Diploma, Special Event Management

Event planning, design, marketing and sponsorship. Producing virtual events.

Diploma Of Acupuncture, Traditional Eastern Medicine

Diploma Of Shiatsu, Craniosacral Therapy, Reflexology

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Environmental Biology