Kara Shukas, Cem, Cmp Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

The National Restaurant Association Show is owned by Informa Connect.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

Chicago, Il

•Lead the Exhibitor Services team and supervise 2 full time employees•Manage the Exhibitor Services program including oversight and coordination of all exhibitor communications, exhibitor training, service kits, exhibitor websites and exhibitor marketing toolsNational Restaurant Association (NRA) Show responsibilities:•Serve as the operations manager working with the official service contractor, security and other official service providers •Responsible for onsite exhibitor issues including management of 9 onsite floor managers for all 2,300+ exhibitors•Manage creation of 3,200+ pieces of onsite signage with our official service contractor•Responsible for ordering and overseeing onsite execution for show management services at on floor event areas•Manage vendor selection, set-up and maintenance of the mobile app and event management software New England Food Show expanded responsibilities:•Serve as the primary operations manager with the facility, official service contractor, security, A/V and all other official service providers including managing all pre-show orders and onsite execution at all show management areas, meeting rooms and on floor event areas

Chicago, Il

•Served as the primary liaison for all sponsors, managed contracts, researched new sponsorship opportunities, and fulfilment of all deliverables while total sponsors and revenue increased by 50% to 100+ sponsors and $1,000,000 in revenue•Managed Tradeshow and Sponsorship Coordinator’s digital sponsorship responsibilities •Produced all exhibitor communications including exhibitor newsletters, exhibitor service kits and exhibitor training material for all tradeshows

Chicago, Il

•Served as the primary contact for all 2,200 NRA Show exhibitor inquiries•Processed exhibitor applications, invoices, payments and confirmations•Served as the primary liaison for all sponsors, managed contracts, researched new sponsorship opportunities, and fulfilment of all deliverables while total sponsorships from 9 to 50 and a revenue increase of more than $300,000

•Created and managed daily, weekly, and monthly sales reports, year-to-year and show-to show comparison reports using a2z •Sold exhibit space and sponsorship opportunities to meet Show goals

Bachelors Of Science, Advertising

Minor In Business