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Walnut Creek, California, United States

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Concord, California, United States

- Developed and implemented a comprehensive and diversified event, fundraising, and marketing program to exceed the annual $1M revenue goal- Planned and implemented all fundraising events including turning an annual Crab Feed into a sold-out drive-thru event- Coordinated a record-breaking Birthday fundraiser event as the first in-person event since COVID- Managed the production of marketing materials, brochures, website pages, and annual reports- Coordinated corporate and individual volunteer opportunities

Walnut Creek, Ca

- Planned and executed ten annual events, including budget creation, logistics, sponsor and vendor solicitation, event promotion, travel, and volunteer coordination- Managed one full-time event coordinator and coached her on best practices for events- Notable events: - Stars to the Rescue: a 785 person star-studded show at the Lesher Center for the Arts - Animals on Broadway: 1,000+ attendee walk and festival in downtown Walnut Creek - Wine & Whiskers: galas in Walnut Creek and at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

Oakland, Ca

- Implemented over 100 Parent-Daughter workshops and 10 Parent-Education nights in California- Strategically marketed all programs to ensure they reached the minimum program participants- Built relationships with schools and community organizations to grow brand awareness

Oakland, Ca

- Identified, developed and executed high profile events throughout California and abroad - Worked closely with Public Affairs to ensure event messaging supported UCOP’s mission - Managed numerous event calendars, project timelines, and budgets- Note: this was a one year contract and I was offered a year extension

San Francisco Bay Area

- Managed logistics for the $3 million Bay Area Heart Walks, a 5k non-competitive walk hosting over 20,000 participants at four bay area locations over one week- Orchestrated monthly ancillary events which included the CEO Executive Event, National Walking Day, Heart Walk Kick Offs, Award Celebrations and all events for a half marathon training program- Executed sponsorships, ensuring all sponsor benefits were delivered above expectations- Researched, hired and coordinated over 50 vendors throughout the year to provide needed services; trained 3-5 interns and over 1,000 volunteers annually to help facilitate events- Managed budget and tracked event expenses to stay under 15% of $3 million campaign

Oakland, Ca

- Implemented logistics of the Go Red Strut, a runway awareness event in Union Square for 400 people and the Go Red Luncheon at the Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco for 300 people- Proposed custom sponsorship agreements ranging from $5,000 to $75,000 to meet the needs of top Bay Area companies and ensured all sponsor benefits were exceptionally executed- Worked with executive committee members to raise $700,000 from local companies and individuals, an increase of $250,000 from previous years- Wrote event and meeting scripts for executive committee members and media personalities- Worked with designer for all invitations, event collateral, media ads and signage- Event and tech lead for two other American Heart Association gala’s

Oakland, Ca

- Managed a half marathon training and fundraising program which consisted of 12 training locations, 60 volunteer coaches and over 350 participants- Planned 3 large events for all participants to attend: Kick Off Event, 12-mile Training Day and the end of year Celebration Event- Created promotional collateral, weekly newsletter and event website- Worked with local sports stores to organize multiple in store events- Raised $308,000 which was a 9% increase over the prior year- Implemented a coach fundraising minimum which increased coach fundraising by 300%- Increased the program retention rate by 12%

Sydney, Australia

Took a gap year to live and work in Sydney, Australia.

Sacramento, California Area

- Sold and managed group accounts ranging from 50 - 2,500 people- Communicated with clients to propose the best product to meet their needs- Assisted non-profits by providing the tools to fundraise and create awareness for their organizations- Implemented a competitive group fundraising program which increased sales by 300%- Facilitated day of game events and assisted clients with any questions or concerns- Designed and developed marketing collateral for group events

Sacramento, California Area

- Promoted ticket packages to individuals, small businesses and corporations- Utilized a needs-based selling approach to gain prospects and build client relationships- Used Ticketmaster Archtics to update client information and track sales progress- Executed game day preparation and account transactions for corporate events

Sacramento, California Area

- Organized and facilitated job fairs of 4,000 attendees, resulting in 150 new hires- Prepared and assisted with the facilitation of 7 employee orientations- Coordinated monthly scheduling of 400 employees- Mastered computer program (TMSS) to upkeep employee information- Courtesy handled all customer concerns or questions