Kimberly Kellar Email and Phone Number

Provide essential key support to the Convention and Visitors Bureaus Service Department to promote bringing in economic capital to the city of Anchorage as a meeting and convention destination. I possess excellent interpersonal skills and can work respectfully well with many different cultural backgrounds as well as perform very well on my own. I successfully meet all deadlines and provide support work for three convention managers as well as others within the organization.I composed… Show more Provide essential key support to the Convention and Visitors Bureaus Service Department to promote bringing in economic capital to the city of Anchorage as a meeting and convention destination. I possess excellent interpersonal skills and can work respectfully well with many different cultural backgrounds as well as perform very well on my own. I successfully meet all deadlines and provide support work for three convention managers as well as others within the organization.I composed letters, publications, presentations and emails, while proofreading all correspondence as well as manager correspondence that goes outside of the office in an efficient, timely manner. Effectively conduct extensive research on leads for the three top managers of the company. With the research results I obtained I updated and maintain the Simple View Database (including, traces, handling of leads, etc.) I maintained hard file copies for a backup system in preparation of any possible power or computer outages to insure up to date facts and insure all communications are current and available.I prepared hard copy, PDF formats and thumb drive proposals and hard copy proposal binders for all leads that present invitations and references, transportation, compile matrix’s from lead responses regarding accommodations and meeting facilities, meeting services and materials that highlight things to do and see while in the city of Anchorage and nearby cities to show the benefits of selecting Anchorage as a successful meeting destination.I designed and developed incentive brochures for upcoming meetings, and potential leads. Process included me to effectively write literature that engages the reader with efforts to bring about a sense of personal wonder and intrigue with the reader. I managed and facilitated collateral and responsible for purchasing all booth materials and services for large convention stages and trade shows. I packaged and secured all collateral items and ship them. Show less

I was responsible for hiring and firing of staff. Implementing training programs for all new employees and maintained the overall functioning of all aspects of the two stores. Consistently met and exceeded total sales goals for the stores with increases each year. Received accolades from Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall Management on the appearance of the stores from merchandising that I performed on a regular basis, and appeared in local news casts when asked from Mall Management.Developed… Show more I was responsible for hiring and firing of staff. Implementing training programs for all new employees and maintained the overall functioning of all aspects of the two stores. Consistently met and exceeded total sales goals for the stores with increases each year. Received accolades from Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall Management on the appearance of the stores from merchandising that I performed on a regular basis, and appeared in local news casts when asked from Mall Management.Developed news worthy events and followed through by contacting local news media on special events that I organized. From those efforts, every special event was covered by one or more local news stations. Worked closely with BP to obtain 500 large ammonites for a function they were planning, which resulted in the highest sale ever made for the stores. Show less