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Cross-departmental collaborator with teams throughout the Foundation to inform event strategy, implement event design, manage vendor selection, coordinate event logistics, facilitate program planning and handle day-of event management.

Lake & Irving

Private Party Coordinator, December 2015-2019

St Paul, Mn

Manage event strategy and all day-to-day event tasks. Leading teams through event initiation to completion, including design, communications, registration, budgets, vendor logistics, tech support, and evaluation.• Project management of the Annual Meeting (200+ community gathering), various grant-funded workshops providing in a total of $100k awards, seminar series, the Midwest Carbon Leadership Project – a convening to align cross-sector leaders on decarbonization initiatives • Executed comprehensive communication and promotional strategies through effectively managed audience lists and Mailchimp campaigns to inform and engage attendees• Led Annual Meeting planning board – orchestrating collaborative efforts to curate an engaging community-led event that fostered meaningful connections for employees • Managed cross-unit communications and meetings on project status and deliverables• Lead event promotions through various channels and registration systems; ensure alignment of key messages and track engagement• Advised colleagues on innovative project and engagement strategies, optimizing organization/project resources to reach business objectives• Designed and facilitated meetings with agendas, PowerPoints, timelines, spreadsheets, etc• Optimized intranet content for transparent and inclusive communications and convenings• Coordination with various UMN colleagues on zero waste event initiatives Events Coordinator and Program Associate from 2014 - 2017• Event management and project planning with program staff and IonE Communications Team• Designed and implemented an events newsletter to engage and inform employees • Contributed to the design and implementation workshops, forums, meetings, and donor events• Selection, negotiation, and management of vendors/suppliers/caterers• Serve as the first point of contact for staff with questions concerning event budgets, event space, coordination. • Liaison for external requests for IonE's meeting spaces

Volunteer Coordinator as of January 2016Intern position since February 2014

Minneapolis-St Paul

• Host monthly dating events around metro area restaurants and bars • Manage all pre-event preparations and logistics • Direct liaison to main office in Chicago • Day of event duties including facilitation and monitoring of event • Manage any conflict or customer related issue• Spokesperson for the company. Appearances have included:- Fox 9 News Segment, August 2013- Fox 9 News Studio Appearance, September 2013

Saint Paul, Mn

• Lead coordinator for school group testing with over 1,800 students• Direct evaluation distribution, collection, and compilation for testings• Facilitate logistics and implementation of Play the Past with over 2,400 students• Lead manager of staff schedules and day-of program logistics• Developer of training manual for staff and interpreters• Lead in house game developer in new field initiative• Design and program game updates within ARIS, an open source platform for building location based games• Manage maintenance, set-up, and distribution of 120 iPod touches via Apple Configurator • Logistics coordinator for all grant and award applications• Co-organizer and facilitater for summer mobile gaming camps for teens

Minneapolis, Mn

• Helped set up and wrote for the business' blog• Appointments with brides and their parties• Prepped wedding show events with the set up and take down of booths

St. Paul, Mn

• Solicited businesses in St. Paul and contacted current donors about procuring items for the silent auction at the Grand Family Ball• Contributed to the preparations for the Grand Family Ball; signage printing and cutting, auction table setup and training on hand held bidding technology• Event and visitor services assistant• Maintained Raiser’s Edge entries with key donors, donation items, etc

• Assisted residents with any questions or concerns and handled equipment check out• Answered and directed telephone calls • Provided office support for the business office• Kept office space organized and presentable

Concerts: Whole Music Club, Booking; • Scheduled shows in venue space on most every Thursday and Friday nights of the semester• Contracted with bands and agents; handled negotiation and continual communication• Create official offer letters for larger acts and contracts for each act performing at the venueConcerts: Whole Music Club, Marketing Chair• Promotional campaign for shows in venue space• Communicating with others on the marketing team about the direction of design for posters• Coordinating meetings with volunteers to help them stay involved

St Paul

• Created Google Ad campaigns and radio spots relative to the museum and the exhibits• Prepared brand guidelines and copy edited Google grants and Google Ad campaigns

• Instruct and train new employees on job roles• Responsible for managing staff and work space• Troubleshooting questions or concerns of customers and other staff

Master'S Degree, Strategic Communication

Communication Studies, Management And Design Minors