Kimberly Long, Ma Email & Phone Number

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.
• 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

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

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

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