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Sterling, Virginia, United States

Reston, Virginia, United States

♦ Managed and produced over 7 nation-wide conferences and conventions per year with up to 4k attendees and a combined budget of $5.6MM by strategically managing timelines and project plans starting from 12 months out.♦ Directed and facilitated conversion of large conference to virtual environment by coordinating with stakeholders via several online communication tools within 10 weeks, resulting in exceeding attendee goal by 90%.♦ Negotiated contracts effectively with various vendors through clear communication, careful budget consideration, and proposing solutions, achieving client-savings of over $500K for a 3k-person conference in Los Angeles.♦ Imagined, innovated, and instituted compelling promotional materials customized to client needs and target audience, resulting in successfully increasing registration and attendance for all clients by at least 15%.♦ Identified and implemented new registration platform by negotiating with vendors, programming events into the platform, and training employees and staff, while saving the client 30% of projected budget.♦ Designed, developed, and deployed new print and digital sponsorship prospectuses utilizing Illustrator, successfully increasing donor impressions by 20% before and during events.

Reston, Virginia, United States

♦ Oversaw and controlled a $4MM non-profit organization budget for large and small events including conferences, staff retreats, and departmental seminars, while managing all contract negotiation and execution processes.♦ Assessed and proactively identified cost-saving opportunities for all events by researching new vendor options and negotiating with previous vendors, resulting in reducing staff retreat costs by 20%.♦ Facilitated and led monthly all-staff meetings and in-house meetings to collaboratively plan and execute events, while establishing engaging event technologies, increasing registration and attendance for all clients by at least 15%.♦ Planned and launched 2 new mobile application products with 12,000 total users by collaborating with cross-functional teams including app developers to import data and sync app with conference registration platforms. ♦ Recruited, trained, and managed team of approximately 150 volunteers by providing opportunities to support with diverse projects, sharing regular feedback, and offering mentorship, achieving a 93% retention rate over 3 years.♦ Organized and created engaging conference schedule, agenda, and other deliverables for over 200 sessions, helping attendees easily navigate the schedule and maximize engagement in various sessions.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

♦ Administered budgets for over 45 nonprofit educational centers of $1.2MM and collaborated on capital campaigns to increase donations by 20% for all domestic educational conferences and tradeshows. ♦ Innovated new educational tracking system for attendees at yearly conference that streamlined reporting credit to diverse institutions, while continuously improving programs through post-event evaluations.♦ Stewarded a major donor relationship through effective outreach, regular in-person meetings and engagement in in education of the centers students to secure a continued sponsorship of $500k over 5 years.

Centreville, Va

♦ Orchestrated all phases and coordination of special events, meetings, and conferences and evaluated meeting space, lodging, and related venues and services to ensure consistently high standard of quality, safety and security.♦ Secured 20 new donors for first-ever conference through effective outreach and networking, totaling over $80k and helping expand the conference and reception with over 300 attendees and donors.