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Passionate about creating lasting memories for clients and their families through personalized services and experiences.

Topeka, Kansas

• Chair of the Charitable Trust, providing leadership and support for sponsorships of local and national charities.• Manage cost-effective meetings and events, including but not limited to: site search, negotiation, contracting, invitation process, coordination of conference registration, food and beverage, banquet event orders, schedule of events, air and ground needs, dinners, activities and basic knowledge of audio visual;• Manage ongoing vendor relationships with event planning… Show more • Chair of the Charitable Trust, providing leadership and support for sponsorships of local and national charities.• Manage cost-effective meetings and events, including but not limited to: site search, negotiation, contracting, invitation process, coordination of conference registration, food and beverage, banquet event orders, schedule of events, air and ground needs, dinners, activities and basic knowledge of audio visual;• Manage ongoing vendor relationships with event planning firm, hotels, restaurants and other vendors.• Manage hotel room blocks;• Add value through strategic thinking to support the bigger picture goals of corporate relationships and marketing;• Develop and implement meeting processes;• Collaborate effectively with Executives, Senior Leaders and the Marketing team • Work with marketing teams to develop and manage messaging to help promote events to external stakeholders.• Chair through leadership and support corporate event committees responsible for corporate festivals, holiday event, officer programs, etc. • Chair through leadership and support the Company’s Corporate Communication Task Force responsible for all Internal corporate communications to the SBC Organization• Support Executive communication efforts while working with CEO and CAO for development of internal communications, press releases and etc as applicable• Coordinate, edit, write articles and distribute the biweekly Corporate E-Newsletter and special correspondences from Leadership as needed. • Coordinate and update communication tools utilizing corporate judgment and decision making of applicable content• Support and promote various committee work• Serve as a trusted source for associate information• Manage budget centers to ensure budget parameters are in place and appropriately distributed Show less

Topeka, Kansas Area

Managing the Department's Communications and Marketing team.

Topeka, Ks

• Work closely with program manager maintaining their $100,000 marketing budget ensuring events stay within budget while maintaining the highest quality and success rate. • Maintain Business Recruitment's web pages using a CMS system. • Implemented, developed and maintain Agency's social media plan on three outlets. Deliver consistent brand messaging to growing followers.• Negotiate placements for digital and print media using in-house graphics as well as contracted ad agency.… Show more • Work closely with program manager maintaining their $100,000 marketing budget ensuring events stay within budget while maintaining the highest quality and success rate. • Maintain Business Recruitment's web pages using a CMS system. • Implemented, developed and maintain Agency's social media plan on three outlets. Deliver consistent brand messaging to growing followers.• Negotiate placements for digital and print media using in-house graphics as well as contracted ad agency. • Coordinate regional and national trade show and sponsorship opportunities including Commerce's participation at AWEA Wind Power, CoreNet, National Business Aviation Association, BIO International Convention and Industrial Asset Management Council. • Coordinate high profile regional and national recruitment events. Guest participation include CEOs of Fortune 500 companies as well as national real estate business recruitment professionals• Advise elected officials and administration on their roll during the event • Design and deliver innovative, result oriented direct mail marketing campaigns.• Conduct market research in the area of national business recruitment trends. Show less