• Manage, direct and monitor the educational and scientific program for clients annual meetings including curriculum development, program administration, implementation, evaluation and forward planning to ensure budgetary compliance• Initiate and participate in strategic planning sessions with multiple committees to establish short and long-term goals of the societies• Establish procedures for committee members, speakers and staff regarding planning steps, timelines and expectations with regards to the annual meeting program and continuing education in order to streamline and improve processes• Coordinate content and design development of clients annual meeting websites• Researched and developed an online speaker management database that resulted in more efficient communication and cost savings• Manage speaker arrangements, correspondence, reimbursement process and honoraria, budgeted travel costs, and completed paperwork for government speakers• Establish and implement online continuing education programs for CME credits, and provided quality assurance mechanisms• Developed guidelines that assisted education committee members in setting up regional educational webinars and meetings in order to meet the long-term education goals of the societies• Established and launched an online abstract submission site that allowed for a more efficient review process and implemented cost saving initiatives• Direct the annual meeting abstract and poster review process and establish new strategic processes to meet the long-term goals of the societies• Prepare layout and distribution of member newsletters, both electronic and printed• Develop and deploy program and annual meeting related evaluations/surveys• Coordinate all scientific program signage and annual meeting PowerPoint presentations

• Executed healthcare communications programs for multiple pharmaceutical companies designed to drive sales and market share• Worked with brands to help cultivate key opinion leader relationships and execute medical education tactics• Delivered messages on client’s break-through products or therapies, prevention services, programs or policies to key opinion leaders • Created work plans and timelines for multiple pharmaceutical company advisory boards and speaker training programs to insure deadlines and objectives were met, and ensured adherence to project timelines and budget by holding weekly meetings with departments• Facilitated internal communications among departments in order to coordinate the completion of client projects and arranged work as needed with outside print and material vendors• Responsible for client satisfaction in order to maintain and grow current and future relationships with key opinion leaders

• Successfully completed more than 325 regional field–based promotional medical education meetings, about 53% of my department’s meetings• Achieved excellent rapport with field customers, ensuring optimal program execution• Established strong relationships and communications with 175 leading doctor and nurse speakers• Handled all speaker scheduling, local site selection and contracting as well as budget management• Coordinated all invitation and material fulfillment• Tracked all registrations and evaluations• Processed all travel arrangements, honoraria, and meeting reconciliation for key opinion leaders• Participated in process improvement and sharing best practices with peers• Assisted in development of online event management tool for in-house meeting planning group• Managed timelines and weekly status reports to ensure programs are on target and on budget