• Conceptualized, planned, and executed over 30 events annually while managing budgets up to $2M and groups of 2,000+ • Negotiated contracts with offsite venues, hotels, speaker bureaus and DMCs to ensure the best value for the firm• Coordinated with external vendors daily to organize catering, audio visual & production, transportation, hotel rooming lists, décor, gifts, offsite activities, travel staff, external speakers, and entertainment• Collaborated with internal creative team to develop branded material that was unique to each event and in line with firmwide branding, including digital invitations, registration websites, print & digital signage, collateral, and custom staging• Managed the quarterly Board of Directors meetings and interacted with senior management on a frequent basis, organizing firmwide open forums, operating committee dinners and company management offsites• Traveled domestically 30% of the time with a handful of international travel experience• Pivoted quickly to virtual conferences during the pandemic, learning a wide range of virtual platforms and capabilities• Trained and mentored new planners and junior team members through hands-on teaching and onsite shadowing

• Executive Assistant to the current Chairman & Chief Executive Officer• Interacted with senior management, high profile clients and the Board of Directors daily• Scheduled client meetings, coordinated domestic and international travel, covered phone lines, composed emails and letters on his behalf, and stepped in as the lead executive assistant frequently• Managed executive’s personal finances including bill payments, taxes, bank transactions and expense reports

• Provided administrative support to the entire executive floor, including the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer by maintaining the coverage schedule for 13 executive assistants and assuming their roles & responsibilities when they were out of the office• Recruited by the Chief Financial Officer to assist with daily meeting scheduling, phone coverage, client correspondence, data entry, speech editing and preparation of briefing materials• Appointed as the office manager and fire warden for the executive floor

• Planned, promoted and executed a community-wide fundraising event, resulting in a 17% increase in sales for the day, a 21% increase in customer count and a donation of $1,000 to the Muscular Dystrophy Association• Played an integral role in the launch of Chick-fil-A's newest product, the Spicy Chicken Sandwich, by implementing special events and promotions, advertising our marketing campaigns through various media channels, sampling food in and out of the store and merchandising products to build brand image