“Creating, Planning & Implementing Premiere Special Events”Working hand in hand with non-profit organizations to raise the highest income potential through top notch special events & campaigns for their mission and furthering their cause.

Invoicing multiple oil and gas companies on a bi- monthly basis for survey and ROW Agent services.

• Special Events & FundraisingCreating, organizing, implementing, and producing major events that meet and exceed budget goals in order to expand awareness and support of the school and growth of the student body. Solicit, organize, and acknowledge event donors for silent, super silent, & live auction itemsWork closely with major agencies to secure event speakers and entertainersReport financial analysis of events to direct management & Board of DirectorsConsistently exceeded event revenue goals and raised over $3.7M in gross dollars to benefit WCS over the past 5 1/2 years.• Volunteer ManagementWorking continuously with parental and community volunteers to produce highly successful and organized events for the school.• Marketing & Public RelationsBuilt and implemented a new WCS website Created and implemented a new WCS logo for branding purposesCreating and producing marketing materials for the school and special events; direct mail pieces, surveys, event Save the Date & invitations, annual campaign letters and brochuresResponsible for researching, contacting and executing all marketing efforts and campaigns in print, radio, billboard, online, direct mail, social media and other advertising opportunities that targeted our current audience. Implemented a new weekly e-newsletter to better inform our parents, supporters, and major donors of upcoming events and weekly awards to current studentsParticipating weekly in local community luncheons as a representative of WCS• Major Donor RelationsMaintaining and building relationships with major donors of WCSAcknowledgment of major contributions made on weekly, monthly, or annual basisResearching previous donors and reaching out to regain supportSuccessfully initiated, planned, implemented and completed highly successful campaigns within the past 2 years, with major donors that resulted in contributions over $500,000 towards capital improvements for new building construction or expansion.

As the Special Events Manager for JDRF, I was responsible for creating, organizing, implementing, and producing four major annual events to raise crucial funds for type 1 diabetes research. Our Tarrant County Walk to Cure Diabetes took place in the fall and hosted over 5,000 participants. It consistently produced in excess of $600,000. Our Parker County Walk to Cure Diabetes was created under my direction and in its first year grossed just under $60,000 and also took place in the fall. The annual Promise Ball/Gala took place in the spring and entertained over 600 individuals with a silent, super silent, live auction, live entertainment, and a special fund a cure portion for the evening. In FY09 it successfully produced over $855,000 in gross revenue, placing it $100,000 over FY08. The Tee Up to Cure Diabetes golf tournament, which was held in the summer, was also created under my term of service and successfully produced over $30,000. I was expected to exceed national budgets, which encompass double digit growth, while maintaining less than a 15% expenditure ratio on total gross revenue for each event. Daily activities associated with my position included but were not limited to the following: event logistics, volunteerrecruitment and organization, cost analysis of goods and services, contract/ proposal creation and negotiation, media and PR responsibilities, donor and vendor relationship building, corporate sponsorship, budget preparation, event wrap up analysis, and any further skills needed to produce a highly successful event.

I was responsible for seven store facilities and managed a minimum of 30 employees. I maintained and trained a 75% disabled workforce in receiving, processing, pricing, & shipping donations. Generated daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly store sales and production reports for referral and presentations. I also planned and organized special events, revamped the monthly and quarterly newsletter, spoke publicly on behalf of the organization to community groups and organizations. I was also responsible for creating and placing all ad campaigns for radio, print and television advertising. I regularly spoke to all media both live and prerecorded on behalf of Goodwill-West Texas.

Worked in both major and key advertising sales to develop and maintain successful ad campaigns. I worked with businesses to plan their advertising schedules and marketing themes to best represent their product and reach the highest potential return on investment. I was promoted 3 times within a 15 month period.

Worked daily, weekly and monthly with customers inside an assigned territory to create the most effective print ad campaign for their establishment and product. I consistently built my customer base in two different territories while within this role and met my monthly sales goals on a regular basis. I was ranked 3rd out of 14 reps within he Fort Worth district.