Lisa Arnold, Ma Email & Phone Number

Bedford, Va, Us

Lynchburg, Virginia Area

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Washington D.C. Metro Area

● Manage meeting logistics pertaining to general meeting space, food and beverage, and audio visual for the science program, splinter meetings, and events● Lead execution of 5-7 conferences per year, ranging from 100 to 3,200 attendees● Implement programming requirements resulting from collaboration with AAS Vice-Presidents● Review and provide guidance for meetings-related policies and procedures, including strategic recommendations for the future● Utilize extensive corporate knowledge to mentor, provide guidance, and answer questions from staff, leadership, and clients● Acting department lead in absence of current Director● Establish conference budgets ranging from $50,000 to over $1 million in coordination with CFOO● Oversee conference spending during the planning and execution process● Reconcile post-conference invoices and organize billing for external clients● Supervise Abstracts Administrator position● Implement and manage Asana Project Management System for the department● Quality control of department output including publications and printed collateral, electronic communications, and website content

Washington D.C. Metro Area

● Manage meeting logistics pertaining to general meeting space, food and beverage, and audio visual for the science program, splinter meetings, and events● Lead execution of 5-7 conferences per year, ranging from 75 to 3,200 attendees● Implement programming requirements resulting from collaboration with AAS Committee on Meetings● Utilize extensive corporate knowledge to mentor, provide guidance, and answer questions from staff, leadership, and clients● Establish conference budgets ranging from $100,000 to over $1 million in coordination with CFOO● Oversee conference spending during the planning and execution process● Reconcile post-conference invoices and organize billing for external clients● Train and provide support to Abstracts Administrator position

Washington D.C. Metro Area

● Manage meeting logistics pertaining to general meeting space, food and beverage, and audio visual for the science program, splinter meetings, and events● Train and provide support to Abstracts Administrator position● Implement programming determined by collaboration with AAS Committee on Meetings● Lead execution of 4-5 conferences per year, ranging from 300 to 3,000 attendees● Establish conference budgets ranging from $100,000 to over $1 million in coordination with CFO● Oversee conference spending during the planning and execution process● Reconcile post-conference invoices and organize billing for external clients

Washington D.C. Metro Area

● Manage meeting logistics pertaining to general meeting space, food and beverage, and audio visual for the science program, splinter meetings, and events● Abstract and speaker management using the Online Abstract Submission and Invitation System (OASIS)● Assist with meeting publications● Meetings website content management using Drupal CMS● Organize billing and invoicing of vendors and clients● Volunteer coordination and supervision

Washington D.C. Metro Area

● Organized and scheduled volunteers for the bi-annual meeting

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Museology/Museum Studies

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Public/Applied History

Activities and Societies: Kappa Delta Sorority