Liz Leger Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Capitol Hill, Washington, Dc

Community Outreach with Events & Programs

Norwell, Massachusetts, United States

For many years, as time permits, I provide logistical organization and consulting for Chef Abby's events. Cooking with Abby! is a Cooking School and Private Chef Company holding weekly cooking classes, private lessons, kitchen and pantry consulting appointments, private meals and spectacular events ranging from corporate meetings to weddings to galas.

Washington, Dc

Responsible for responding to and maintaining direct communication with prospective and recurring clients interested in planning a private corporate or social event at restaurants Brasserie Beck and Marcel's DC. Maintained full contact with client from imagination of the event through its conclusion.• Rendering proposals for Food & Beverage cost estimation, especially for buyout restaurant options resulting in {95%} agreement execution. • Developing strategies to optimize business opportunities during different days of the week, seasonal, holiday, and local DC events.• Creating and distributing weekly internal reports on new social, association and corporate opportunities, resulting in a {50%} increase in event bookings. • Exceeded {$50,000+} in private banquet sales each month.

Dallas, Texas, United States

Spearheaded project execution for VIP experiences, registration, housing, food & beverage, and daily logistics for quarterly board & staff meetings, special events, and NetVU's Annual Conference, Accelerate for 2,000 members. Chose charity and executed annual Day of Caring service with NetVU members to give back to the local community. Attendees looked forward to launching each conference by volunteering their time and contributing to the selected organization.Events:Championed strong logistical execution and management by:• Streamlining conference and meeting processes for event function book and banquet event order distribution to convention centers, hotels, vendors, exhibitors, and sponsors.• Tracking expenses and revenues and updating throughout event. • Integrated accurate post event billing reconciliation as a meeting process.Governance:Served as staff liaison to NetVU's Stakeholders ensuring effective communication and awareness across social media and internal platforms. • Responsible for onboarding new Executive Committee and Conference Steering committee members.• Provided financial and production event status updates at each meeting pre and post conference.• Planned and organized all Board related travel, hotel accommodations, transportation, dining, and meeting arrangements.

Washington. Dc

An event planning and political consulting firm specializing in advocacy, development, and fundraising by creating and proposing common-sense solutions. Executed transformative and organizational strategies by:• Creating fundraising strategies for organizational membership and long-term giving.• Reviewing political strategies and providing solutions.• Collaborating political action committee (PAC) operations, fundraising, and compliance.• Integrating event and logistical planning for clients hosting annual gala fundraisers to bring attention and recognition to specific client issues and causes.Clients: Network of Vertafore Users (NetVU), PROMUNDO-US, Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA), Service Members Legal Defense Network (SLDN), Freddie Mac,W.R. Berkley Companies, Aartrijk Communications, Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER).

Washington, Dc

Political Action Committee:Drove all internal and external political operations for InsurPAC, IIABA's political action committee. Broadened InsurPAC national outreach among stakeholders by increasing member contributions and elevating InsurPAC to a million-dollar PAC.InsurPAC Highlights:• Increased stakeholder financial participation by member agencies by 100%.• Increased the average individual member’s contribution by 50% or more.• Served as Assistant PAC treasurer.• Staff Administrator for InsurPAC Board of Trustees and 50 state chairpersons.Congressional Relations and Elections:Tracked congressional campaigns and leadership PACs requests for contributions to strategically align InsurPAC contributions with Trustees’s action plan.• Planned and executed political events on local, state, and national platforms with all 50 state associations.• Hosted Congressional fundraisers for Members of Congress, candidates, and Leadership PACS.

Alexandria, Va

IIABA's lead meeting planner for annual convention for 1,500 members, annual national legislative conference in Washington DC for 600 members and three Board meetings each year. • Created a comprehensive conference function book for distribution to leadership, convention center, hotel contacts and vendors.• Provided project management and organization from initial planning through event execution. • Managed multiple tasks, deadlines, budgets, contracts, and venues systematically for best time management and budget results.• Solicited outside companies for conference sponsorships, with encouragement and metrics to solidify relations into viable long-term relationships.• Maintained and strengthened relationships with outside consultants and vendors, contributing to the overall success of the events and projects.