Manager Of Professional Development
Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Served as the project manager overseeing all aspects of HIMSS awards and scholarships from concept to completion, including the application, review, and selection process• Continuously exceeded fundraising goals for the scholarship program• Completely revamped the entire awards and scholarship process to save the organization staff time and money by moving the application and review to an online platform• Created content for press releases, social media accounts, and websites• Oversaw the election process for the HIMSS senior, fellows, and life memberships• Served as the project manager for adult education, national and international meetings, live and online events, award ceremonies, and certification programs• Primary liaison to many committees, workgroups, collaborating organizations, and institutions to support society's priorities• Activities included managing volunteers and speakers, creating and executing strategic plans to reach yearly goals• Served as project manager to ensure the scope of work completed on time and within the set budget• Encouraged active participation from internal and external stakeholders to meet the deadlines of deliverables set• Launched the inaugural career fair and managed all aspects to bring in additional revenue• Developed agendas, meeting minutes, timelines for activities, and deliverables• Managed the HIMSS Early Careerists Community, including participation in activities, increasing membership, annual conference programs, courses, workshops, etc.