Marissa Block Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Mclean, Virginia, United States

Rockville, Maryland, United States

Chicago

• Develop marketing and sales strategies utilizing customer insights through interviews, survey, and research
• Analyze long-term projections for financial results, and determine future sales team sizing and structure
• . Create presentation decks for appropriate client stakeholders, from executives to managers, and leadrelevant discussions and interviews
• Executed on growth strategies throughout CPG, Tech, Financial Services, and Manufacturing industries
• Involved with Core Teams including Unconscious Bias, Women’s Leadership Initiative, and Wellness Team

Ithaca, New York Area

• Assisted in management of the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series, a course of over 300 students
• Hosted and maintained relations with guest speakers, who are hospitality industry leaders, as well as school alumni

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Managed relations between all Food and Beverage teams during peak season for 20,000+ guests per day
• Maximized financial performance through editing and creating planograms for the over 50 F&B park venues

Water Mill, Southampton

• Assisted in opening team for restaurant’s first season, focusing on implementation of new marketing strategies
• Rotated through front and back of house positions every night while the restaurant served up to 400 covers
• Organized and lead multiple events for on-site and off-site functions, including private functions, benefits, and educational meetings
• Designed and produced content for a guest-facing website, including menu design and site arrangement
• Created weekly spreadsheets tracking web and media presence and pitched suggestions to utilize online criticism and suggestions

Ithaca, NY

• Maintained over 700 student records and acted as direct support to 20 administration in Career and Academic Services
• Developed project to analyze admittance and yield for Baker Program in Real Estate and proposed suggestions in application strategies

Ithaca, NY

Programs: Communicate with hospitality leaders who will be speaking at this student-run hospitality conferenceDesign: Establish a theme for the opening event through design and atmospheric elements and execute within specified budget

School Of Hotel Administration--Cornell University

• Managed guest relations with program designed for leaders in the hospitality industry to take classes about recent trends
• Coordinated with 20 professors and over 200 participants, many of whom were international
• Edited promotional and program materials in Adobe Office to adapt to program’s recent rebranding efforts
• Developed training manual for future Guest Services team to ensure programs in coming years run with efficiency

Ithaca, New York Area

• Prepared a variety of standardized food for the Banquets department at the Statler Hotel, an on-campus hotel
• Prepared, cooked, and cleaned according to guidelines

Cornell University

• Led design elements and event concept of Saturday Breakfast that is one event in a student-run conference hosted for hospitality leaders
• Coordinated with the design team, the culinary team, and the service team

Winter Park, FL

• Expedited food delivery to customers during peak business hours in holiday season

• Worked with multiple students throughout the year to develop their skills in public speaking, speech writing, and professional etiquette.

George Mason Institute Of Forensics

• Led a group of over 40 high school students to write competition-ready speeches
• Prepared and headed nightly lectures about speech delivery
• Reported to senior staff members about students’ progress

Winter Park, FL

• Founder, CEO, and sole worker of a baking business that sold products year-round
• Designed and decorated over 40 original, custom creations for catered events
• Sold over 150 non-custom goods each year
• Managed finances to ensure a profit margin on each sale

Winter Park, FL

Discussed politically prominent issues with over 30 community members each day Contacted over 80 religious places of worship in the district Connected with local non-profits behind on payments to ensure district-level funding