At Hush Harbor Oakland, our mission is to redefine the ways we prepare and care for ourselves and our beloveds during life's ultimate transition ~ death. We bring love and tender care into the end-of-life planning process, through our service offering of advance directives, death doula support, living memorial and celebration of life planning.

Ascend Events supports corporate and nonprofit clients through strategic counsel, production and management of tailored events that communicate key messages directly to target audiences in an engaging and creative way.

Hired Contractor for Lead Planning and/or Onsite Manager ~ some projects include:~ Flavor!Napa Valley, front of house manager at weeklong events~ Benefit Cosmetic’s product launch 2014, lead planner~ Google’s People Development Summit 2014, lead Planner~ Bayer’s 150th Anniversary Celebration and Holiday Party, onsite manager~ Golden Gate Restaurant Association’s SF Chefs, front of house manager~ San Francisco Magazine’s FallFest 2013, front of house manager

Providing all logistical planning for a 3-day gospel music conference with daily breakout sessions, a concert each evening and venders corner.

Project: Planned 7- day dance and music festival, with daily workshops, evening concerts and after parties and a week of educational assembliesServices Provided: Booked all venues, created and managed timeline for team, ordered marketing/branded items, guest and artist communications, managed permitting and street closures, managed advertising, etc,. executed all logistical planningDetails: More than 2000 attendees, 150 from around the globe, sold out every show, booked eight educational assemblies

Work directly with Senior Event Producer on logistical planning for staff of 125 at both the Bay Area faire and the New York Faire.

Project: Managed1- day cultural dance and music festivalServices Provided: Oversaw permitting, food donations, vendor communications and placement, rentals, event layout, signage, guest communications, volunteer scheduling, set up and tear down, etc.Details: 5000 in attendance, over 25 vendors, showcased artists from around the US and abroad

Managing full events program, generating new business, collaborating with musicians and other producers to bring unique and inspirational cultural events to Rhythmix.

Full event planning for the Search Inside Yourself 2-Day Training 2012

Worked with team on logistical planning for its Spring Gathering.

research, assisted with event planning and staffing events

Oversaw the development of a community newspaper; copy editing; writing; photography