Megan Anton Email & Phone Number

Wayzata, Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

•Developed and implemented the corporate travel & expense policy. •Manage and supervise all travel arrangements for organization of 3,500+ employees. •Negotiate corporate agreements and maintain trustworthy relationships with local and national vendors. •Book tickets, corporate room blocks, small meetings, incentive trips and reconcile resulting expenses. •Ensure compliance with relevant travel policies and procedures.

Denver, Co

•Total project management of corporate meetings and social functions including event space management, F&B selection, guest room blocking, audio-visual support, and billing. •Manage group room blocks for MLB, NHL, and NBA sports teams, equalling $2.5M or 43% of the hotel’s annual group room revenue. •Facilitate weekly hotel-wide meeting to disseminate details and ensure program is executed accurately. •Identify and correct operational challenges relating to the flow of events. •Foster positive client relationships, resulting in post-event survey score of 95.8% for 2017.

Denver, Co

•Serve as sales and event coordinator for all groups of 25 people or less.•Support Catering team by fielding leads; creating proposals, estimates and contracts; preparing for site tours; processing contracts; and •Support Director of Meetings & Special Events with all billing and invoicing. •Generate new business by designing holiday marketing campaign, resulting in $50,000 in revenue.

Denver, Co

•Filter and evaluate incoming RFP's and inquiries for the hotel•Assist with rate quotes and negotiation of contract terms and clauses•Responsible for department purchasing and ordering•Assist Director of Sales and Marketing with monthly budgets and forecasting•Work closely with Group Sales Managers to develop strategy and goals for the department•Produce reports on progress within the department•Prepare contracts, proposals and addendums for Group Sales Managers

Denver, Co

•Enforce brand standards and ensure all members of the team are following protocol•Responsible for training and supervising host team •Trained 5 new employees•Deliver excellent customer service to create great guest experience and overall atmosphere•Control the flow of a restaurant with revenue of $7,500,000+•Maximize seating in the dining room to drive sales and customer satisfaction•Professionally interact with high profile guests and professional athletes•Build positive relationships with customers to create guests for life

Denver, Co

•Manage relationship between event venue and other vendors•In charge of marketing/promoting event (press releases, blog posts, emails)•Primary contact for corporate and academic sponsors (prime members)•Execute successful events for up to 300+ guests•Communicate professionally with donors, board members, and high profile speakers•Awarded 'Volunteer of the Year' in 2014

Ban Mi, Lopburi, Thailand

•Taught conversational English to 20+ class/ week of secondary students (14-16 years)•Created and executed 2-3 weekly lesson plans as well as end of semester exams•Stregthened multicultural communication skills while working and living internationally•Proved ability to take on new challenges and adapt to new environments

St. Paul, Minnesota

•Attend daily event contract meetings with Meetings & Special Events team•Help manage events held in banquet space•Gained experience in executing successful events for a luxury hotel

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Major: Hotel, Restaurant And Tourism Management Minor: Business Administration, 3.5

Study Abroad Semester, International Tourism And Marketing