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Charleston, West Virginia Area

• Responsible for detailing assigned events such as large and small business,religious and association conferences as well as group sleeping room blocks, sportsteams, weddings and other social events• Developed and maintained client relations with group planners and private eventcoordinators, for groups ranging in size from 10 attendees to over 300, working withclients from inception of event details to day-of preparation as well as oversee entireevent logistics both during the event and after to maintain consistent high reviewsfor Marriott, thus ensuring repeat business and sustainability of the corporation• Development of banquet event orders, working with clients to detail every aspect ofeach function including food and beverage, catering, budget, meeting room and AVrequirements to meet client needs, while utilizing creative thinking skills and aninherent ability to anticipate possible challenges for each event• Coordinate events that involve several hotel departments and work closely witheach to coordinate a seamless execution of the event plan to provide the guest anexcellent experience from arrival to departure• Oversee hourly employees including reservation coordinator and event operationsstaff; participate in hiring and training process for new employees• Utilize computer software to diagram meeting room needs and setups• Continue training on multiple Marriott exclusive softwares as new updates becomeavailable• Prepare correspondence to customers, billing, internal reports and file maintenance

Charleston, West Virginia Area

• Work well within a team, handle multiple tasks and identify and swiftly solveproblems• Provided administrative support to Events Department including computerapplications support and ability to anticipate manager needs• Worked with multiple departments to plan and organize in-house meetings• Assisted Event Managers with all aspects of planning and event execution includingbut not limited to: working with clients to detail banquet event orders for groups,development of catering menus and responsible for event decorations andaesthetics

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Area

• Developed news releases, public service announcements and feature articles aswell as coordinated media attendance and news coverage• Ghostwriter for numerous clients, including maintaining a weekly article series forphysicians• Created custom media distribution lists for PR activities via an online distributionsoftware• Provided tracking and clipping services for client PR activity and developedquarterly equivalency reports• Conducted market research for various clients• Assisted with special event coordination and event execution• Proofread advertising copy and PR announcements prior to distribution• Possesses an advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Excel, Word andPowerPoint used for developing client tutorials and agency documents• Oversaw day to day activities of several PR interns

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Area

• Administrative duties such as data entry, billing and filing• Worked independently on assigned projects.• Completed internship lead to full time agency employment

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Area

• Recruited students from ages 10-18 as volunteers, employees and student advisoryboard members• Managed the Student Advisory Board, consisting of over 25 high school students,which included coordination of event attendance and regular communication• Responsible for creating and updating web-based documents• Managed correspondence and appointments for students in need of services• Maintained social media site for the organization including, Facebook Fan Page,Facebook Profile Page and Twitter and MySpace accounts

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Government

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