Ena Menefield Email & Phone Number

Previously, as Event Manager in the Development Division of the Cincinnati Art Museum, I worked directly with the Director of Development to supervise and coordinated all of the Art Museum's high-level income events, including receptions, dinners, lunches and lectures that helped to cultivate, solicit and steward existing and prospective donors. I was primarily responsible for the planning and execution of major fundraising galas, such as the Taste of Duveneck and the nationally known Art In Bloom Gala. I worked closely with many of the volunteer committee leadership to produce these events. Currently as an experienced independent events consultant I provide production and marketing assistance to smaller private organizations. This can range from the packaging and promotion of the event to the planning and staging of entertainment. In many instances, I provide the strategic planning of public relations activities to my clients for their events.In a recent 2 day expo of a local non-profit community based organization, I coordinated 24 entertaining performance acts while providing stage management services for both days of the expo. My husband, a prolific musician and I are presently producing a package consisting of a lecture series with on-stage performances that will be marketed nationally.I am currently expanding on my ability to write grants for non-profit organizations.Specialties: Team building and management, sales & marketing with promotional / public relations focus, executive administration, contract negotiation, graphic arts and promotional media creation, photographic artistry. stage production, event RFP and budget creation, grant writing, website development

Listed skills include Public Relations, Creative Writing, Fundraising, Event Planning, and 17 others.