Michelle R. Baldwin, Cmp Email & Phone Number

Wayne, Pa

I accommodate corporate meetings and trade shows by overseeing and strategizing event planning and execution encompassing site selection and negotiations with hotels and other suppliers. I am also tasked with negotiating contracts, logistics and transportation, with additional accountability for authoring RFP's, coordinating offsite vendors and team members, and maintaining meeting data and F&B requirements. In turn, I coordinate 20 events per year for staff, BOD, and stockholders while also providing resource arrangements for events ranging from small-scale business meetings to large-scale industry conferences for up to 2K+ attendees.While employed in this role, I:* Executed a strategy to deliver a first-ever virtual conference during the COVID-19 pandemic (with oversight for networking, education, trade show, and commerce).* Spearheaded an EAP increasing overall safety and emergency management.* Completed exhibit floor modifications enabling timelier change orders correlating with new interactive software.* Assumed duties as an appointed meeting planner for six (6)consecutive years following layoffs in 2008, subsequently saving company labor costs for one (1) FTE.* Gained experience in projecting, managing, and finalizing $1-850K event budgets

Wayne, Pa

I coordinated travel logistics for all LMC board, committee, and staff including accommodations for hotel reservations and car rentals. I similarly administered staff travel for 120 employees to annual meetings while also managing relationships with corporate travel agency and serving as primary point-of-contact. I was tasked also with preparing an annual travel cost savings report, with additional accountability for updating corporate travel policies.

I drove the establishment of overarching corporate travel infrastructure, subsequently reducing costs across various staff, stockholders, and committee members. I additionally collaborated with the VP on creating SOP's and new policies for car rental and hotel programs, as supplemented by the development/negotiation of airline, hotel, and car rental rates. In turn, I assisted the integration and enforcement of then-new travel rules and guidelines. while also overseeing and moderating BOD meetings (including arrangements for F&B and AV equipment).While employed in this role, I:* Secured a first-of-its-kind travel partnership with World Travel, subsequently enabling substantive cost savings and airline rewards.* Reduced average airline ticket price by >30% via successful implementation of free airline rewards from the group travel fund. * Prevented significant airline ticket losses during a major airline strike by rebooking 120+ staff on alternative airlines.Corporate travel experience:Corporate Travel Consultant, James Travel Points, Boulder, CO (3 years)Travel School Instructor, The Travel School of Boulder, Boulder, CO (2 years)Senior Travel Agent, Rosenbluth Travel Agency, Philadelphia, PA (2 years)

Coursework Towards Associate Of Arts - Aa, Business/Commerce, General

Certified Meeting Professional, Meeting And Event Planning

Certificate — Travel Industry