Serves as administrative lead for Psych CE Program; Manages administrative matters for HMS academic appointments, reappointments and promotions in the Psychiatry Department.

Designed to meet the needs of professionals from payer, provider, employer, life sciences, and policy organizations, WHCC20 encompasses 4 days of keynote discussions and offers over 15 themed tracks. To learn more: http://www.worldhealthcarecongress.com

My responsibilities are to: * Generate conference and session topics* Recruit speakers* Define target audiences* Research competitive events* Develop co-marketing agreements* Collaborate on sponsorship sales calls and meetings* Develop brochures* Run events onsite and administer projects both during and after the conferences take place that include written post-conference reports and follow-up with the speakers

Accomplishments:* Successfully launched, managed and continually improved a web-enabled Call for Presentations review and scoring process for 350+ proposals for a bi-annual $3M revenue generating event * Coordinated a network of 450+ public relations liaisons, speakers and technology sponsors on a yearly basis for 7 multi-day, core Computerworld conferences with 10,000 event attendees per year * Developed, tracked and effectively managed the production timeline, program deliverables, T&E packages and registration process for over 170 speakers secured for the bi-annual Storage Networking World conference co-owned by the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), and provided onsite support* Built and fostered relationships with vendor and PR representatives that resulted in leads to sponsorship sales and ultimately boosted salesLeading technology-focused events managed:Business Intelligence PerspectivesGreen IT SymposiumInfrastructure Management WorldMobile & Wireless WorldPremier 100 IT Leaders ConferenceSaaSconStorage Networking World Spring – Co-Owned by Computerworld and SNIAStorage Networking World Fall – Co-Owned by Computerworld and SNIA

Researched, developed and promoted 2-day conferences for the life sciences industry in drug discovery & development at CBI Research Inc., an Advanstar Communications subsidiary that develops market-driven, unbiased conferences in pharmaceutical/biotech, medical devices, risk, insurance and managed care markets

* Managed CME accreditation processes to ensure compliance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Essentials and Standards resulting in continued approved provider status * Served as staff liaison to the Society’s Education Committee and other organizations for Society endorsed or co-sponsored meetings and incorporated input on program design and processes * Developed CME promotional material for meetings and courses that included the printing of the accreditation statement and AMA-PRA designation statement in brochures, flyers, journals, newsletters and on the Web consistent with guidelines and standards* Wrote the first CME Handbook (Policy & Procedures Manual) for Society staff, volunteers and other activity planners placed onto a CD-ROM that served as an on-hand resource

(A U.S. based performance improvement organization dedicated to advancing healthcare quality and serving as the Federal subcontractor for the Quality Improvement Organization program in Massachusetts)* Conducted needs assessments with healthcare target audiences for outreach planning* Coordinated and staffed conference exhibits* Wrote and developed communications pieces for consumer and provider audiences and ensured communications deliverables were completed on time within budget

(A business division of Informa plc, the largest publicly owned organizer of conferences and courses in the world with an output of over 10,000 events annually)* Developed content, managed program operations and evaluated educational sessions for Medical Director Summits and other executive summits @ the annual NMHCC trade show with over 250 exhibitors/vendors* Planned and delivered the educational program for the annual Congress on Medicaid & Medicare

Developed 2-day business focused conferences attended by 50 to 100 professionals working in the healthcare industry and up to ten (10) conferences per year with responsibility for financial and educational success