Nirah Forman Email & Phone Number

Arlington, Va, Us

Arlington, Va, Us

Develops and implements the highest standards of meeting management through best practices. Formulates written criteria and processes for the management of conferences to enhance and improve the delivery of service. Supervises tasks / workload and supports / guides two Meetings Managers and one Senior Registration Manager. Identifies and resolves problems and seeks methods to improve self-performance. Created FY’24 Annual Session budget. Created FY’24 budgets for Interim Meetings. Develops and maintains solid relationships with Corporate Relations, Office of the President, Office of Learning, and Marketing teams. Ensures that promised sponsor benefits are executed for Annual Session and interim Meetings. Supports Chief Meetings Officer with development of new initiatives and processes for team and association.

Led the meetings team without two senior level team members. Planned and executed 2023 Annual Session. Performed duties of Senior Meetings Manager. Executed the duties of Vice President for Meetings in all planning phases for the 2023 Annual Session. Supervised meetings team to ensure that the 2023 Annual Session and added tasks and activities related to association’s Centennial Celebration were managed and implemented. Participated in production and scripting calls and worked with the Annual Session Program Committee. Managed team, as well as two meeting consultants, and provided support onsite.  Assumed senior level role onsite.  Adjusted planning processes and developed new budget numbers when necessary while short-staffed.

Served as a team leader on assigned meetings and in a secondary capacity. Ensured the quality of pre-meeting preparation, on-site logistics, registration, and online program content. Oversaw record keeping management of Annual Session to track history, facility details, and performance. Ensured that venues and vendors support meeting goals and objectives. Developed and refined RFPs for destination and site selection and selection of vendors. Developed and maintained relationships with NSO/GSOs, individual properties, and other meetings industry vendors. Supported Senior Director as staff liaison to organizations with whom ADEA collaborates in meeting opportunities.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Served as project manager for internal clients and stakeholder teams. Performed event planning, management, logistics management, and vendor / venue coordination. Led project teams for Interim meetings and supports clients for program agenda creation, marketing, registration, and event technology. Listened actively to client program goals, offered guidance / strategies for providing experiences for attendees, staff, leadership, and VIPs. Facilitated team meetings to share information and created timelines to keep team focused. Developed COVID safety policies and procedures for 2022 Annual Session & Exhibition. Ensured clarity of message / instruction to staff on onsite expectations / implications. Conducted Meetings team review of hotel / vendor contracts. Proofread, edited, and provided negotiation feedback to other Meeting Managers as well as follow-up consultation. Mentored new employees with ADEA policies, procedures, and staff. Supervised temporary staff projects and workload for ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition. Sent RFP to potential U.S. cities to shift 2022 ADEA Annual Session. Collected proposals, negotiated best packages, and prepared analysis for Leadership to determine final decision.  Consulted to staff through an online event request process to request their events for the virtual 2021 Annual Session.  Served as Project Manager with IT team to manage Zoom links for all staff events.  Verified 100+ Zoom links between Smartsheet, Cadmium, and Freeman platform’s Orchestrate to ensure links with a result of zero link errors throughout the conference. Acted as primary onsite contact for logistics management at Annual Session & Exhibition for 400+ events, interim meetings, staff, and operational vendors.  Interacted with marketing team on developing website content, promotional, and informational material.  Subject Matter Expert (SME) to ADEA staff in best practices for managing events.

Arlington, Va

Arlington, Va

Proofread and edited 150+ page manuscript for a creative writing group based in Sarasota, FL, which was ultimately published through Amazon as a book.

Arlington, Va

Silver Spring, Md

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Alexandria, Va