Paige Carpenter Email & Phone Number

Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo, Mi

Houston, Texas Area

Houston, Texas Area

Attend monthly meetings with direct and allied members. Assist in planning the monthly social networking event for the chapter members. Organize the December holiday party for members to attend.

Houston, Texas Area

Build rapport with clients and establish their hotel & travel needs. Proactively prospect and book potential hotel group blocks and transient guests. Daily revenue manage the hotel & achieve hotel's budget. Responsible for $1.1 million in group revenue sales. Create group resume book for operations team to exceed group expectations during guest stay. Find new accounts that will assist in maximizing top line revenue.

Lansing, Mi

Assist with 1,300 group contracts. Create weekly and monthly sales reports. Reconcile guest and group billing. Create group resume book for hotel operations on upcoming events/clients. Locate over $75,000 of outstanding bills and assist manager in retrieving payment. Awarded Employee of the month for March 2012 by the general manager. Create front desk schedule for associates each week. Create a memorable stay for guests at the hotel.

Lansing, Michigan Area

Manage membership dues. Create the yearly budget and approve any chapter expenses. Receive Assist in leading bi-weekly meetings for the student chapter on campus. Attend executive board meetings b- weekly. Organize guest speakers, offsite tours of hospitality companies, and network with industry professionals. Increase membership year over year by over 50%. Create annual wine tasting and silent auction fundraiser for local nonprofit organization. Raise over $13,000 each for the nonprofit organization. Attend Convening Leaders Conference in Las Vegas 2011 and San Diego 2012 for national association conventions. Receive student chapter of the year by the national association in 2011. Club of the year by MSU Hospitality Association 2012.

Perform daily tasks such as cashier and inventory stocking and replenish. Establish customer needs and assist with finding the perfect gift for themselves and others. Knowledgeably address customer's questions and concerns about the product line. Maintain store brand consistency and store presentation. Assist in training newly hired employees. Exceed stores sales goals and customer service brand standards.

Evanston, Il

Set up holiday and special events for country club private members - with over 350 members and guests in attendance. Serve beverages and hors d'oeuvres to members in the cocktail lounge. Waitstaff at a la carte restaurant in country club for members and guests. Perform daily tasks in restaurant such as set up for dinner/lunch, prepare sides, etc. Recognize and tend to members needs. Learn the operational details in maintaining all departments of the country club.

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

Assist social sales manager with onsite events such as weddings, reunions, anniversaries, and corporate parties. Create banquet event orders for meetings and events, as well as communicate with all hotel departments for each event. Conduct market research for the director of sales in finding new clients. Create a job fair for employees and contact vendors to participate in job fair.