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Greater New York City Area

Handle attendee registrations. Coordinate food and beverage for registered attendees, managed speaker AV set-ups, Coordinated evaluation forms and ensured completion for the client, handled speaker honorarium payouts. On-Site Manager for medical educational meetings responsible for ensuring the proper execution of live seminar broadcasts.

The Council of Protocol Executives (COPE), founded in 1988, is a professional, nonprofit organization comprised of men and women who coordinate special events and high-level meetings for corporations, governments, and major nonprofit institutions. Its purpose is to set a standard of excellence for the industry. COPE also serves as a valuable resource for information ranging from facilities and suppliers to issues and trends in the events industry.

New York, Ny

Perform meeting management logistics on pharmaceutical dinner meetings for new drug launch. Ensure all attendees are registered per clients' specifications. Monitor hotel banquet event orders to ensure client parameters.

New York, Ny

Responsible for supervising the day to day operations of the account to meet the customers' contract expectations; oversees all aspects of catered events within the unit including menu planning, staffing, supervising events, and billing.

Plan, implement and manage conferences and educational events. Booked event space appropriate for event specifications via online events scheduling system (R25) for over 2,000 university events per year.Supported on and off campus events ranging in size from 10-5000 people.Worked closely with and supervised facilities, security, audio visual and foodservice departments for the successful outcome of events.Responsible for gathering and distributing all marketing materials to successfully publicize events including on campus, off campus, emails and web calendar.Management of budget planning for department events. Hired and supervised professional, work study students and volunteer staff that support events.

Organized logistics, venue search, contract negotiations, prepare & manage budgets. Liaison to event requestor ensuring all requirements is fulfilled. Prepared event collateral & registration materials. Conducted post event reporting & invoice management.

Increased individual & group reservations with conferences and meetings booked. Maximized sales revenue with banquet food, beverage & facilities rental. Managed events to ensure client satisfaction & to maximize client referrals. Maintain budgets; create proposals, BEO’s, & contracts. Maintain client files & database, increased repeat business.

Booked and managed events from solicitations and referrals.Developed written marketing materials, client liaison for event execution and billing.Developed logistical timelines, menus and sourced vendors.Created proposals, BEO’s and contracts, worked within budget frameworks.Successful in client relations resulting in repeat business, maintained client database.

Developed sales strategies, marketing materials. Draft proposals and contracts; coordinate and plan seminars, events & parties. Yearly sales revenue increased due to space yield management strategies.

Public Administration

B.A, Psychology And History