-Create and execute innovative brand experiences across all business units within the enterprise for business partners and customers that foster growth, retention and reflect corporate goals and objectives. This includes all BU’s (CVS retail, Caremark, Aetna, MinuteClinic, Omnicare and Specialty)-Partner with senior level business stakeholders to develop meeting/event strategies with focus on delivering best in class events that help influence constituents, industry and grow our brand. -Work closely with internal business partners across the Enterprise to proactively and effectively integrate meetings and events into business plans that help grow our business and achieve desired outcomes.-Lead internal business partners and teams to create compelling agendas, customer and employee engagement and influence overall design, ensuring consistent enterprise best practices are leveraged-Collaborate with cross functional teams such as legal, IT, HR, and marketing to facilitate components of meetings and various needs while maintaining and strengthening key business relationships.-Partner with procurement on legal contracts, SOW’s, LOA’s.-Oversight and management of event financials, reconciliation, and cost savings documentation-Conceptualize and execute online meeting registration websites for events ranging in size from 10 to 3000 people using Cvent meeting software and Egencia travel platform. -Manage and oversee vendor partner relationships-Hire, manage, and train on-site temporary meeting and event staff, travel directors, vendor partners. 25%-40% travel requirement to serve as on-site planner.

-Develop, book, plan, and coordinate corporate events/meetings on behalf of entire enterprise which included; and Wendy's Canada totaling approximately 1200 meetings/events per year.-Research and inspect potential meeting sites/locations/destinations.-Manage, develop, and implement on-line meeting marketing and registration, influence and draft agenda, communicate attendance correspondence, balance event budget, produce meeting materials.-Negotiate hotel, meeting facility, convention contracts. Execute and finalize food and beverage requirements, audiovisual and production contracts, and event pricing.-Supervise on-site temporary staff and direct hotel/facility employees. 25%-40% travel requirement to serve as on-site planner.

-Sold, booked, planned, and coordinated events in the 30,000 sq. ft. conference center which serviced approximately $6.5 million worth of food and beverage revenue yearly.-Led site inspections where hotel was showcased and toured by potential clients, convention and visitor bureau officials, hotelliers, visitor, etc.-Conducted daily and weekly operations review and departmental meetings of all hotel events to communicate group business needs to all hotel staff/employees.-Met with past, present, and future clients on a daily basis to solicit business and determine needs and requirements of meeting and events.