Rebecca Lanphear, Cmp, Cmm, Des Email & Phone Number

Saint Petersburg, Fl, Us

St. Petersburg, Florida, Us

St. Petersburg, Florida, Us

Collaborate with senior management to establish and meet objectives through meetings and incentive programs. Oversee meetings and incentive programs with annual budget of $35MM. Establish, communicate and monitor division-wide adherence to firm policy and procedures. Manage a team of professional meeting planners providing performance expectations, training and development. Create and manage department and conference budgets and provide financial reporting on expenditures.

St. Petersburg, Florida, Us

Developed and implemented roadmap for meetings and recognition trips to service the firm’s largest and most profitable business unit. Oversaw meetings and incentive programs with attendance ranging from 10 to over 4,000 people and budgets ranging from $25,000 to $4MM. Managed team of five professional meeting planners providing performance expectations, training and development. P&L owner of department and conference budgets and provided financial reporting on expenditures.

St. Petersburg, Florida, Us

Consulted with stakeholders on vision, budgetary requirements and overall objectives of educational meetings, recognition trips and investor conferences to maximize return on investment. Responsible for developing, maintaining and reporting for budgets of up to $2MM. Managed all aspects of meetings, up to 2,000 attendees, through their entire lifecycle (initiation, planning, execution, closure). Created and approved key communications, digital and print, for executives and attendees. Ensured that meeting expenditures and other post-meeting data is maintained in meeting planning database. Managed air processes with in-house travel agency to include lift analysis, approved travelers’ lists, manifest coordination and overall trip approvals, as needed. Prepared and delivered written and oral presentations to senior leadership. Reviewed, negotiated and administered contracts with hotels and other suppliers.

San Diego, Ca, Us

Worked directly with clients to identify needs and coordinate site inspections. Responsible for program development and budget management. Generated customized proposals and contracts for incentive and corporate clients requesting destination management services. Created new products based on client specifications and industry trends. Established pricing and negotiated preferred rates to increase profits. Played integral role in launching start-up destination management company. Solely created statewide tariff, company website and marketing collateral.

Tampa, Florida, Us

Worked directly with players and coaches to create community involvement opportunities. Promoted team’s image by interacting with players, coaches and local and national media outlets. Solely coordinated and managed appearances and community events. Managed all aspects of the Player/Coach Ticket Program for all Buccaneers home games. Implemented and planned player programs including King’s Dream, Brooks’ Bunch Wild, Wild West and various holiday programs.

Orlando, Fl, Us

Supervised a team of Product Development Specialists. Directly responsible for team goals and performance. Established and maintained positive relationships with vendors. Responsible for negotiating annual pricing and policies with vendors. Created and implemented internal training program and statewide tariff. Developed and updated information regarding new and existing venues in Central, Southeast and Southwest Florida.