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- responsible for all recruiting efforts for approximately 340 seasonal employees each year -maintain job postings, descriptions and job boards for both seasonal and full time opportunities - attend job fairs to promote jobs and internships across various industries - schedule and conduct interviews to determine candidates skills and abilities for approximately 60 different positions - organize offers and background checks to be distributed to candidates as well as follow up on outstanding offers-coordinate start dates with hiring managers and arrivals of incoming employees to ensure accurate paperwork is complete before the start of work - verify all paperwork is done correctly, including I9, tax forms and payroll information -assist with employee relations issues -plan and execute employee events - plan and execute recruiting events- responsible for the oversight of hiring of international employees on work authorization visas, approximately 130 each summer - ensures legal compliance of visa holding employees - manages relationships with other employers to establish partnerships for interns and seasonal employment

Medora, North Dakota, United States

Served as lead contact for groups including sports teams, business meeting and associations to negotiate room rates, meeting space and food and beverage and turn prospects into definite bookings - Assist sales team with prospecting new business in the small meeting and sports market - Consulted with representatives of client group or organization to plan details such as number of persons expected, display space desired and food service schedule- Use of Delphi and Salesforce to assist with booking and organizing definite business and prospecting lost or previous business

● Manage three distinct hotel properties (totaling 353 rooms) which produces over $4 Million in Revenue each year● Manage staff of 20 front office employees; oversee scheduling, weekly meetings, and disciplinary action● Respond to guest concerns about lodging, ticketing, and billing● Assist Reservations Manager with occupancy monitoring and concerns; work with Housekeeping, Group Sales, Reservations, and Food and Beverage departments to ensure smooth operations across properties● Oversaw front office opening in new lodging property for 2018 season

Medora, Nd

● Promoted after two years; given increased responsibility including management of $30,000+ in revenue and oversight of sales metrics for catering, lodging, and attractions; managed two seasonal employees ● Served as lead contact for large groups including weddings, family reunions, and business meetings; worked with groups to negotiate, finalize, and execute contracts for lodging, tickets, and food and beverage● Assisted Lodging Manager, GM, Food & Beverage Director, and Catering Team during large events● Conducted site visits, attended Trade Show, and made outside sales calls to increase visits

Medora, North Dakota

Works with Group Sales Director in an event coordinating and meeting planning capacity.Assist potential groups with any information or reservations they may need for theirMedora outing including lodging, conference space, attractions, and catering.-Coordinate site visits -Point of Contact to groups developing their itinerary with lodging, catering, and attractions- Develops contracts for each new group.- Process billing upon each groups departure - Release room blocks and musical blocks.- In-charge of rooming lists for specified groups.- Works on the catering and special events crew to facilitate corporate and family reunionevents. - Update catering contracts for the Food Service Department -Work with catering department to ensure all the needs of the group discussed are met at time of event- Help maintain the general functions of the Group Sales Department-Attend annual motorcoach conference (ABA Marketplace) to network and sell Medora as an attraction to motorcoach operators -Supervise two seasonal assistants/interns

Medora, North Dakota

Worked with Group Sales Director in an event coordinating and meeting planning capacity.Assisted potential groups with any information or reservations they may need for theirMedora outing including lodging, conference space, attractions, and catering.- Developed contracts for small groups and motorcoaches- Processed billing for motorcoaches and small ticket and room groups - Released room blocks and musical blocks.- In-charge of rooming lists for specified groups.- Worked on the catering and special events crew to facilitate corporate and family reunionevents. - Assisted with catering for larger events - Helped maintain the general functions of the Group Sales Department

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Assist the Marketing Director with various projects for the marketing plan of the Greensboro Children's Museum. Develop Social Media content for the museum's online presence in an effort to attract more visitors and to engage in interaction with those visitors. Analyze, through the use of Google Analytics, the current use of social media and its effectiveness, as well as the website and e-newsletters, as a tool to promote visiting the Greensboro Children's Museum.

Lansing, Michigan Area

- Assisted in coordinating travel itineraries for the Governor, as well as help plan and prepare to support the Governor at events around the state. - Worked with all divisions of the Executive Office to contribute to the coordination of the Governor's travel, the execution of events and the review and consideration of scheduling invitations addressed to the Governor. - Assisted in preparing the Governor's schedule to ensure a successful visit. Required frequent interaction with the full range of State of Michigan and local offices and agencies, private companies and media entities. - Gathered and analyzed the list of events attended by the governor during his time thus far in office in order to better allocate where his time his spent for future invitations- Corresponded with constituents throughout the State in order to notify them of the Governor's response to their request for time- Traveled on the Governor's Annual Upper Peninsula Trip to assist staff with the coordination and advancement of eventsWork extensively with Microsoft Office Suite & CRM

East Lansing, Michigan

Assist the general manager in guest relations through, checking guests in and out, making reservations, handling any issues the guests may bring to our attention, answering phones, and miscellaneous tasks needed around the hotel.

Bachelor Of Arts, Strategic Communications

Activities and Societies: Media Fellow Program, The American Dream Project Producer and Participant, High Point Student Marketing Team.

Study Abroad

Study Abroad through High Point University's Faculty-in-Residence Program.