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Los Angeles, California, United States

Spearheading critical BizOps initiatives in collaboration with the COO, CAO, and CHRO.

Project Manager within Operations, acting as a key partner supporting COO, CAO, and HR initiatives.

New York, New York

• National multi-day conference and event execution
• C-Suite travel coordination
• High-profile guest speaker procurement
• Heavy calendar management
• Secured and managed hotel room blocks for internal meetings and client conferences
• Negotiated venue contracts to align with compliance and budgetary restrictions

San Francisco, California, United States

• Managed group travel for attendees of multi-day conferences and events
• Researched and acquired nationwide venues for large-scale client receptions
• Utilized Cvent and internal platforms to efficiently communicate with clients
• Trained support staff on entertainment policies and communication systems
• Sorted and analyzed quarterly spending in Excel to establish entertainment budgets
• Created an online platform to efficiently manage promotional merchandise firm-wide

Santa Monica, California, United States

• Assisted Events Team with administrative duties, including expenses and inbox management
• Coordinated with support staff to manage and prepare event supplies
• Managed and circulated companywide events calendar
• Communicated directly with event managers of over 100 regional restaurants

Santa Monica

• Communicate directly with event managers for over 100 restaurants in Los Angeles area
• Conduct product research and sampling for gift bags
• Independently organize multiple in-office events for over 70 guests
• Outline budgets for upcoming events utilizing Microsoft Excel
• Utilize company software to compile guest lists for various events with over 400 attendees
• Assemble event invitations for distribution to guests

• Managed all social media including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for product marketing for this online resource for social gathering
• Promoted product to sorority house to increase campus usage
• Utilized WordPress to create web pages with various music concerts and festivals for product promotion

Santa Monica

Weekly blogs on weddings, party ideas, and DIY tips

Eventup

• Authored weekly blogs on weddings, party ideas, and DIY tips
• Utilized GroupHigh to gather blogger contact information for mass outreach
• Compiled contact lists of major fashion houses and gained clientele for Fashion Week 2012
• Contacted and negotiated with property owners for company press releases
• Assisted with venue negotiation and booking for major events including Tennis Channel US Open Party, Fashion Week, and Stars for a Cause
• Negotiated partnerships with major vacation rental companies in San Francisco, New York and Chicago for venue acquisition

• Checked students in and out of the afterschool program
• Chaperoned children enrolled in ACE
• Communicated with teachers and parents on a regular basis

• Helped advise the Associated Student Body and was a substitute teacher for a typing class
• Supervised the Associated Student Body’s daily activities

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication, Junior

Activities and Societies: Kappa Alpha Theta (Zeta Omega Chapter): Communications Director & Public Relations Committee; Lambda Pi Eta.

Certificate, Professional Fundraising

Education record

Activities and Societies: Associated Student Body - Senior Class President, Omegas Service Club - Winter Formal Chair