ResponsibilitiesWork with clients (corporate, social group, and transient) to plan events such as corporate outings, client appreciation nights, holiday parties, etc. which include entertainment as well as food & beverage.Handle all aspects of sales including continual contact with the clients/guests, menu selection, billing and payment collection, and follow up including future rebooking when applicable. Work with booking agent to schedule all feature and headline acts as well as schedule all emcees utilizing local talent.Update website.Continually update all social media accounts including Facebook & Twitter.Create and send weekly email blast that includes all upcoming events, and club/bistro news.Handle any customer services issues (which are very few).

Attended various trade shows and sales appointments throughout the country focusing on the motorcoach and family markets.Coordinated all marketing efforts with PR coordinator and advertising agency.Created and placed most of the print advertising.Worked with Chef and Restaurant Manager along with Food Salesperson to create ala cart and banquet menus.Booked all catering functions.Created contracts and invoices for all catered functions.Worked with the dining room staff to set up all functions.

ResponsibilitiesHandled hiring, scheduling, training, and disciplinary actions for all front desk, pbx and bell staff.Worked with sales managers to coordinate the check-in and check-out process for overnight groups.Handled the collection of bad debt.Worked on the breakdown for packages that included overnight accommodations and food and beverage.Coordinated incentives for front desk staff.

Participated in trade shows that were focused on the motorcoach market (also represented sister properties located in Cooperstown, Batavia & Buffalo).Created all forms and contracts for groups.Coordinated the rooms for all baseball teams and Hall of Fame weekend throughout the sold-out summer season.Worked with the county tourism coordinator to create a group travel planner that is now incorporated into their website.

ResponsibilitiesWorked with Ulster, Orange and Columbia counties as well as Hudson Valley Tourism to coordinate and sell advertising space.Worked with the same organizations to coordinate all advertising (both print and radio) efforts with the creative teams and the publications and radio stations.Handled the billing for all cooperative advertising efforts.

Handled the booking for all groups visiting the Kaleidoscope and dining at either the Spotted Dog Restaurant or the Catamount Café.Handled all aspects of any catered events at the Catamount Café – booking, billing, menu coordination, set up, bartending and follow up.Began sales effort for the Emerson Inn & Spa mostly to high-end travel agents in ManhattanBegan sales efforts for corporate meeting space by targeting overnight retreats from the NYC and Boston markets.Attended various trade shows for each market. Misc. Foothills Promotion Corp. – Cofounder – September 2007Foothills Promotion Corp. was established for the purposes of promoting regional tourism and to help educate local vendors on the use of technology and customer service.Completed all necessary paperwork with the Dept. of State and the IRS for incorporation of a not-for-profit organizationCreated marketable itineraries incorporating regional hotels, attractions and restaurants that targeted motorcoach and other niche marketsApplied for and was awarded a grant from Pure Catskills for the purpose of promoting an educational weekend in July.