Currently, I am the Events Manager at Tech Manitoba, where I am entrusted with the comprehensive planning, promotion, and execution of diverse events tailored to our tech community.Professional Highlights:- Event Management: I lead the development of our annual event calendar, contributing to budget forecasting and ensuring each event addresses our target audience and objectives. From conceptualization to completion, I manage all aspects of event planning, including virtual, in-person, and hybrid formats. . I ensure every event aligns with our strategic plan and supports our long-term goals.- Inaugural MbTech Week: I successfully created, planned, implemented, and executed the inaugural MbTech Week. This included product managing the launch of a new website and brand identity, raising $100,000 in sponsorship, conducting business development to recruit event hosts, and marketing the week-long event across the province.- Strategic Planning: Working closely with the CEO, I recruit and engage top-tier speakers, trainers, and facilitators, while sourcing and negotiating with venues, vendors, and suppliers to ensure seamless event execution.- Communication and Promotion: In collaboration with marketing, I create and implement robust promotional campaigns across digital channels, ensuring our events receive maximum visibility and engagement.- Reporting and Analysis: I develop and distribute event feedback surveys, meticulously track and report metrics, and provide detailed ROI reports to sponsors and stakeholders (including government entities), ensuring transparency and continuous improvement.With a solid educational background in marketing and project management, I am dedicated to leveraging my skills and experience to drive the success of Tech Manitoba's events and contribute to our vibrant tech community.

As a dedicated and skilled Supervisor in Community Support Activations, I brought over fifteen years of experience in event planning, organizing, and customer service to my role at Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries. Reporting to the Manager of Community Support, I was responsible for the administration, coordination, planning, and implementation of various sponsorship program activations. Leading a team of Activation Coordinators, I ensured seamless execution and successful outcomes for our community support events and programs.Professional Highlights:- Event and Program Management: I managed the activation files for Community Support events and programs, ensuring every event aligned with our strategic plan and supported our corporate objectives. I provided strategic recommendations and administrative support to sponsorship programs, ensuring efficient handling of sponsorship requests and maintenance of sponsorship databases.- Administrative Support: I drafted correspondence, prepared spreadsheets, coordinated requests, and developed and implemented program procedures and databases. - Vendor and Product Management: I oversaw contacting vendors to source required products, creating prizing and displays, and managing inventory. I also led the execution of internal/external contests and ensured smooth event operations.- Community Engagement: Acting as an MBLL Ambassador, I liaised with event organizers, organized and led event volunteers, and worked with various departments to coordinate involvement in sponsorship activation. I ensured proper coordination in managing activities of volunteers and participants.With a solid educational background in event management, business, and communications, combined with hands-on experience in event coordination and community support, I was committed to enhancing Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries' sponsorship programs and contributing to our vibrant community.

As the Wedding & Corporate Events Coordinator, I brought a strong focus on sales, customer service, and meticulous event planning to create memorable experiences for clients. Professional Highlights:• Event Planning: With a keen eye for detail and a passion for excellence, I successfully managed a variety of events from initial consultation to final execution, ensuring seamless execution and client satisfaction.• Business Development: I proactively sourced new business opportunities, contributing to the growth of the event planning operation including building strong vendor relationships to offer complimentary upgrades to couples.• Covid -19 Troubleshooting: I navigated through unprecedented times to ensure safe celebrations could still be hosted in our venue. I built a strong relationship with our Public Health Inspector to help navigate the everchanging public health orders. • Team Leadership: I worked closely with the Member and Corporate Events Manager and carried out Manager on Duty shifts directing event service staff to ensure smooth event operations.• Social Media Management & Content Creation: I developed our social media strategy, creating monthly social media calendars, developing creative copy, and ensuring consistent brand representation across all channels.• Event Marketing: I planned, designed, and coordinated all aspects of Wonderful Wedding Show booths, marketed the club through styled photo shoots and blog features, and conceptualized on-trend event designs to elevate member events.• Contract and Website Management: I created wedding contracts, spearheaded a group project for catering menu redesign, assisted with website redesign and quarterly content updates, and solicited positive google reviews. In my time working there the Manitoba Club was awarded “Platinum Club of the World”, a benchmark of excellence and the most revered and respected award in the private club industry.

• Oversee multiple home renovations from initial consultation to project completion. • Manage project deliverables: timelines, ordering, budgets and client expectations.• Assist interior designers with product selecting, quoting and design aesthetic.• Manage construction team, subtrades and suppliers, mitigate any issues that arise. • Weekly reporting to team & homeowners, creating and implementing change orders.

• Plan, design, and coordinate over 50 events annually, with budgets ranging from $5,000 to $1,000,000• Respond to new inquiries and sell new clients on planning services • Provide exceptional customer service and client relations communicating clearly and effectively to offer guidance throughout the planning process• Onsite event management and overseeing execution and vendor liaison• Develop authentic client and vendor relationships while working in a team environment• Train and mentor new staff • Consistently promote company through effective management of social media with a focus on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest.

Promote the following brands through experiential marketing:Lays/ Pepsi CoDairy Farmers of CanadaPurolatorStella Artois

Created and designed: proposals, marketing collateral, production schedules and timelinesEvent sponsorship procurement and retention, through networking and negotiationOnsite event coordination, volunteer supervision, and logistical managementPromoted event attendance through print, live, and social media

Oversaw and managed Manitoba region of over 50 sales locations, travelling independently Educated Rogers employees on the newest SE devices and built anticipation for launchInitiated new marketing ideas and made recommendations to improve salesRecorded & reported store visits daily while tracking regional sales