Tara Blair Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Area

Supporting overall day to day functions for the Windermere Oregon and SW Washington regional team that includes tracking expenses/budgets/revenue, personnel file maintenance, general office administration, collaborative team communication, main contact for all operational vendors and suppliers. Schedule regional meetings and events as needed for realtors, franchise owners.Other duties include:- Maintain and schedule master calendar for all educational classes for Windermere real estate agents in the region.- Proctor in person classes or online classes through Zoom webinars. Duties also include setting up meeting, email reminders and follow up information. Edit recorded webinars as needed.- Keep and record credit hours for agents attending classes.- Relationship management with agents, franchise owners, suppliers, event suppliers.- Support network wide events with home office in Seattle.Technology knowledge includes Cvent, Office, Zoom and GoToWebinar.

-- Generate return customers by offering a family style atmosphere.-- 20+ years in front of house and back of house experience. -- Maintain all print and marketing materials including menu and website.-- Manage and balance cash drawer daily.

- Provide superior customer service- Strengthen, build and nourish the relationship between Moreland Insurance and Windermere agents

Nw Portland

- Assist with any and all tasks across admins and executives- Plan, coordinate, execute various meetings and events- Data entry, excel tasks

- Catering sales for 20k of meeting space- MS Office, CRM (Salesforce), Meeting Matrix, Outlook- 2016 sales: $1.6 million - Manage and maintain accounts that require meeting/event space - Create thorough and detailed proposals in response to RFPS within 24-48 hours- Create event orders and communicate to banquet team to successfully execute meetings, dinners, galas, conferences for 50-500 people- Document and communicate changes to applicable teams as needed before event- Provide site tours and sell the vision of client's event at our property- Negotiate contracts- Solutions oriented

-- Prospect new groups and clients by performing weekly sales calls, phone calls and email blasts. Follow up to all inquiries with proposals and quotes within 24 hours.-- Negotiate contracts and all details of contract to close sale -- Day of coordinator for all wedding and social events to ensure a memorable experience for everyone involved . Assist the banquet department in working the event, posting final event totals and collecting payment(s).-- Provide facility tours to potential and current clients. -- Liason between client and banquet staff.-- Developed new marketing materials for the wedding department.-- Assist with other departments as needed (hotel front desk and marketing activities).-- Exceeded 2009 catering goal by 25%.-- Plan, attend and work tradeshows.

-- Took details on all banquet room activity. -- Pursue all incoming inquiries about banquet bookings. -- Assist with arrangement of banquet set if needed.-- Administer weekly BEO meeting.-- Assist other departments as needed.

Eugene, Oregon Area

Westin Portland

Business, Management

Activities and Societies: Alpha Chi Omega

Education record