- Full service wedding planning & design- Partial planning wedding services - Day-of wedding coordination (begins up to 90 days prior to wedding day)- Special occasion planning includes rehearsal dinners, matrimonial blessings, birthdays, holiday parties, bar & bat mitzvahs, birthday celebrations.www.wed-icity.com I have a thing for details and your wedding needs someone who puts love into YOUR wedding day details! That's where Wedicity comes in!

- Full service event planning & design- Corporate Meetings, Conferences, Incentive Events- Galas, Retreats and Special Events- Association events management; trade shows, meetings, conference planning.- Event management, event styling/design and production www.fueledevents.com

The Fulton West is a Chicago Event Venue located in West Town, Chicago! A modern loft space with a capacity of 70 guests will host an array of special events from graduations, birthdays, bachelorette parties, intimate marriage ceremonies, wedding receptions, business meetings, corporate events, bar and bat mitzvahs and much more!

Oversaw all food and beverage operations and events across Chicagoland locations including two restaurants, two catering outlets and two quick-service outlets. Recreated service standards and implemented training programs. Increased event catering by 28% through creation of catering guides, standards, sales materials, proper costing and event manager sales training. Oversaw all catering events across clubs including proposals, planning and execution. Reconfigured budget planning, accounting and profitability tracking for all food and beverage operations leading to stabilization of labor and food costs across units. Re-concepted restaurant and catering outlet to increase sales, lower costs and improve member service.

• Oversaw Private Dining program including sales, marketing, planning, staff development, and execution.• Developed, designed and created internal marketing plans and sales materials.• Researched and evaluated potential marketing opportunities for private events and restaurant awareness. • Managed and attended off-site marketing and public relations events. • Coordinated and planned details of food/beverage, audio visual, event set-up, and staffing for all events.Prepared proposals and conducted site visits for potential clients.• Increased private event sales by 30%; achieving over 10% of total net sales for restaurant overall; 3 consecutive years of growth. • Oversaw payroll processing, hiring and on-boarding processes. • Managed monthly budgets, maintain food, beverage and operation costs and labor percentages. • Responsible for managing all licensing and monthly sales tax filings. • Created, designed and implemented new website. • Assisted in creation of 12 different commercial spots and complimenting campaigns. • Increased social media traffic by 70% through Facebook and Twitter.

• Oversee Private Dining program including sales, marketing, planning, staff development, and execution.• Develop, design and create marketing techniques and sales materials.• Research and evaluate potential marketing opportunities for private events and overall restaurant awareness. • Manage and attend off-site marketing and public relations events. • Coordinate and plan details of food/beverage, audio visual, event set-up, and staffing for all events on and off-site. • Prepare proposals and conduct site visits for potential clients.• Increased sales by 30% resulting in achieving over 10% of total net sales for restaurant overall• Created, designed and implemented new website.• Increased social media traffic by 90% through Facebook and Twitter.

• Oversee all on-site details for executing group events; including food and beverage, event services, audio visual and guest experience. • Serve as liaison and contact person for coordinating details of events with clients, outside vendors, meeting planners, and others involved in events. • Design, confirm, and communicate room layouts and set-up requirements for special events.• Manage banquet and event service staff operations to exceed client expectations. • Assist management in hiring, training, scheduling, evaluating, counseling, disciplining, motivating and coaching employees. • High-risk problem solving as a part of day to day large-scale special event production in conjunction with hotel staff and outside meeting/event planners.• Consistently work to develop new standards of operation in conjunction with other hotel associates to better the overall guest experience and promote positive guest satisfaction (GSS) and event satisfaction (ESS) feedback.• Joined Task Force in Marco Island for 2 months to re-build event services team and assist in management of department.• Increased Event Satisfaction scores by 9% in less than 2 years.

• Served as the Executive Director to the Ohio Association of Orthodontists & Executive Assistant to four other associations. • Assisted in all aspects of client relationship management. • Coordinated annual food and exhibit show for 150 exhibitors and 250 attendees.• Co-coordinated meetings, conferences, and events including registration management. • Traveled onsite to assist with registration and event execution.• Oversaw membership database, dues, and records.• Created newsletters, promotional materials, email blasts, and websites. • Processed funds related to events, dues, PAC donations, etc.

• Coordinated all wedding day details with clients.• Served as direct contact to vendors to ensure flawless weddings from start to finish.• Provided referrals for professional services.• Created individual timelines for each wedding weekend. • Marketed services through bridal shows, networking events and creative marketing concepts. • Designed, marketed, and planned unique traveling bridal show for 250 attendees.(The Wedding Experience by ColumbusBrideandGroom.com)

• Created marketing materials to attract new clients. • Coordinated all aspects of event including staff, vendor set-up, room layout and audiovisual.• Assisted with sales efforts in presenting the facility to potential clients.• Managed facility schedule, staff, and events.• Conducted pre and post evaluation of event space and services. • Prepared contracts and billing statements.

•Prepare contracts and price proposals between university and clients. •Conduct site visits for potential clients.•Coordinate all arrangements and special needs for client prior to arrival (i.e. housing assignments, transportation, audiovisual, dining and catering, meeting facilities, special needs, etc.).•Serve as liaison between conference directors/clients, office staff, departments and conference staff. •Serve as clients main contact and provide on-site communication during events. •Oversee staff recruitment, hiring processes and customer service training program (2007).•Supervisor and resource for event planner interns.•Responsible for billing external conferences.•Reconciliation of external conference budget and expense reports.•Train and orient one year interim replacement upon arrival.•Scheduling staff of 25 among various buildings and duties.

• Provide responsive service to guests in a fast-paced atmosphere.• Greet and seat customers while operating cash register and taking phone orders.• Reconciling cash operations at end of shift and working with Two-touch screen order systems. • Train new employees.• Open and close restaurant and bar.

• Prepared venues for meetings and events through on-site management.• Served as direct contact for third party vendors.• Acted as onsite contact for clients to ensure supreme customer service.• Helped coordinate equipment, entertainment, floral arrangements, props, tours, and staffing, etc.• Assisted transportation department with on-site coordination and logistics.• Determined appropriate staffing needs and pre-arranged independent contractors.• Acquire area information to prepare proposals for potential clients.• Created intern manual and forms guide for future interns.

• Promoted from front desk agent to manager within three weeks of employment.• Reviewed and assessed all day activity and reconciled total cash operations with audit reports. • Established excellent customer rapport in a 360 room, family oriented hotel.• Managed small crew and made schedule for housekeeping staff.• Entrusted with safe combination and large cash handling.