•Own the planning of 35+ fitness events including vendor procurement and all attendee communications & marketing.•Lead sponsorship sales & relationship development.•Manage and schedule 4-10 onsite staff and volunteers at each event.

Coordinate onsite operations including volunteer & course management, attendee registration and onsite merchandising/sales for 30+ 5k and half marathon events.

•Lead onsite Event Manager for 5 national food festivals in partnership with NFL stadiums & teams including: production schedule & build, onsite staff management, & festival run of show.•Manage all process and project development execution and tracking for festival operation planning.•File health permit, temporary business licensing, and event permitting with local municipalities2024Kansas City BBQ Festival - Event & Volunteer ManagerDenver BBQ Festival - Permitting & Acquisition 2023NFL Draft Activation Partner @ Union Station (Kansas City, MO)Denver BBQ Festival in Partnership with the Denver Broncos @ Mile High Stadium (Denver, CO)Kansas City BBQ Festival in Partnership with the Kansas City Cheifs IN Arrowhead StadiumDallas BBQ Festival in partnership with the Dallas Cowboys @ AT&T Stadium (Arlington,TX)Boulder BBQ Festival in partnership with CU Boulder Athletics @ Folsom Field (Boulder, CO)

Assisted in strategic planning and implementation of annual budgets, membership services & retention, and events evaluation & creation.Maintained relationships with vendors, Chamber Member and local government officials while identifying opportunities for further program development and partnerships.Owned all aspects of annual communications, marketing, and social media strategies for the Chamber, its members and municipal partnerships.

Event Planner & Manger for 5 community wide events serving over 10,000 unique visitors and residents: 2022 Taste of Louisville2022 Taste 5k Fun Run 2022 Pints in the Park 2021 & 2022 Parade of Lights and Shop Local Weekend.Event Planner & Manager for 15+ annual Member Events per year serving 200 Chamber members:Ribbon Cuttings Business After Hours MixersNorthwest Chamber Alliance Membership BBQ'sMonthly Board MeetingsCoordinated the graphic redesign, content creation and website launch of https://louisvillechamber.com/Built relationships with local city officials, media outlets & vendors to rebuild a workable and cohesive contact list

Maintained management of the office, media relations, marketing communications and public affairs of the organization during a 5 month hiring processImplemented a new cohesive accounting process & management of the accounting departmentTrained and onboarded new Executive Director

• Advised & educated customers on beer selection, creation and company values while creating a clean and inviting taproom atmosphere • Participated in two collaborative brews with The Pink Boots Society - a nonprofit organization supporting women working in the brewing profession• Assisted in the canning & packaging of products including quality control, labeling & distribution preparation

• Implemented and developed communication and selection strategies for 100+ festival vendors • Organized vendor and sustainability contact database and email lists of over 900 entries • Wrote and presented content for sustainability sections of company annual reports and website• Built public and private partnerships to spearhead sustainability efforts for the 2020 festival season

• Coordinated and led onsite landfill waste management projects and mitigation strategies at the 2019 Telluride Bluegrass Festival• Developed community partnerships and built relationships to further regional sustainability priorities• Produced an Environmental Management System Business Plan for company use

Created and administered student surveys for 400+ past and present students to capture qualitative and quantitative data to inform future programming and curriculum development.Compiled and distributed University & Community resources including elective coursework, scholarships, and certifications for current and future students.

•Formulated and streamlined company scheduling, communications and operations processes •Implemented and monitored internal use of Bamboo HR software for a team of 30+ employees•Developed accounting expense and reimbursement processes and software

• Assisted in the international book launch of "Eat Dirt"• Managed special projects for wellness programs, daily social media campaigns and customer support• Implemented and strategized the use of Asana project management software companywide • Monitored the customer service email inbox and developed company problem solving strategies

•Developed and wrote journal articles for Tennessee Health & Wellness’ online medical publication•Managed 6+ personal and professional calendars including: scheduling, travel, personal events and hospital on call schedules• Organized and communicated a high volume of emails, appointment setting, physical mailings of 400+ recipients and overall management of home office

• Planned and organized executive travel for over 200 travel days per year• Executed special projects, including quarterly company board meetings• Communicated with high profile leaders and speakers in preparation for conferences with over 2000 attendees •Created executive communication strategies and assisted on weekly marketing campaigns

•Contributed to collaborative team content building for event Facebook, Twitter, and mailing lists.•Organized and monitored social databases of over 5,000 contacts.•Recruited and organized multiple interns, and 10+ volunteers for large weekly outdoor live events•Executed set and strike of weekly outdoor concert series infrastructure and logistics

•Created expense Reports•Facilitated visitor interaction•Maintained accessible line of communication between the public and the organization over phone and email

•Assisted president Barry Landis with the implementation of promotional/marketing campaign for the film/novel tie in, “Seven Days in Utopia” and “The Links of Utopia” including assisting with twelve simultaneous film pre-screenings across the country•Organized and tracked campaign spending and invoices.•Managed several e-mail lists, assisted in large conference calls, information gathering, and general movie publicity

•Promoted radio station and sponsors at public and private events•Assisted with live studio performances, fan interaction and venue communications