Ginger Garner, Mhm, Cmp Email & Phone Number

Greater Atlanta Area

• Coordinate overarching initiatives directly with College Board programs on behalf of Event Management, including Counselor Workshops, public and private AP professional development, private Pre-AP professional development, and Regional Forum events.• Manage successful process development and implementation with respect to public workshop planning and execution, private workshop sales, AP 2019 strategic outreach, Cvent registration, and Salesforce integration for the Event Management unit.• Plan logistics for approximately 100 public and 195 private workshops held during the calendar year within the New England and Middle States regions, two Regional Forum events, as well as gatherings of the national Superintendent Advisory Council.• Oversee vendor management and policy development for our events including but not limited to registration, marketing, duplication, and financial services.

Duluth, Georgia

• Plan and monitor a $2.2M budget providing financial and business analysis.• Direct staff need analysis and justification, recruitment, hiring and on-boarding for all regional full-time, temp or contract staff; direct management and training of regional staff.• Direct membership activities for the region, including Regional Council, Regional Forum (annual membership conference) and annual strategic outreach for recruitment and retention.

Duluth, Georgia

• Managed the functions of meeting planning and professional development; created consistent standards and practices in support of the sales process and public events.• Streamlined procedures and enhanced operating systems to sustain regional events within Customer Service and Professional Development units.• Refined processes and assessed cost containment for unit management.• Involved in the first implementation of online fall counselor workshops (developed registration strategies, platform/software testing, and reviewed marketing collateral).

Duluth, Georgia

• Synchronized marketing collateral for College Board exhibits at 120 national associational conferences during the 2007-08 season.• Implemented a new policy to supervise attendance at national conferences; developed a staffing template and tracking system for staff attendance and feedback.• Served as on-site coordinator for major higher education and k-12 national conferences (NACAC, NASFAA, AASA, ASCA, etc.) and internal national conferences (AP Annual Conference and National Forum).

Master’S Degree, Hospitality Administration

Activities and Societies: Eta Sigma Delta Honor Society

B.A., Sociology

Activities and Societies: GSU Players (Student-Run Theatre Organization 1998-2000 - President, Co-Production Manager, Publicity Manager.