Training Coordinator
Cardea Services
Seattle, Wa
Event planning and execution● Managed logistics of 4-day health conferences with 250-300 attendees, 25+ speakers, and 20+ exhibitors. ● Negotiated all details of hotel contracts from bid selection to scheduling, catering, space, and staffing.● Managed all communications with consultants/presenters, including: paperwork deadlines, travel and accommodation arrangements, space/equipment/AV needs, and presentation review and preparation.● Primary onsite event contact and coordinator for hotel, presenters, exhibitors, and all Cardea event staff.Also managed similar logistics for up to 10 additional meetings per year, serving smaller groups of Cardea staff, federal grantees, and clinical health professionals across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska.Process improvements● Redesigned and digitized consultant form tracking, eliminating 48 hours from each update cycle.● Reduced event food costs by 5% by designing and adminstering a dietary needs survey and using the feedback to create a catering plan that both improved participant satisfaction and reduced waste.Online training coordination● Drove adoption of WebEx training and Zoomerang feedback collection to meet budgetary constraints.● Co-created and delivered training on WebEx and Zoomerang for health professionals in 13 states.● Managed planning, publicity, hosting, accreditation, and facilitation of monthly online training sessions serving 400+ health professionals, including WebEx instruction and real-time technical support.Administrative and Accounting● Prepared Accounts Payable, processed reimbursement forms and resolved invoice discrepancies.● Office-wide technical and IT support including both software and hardware troubleshooting.● Other administrative duties including newsletter production, staff travel arrangement, and general support.