RESUME
Owner | Director of Events | Faire La Fête, Inc. | 2005 - Present
- Management of social, private, non-profit, and corporate events.
- Coordination of event staff, rentals, design and set-up, through contracted services.
- Provide catering staff service for local catering companies.
- Daily tasks: bookkeeping, marketing, sales, event research, account management, event management, personnel management.
Event & Sales Coordinator | City Ferry | 2011 - Present
- Apply strategic communications campaign utilizing low cost or in-kind marketing and communication opportunities.
- Maintain Oklahoma River Cruise's online presence via newsletters, event listings, and social media profiles.
- Create an annual public event programming schedule and corresponding marketing & social media timeline.
- Manage ticketing software for non-transit services, and charter booking software.
- Daily tasks: master calendar management for three types of services, charter account management, special event and charter coordination, customer service resolution, ticket website management, digital communications, customer service management.
Executive Director | Oklahoma Venture Forum | 2014 - Present
- Cut expenditures and improved member communications by implementing online membership software and website with streamlined event registration, sponsorship management, membership tracking and invoicing.
- Generated income by restructuring membership pricing and sponsorship levels.
- Coordinate attendees, speakers, and vendors for monthly luncheons. Coordinate and manage networking events. Coordinate all external communications and event publications.
- Implemented membership expansion in 2020 to include all of Oklahoma territory. Offering hybrid event options for all events.
- Pivoted the OVF programming during the pandemic to provide digital event format that maintained the three core values of OVF Membership, quality content, networking, and venture investment opportunities.
- Daily tasks: bookkeeping and budget management, identify and recruit guest speakers, coordinate content for monthly newsletter, manage member communications, identify, and secure sponsors, conduct board meetings, manage vendors and staffing.
Facility Director | Montgomery Event Center | 2006 - 2011
- Managed: 3000 sq. ft. event center, including the coordination of vendors, security, and staffing, marketing, interns, advertising, budget, and sales.
- Planned and executed several hundred successful events hosting 150 to 500 people in a four year period.
- Collaborated with individuals, small and large companies and non-profit foundations. Organized a variety of events including seminars, foundation celebrations, trade shows, and private events.
- Montgomery Event Center experienced its highest occupancy during this time.
- Daily tasks: bookkeeping and budget management, venue management, marketing, sales, event production and management, account management, personnel, and vendor management
P A R T I C I P A T I O N
- Greater Oklahoma City | Certified Tourism Ambassador | 2012-Present
- Bricktown Business Alliance | Marketing Committee | 2012-Present
- Oklahoma Venture Forum | Event Manager | 2003 - 2014
- Individual Artists of Oklahoma | Event & Fundraising Chair | 2005-2009
- Harn Homestead | Event & Fundraising Committee | 2005-2007
E D U C A T I O N
- Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School | Graduated 1988
- Oklahoma City University | Bachelors of Science in Mass Communications, Magna Cum Laude 2002 | Strategic Planning, Campaign Development, Communications
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