As a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP), Digital Event Strategist (DES), and Certified Event Designer (CED), I have a wealth of experience in coordinating logistics and theming related to successful events, including designing groundbreaking events, developing innovative marketing materials, creating and maintaining accurate event budgets, composing and distributing succinct requests for proposals, conducting dynamic site selections, performing winning hotel and vendor contract negotiations, managing room blocks, creating comprehensive conference registrations, cultivating sponsor and exhibitor relationships, implementing creative food and beverage management, designing and distributing connecting mobile applications, providing stress-free onsite coordination, executing constructive post-event evaluations, providing in-depth status reports, and communicating clearly between stakeholder groups.
I have coordinated a variety of projects, including conferences, incentive travel, speaker tours, trade shows, meetings, themed events, benefits, film festivals, fashion shows, and theatrical presentations. I have worked closely with corporations, associations, universities, unions, in-house teams, outside customers, and non-profit organizations to plan and implement their meetings. I have worked in various industries, including software and professional services, financial services, network design and installation, fundraising, media, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing.
I am a non-Box-ie thinker and Broadway musical geek who loves electronic gadgets and computer applications. I live in Tampa, Florida, USA, with my lovely husband, Michael, and our incredible cat, Liberty, who has just supervised the writing of this brief biography.More...