Seasoned event planning professional with 10 years of experience in event planning, community & media relations, and some fundraising. Conceptualized, planned, and executed corporate conferences, symposiums, donor cultivation dinners, and other special events (from intimate, power-packed gatherings of 15 guests to large, full-scale gatherings of over 1,500 attendees).
Noteworthy achievements include increased client retention by 59% by implementing an efficient post-event customer feedback system; cutting costs by 35% by sourcing unique venues; securing $50,000+ from donors, yearly; writing 500+ corporate press releases that have landed in the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and Financial Times and which increased organic website traffic by 21%; trained 10 content writers on high-impact writing, improving investor relations year-over-year; and directed company events that facilitated improved market share and customer engagement for 7 consecutive years.