Plan and coordinate meetings, events and training courses for senior management, created procedure for all staff meetings including logistics, scheduling, agenda and refreshmentsWork cross-departmentally on various projects and eventsAssign permits for events for 50 - 500 people located on/in our historical ships and buildingsAssist the budget analyst with managing the budget, interfund transfers, reconciling credit cards, making deposits, writing & processing invoices for payment sent to accounting centerHandle all administrative needs for the Chief of Admin and Business Services, i.e. printing, copying, faxing and typing meeting notes, e-mail correspondence and answering phonesDesign awards, forms and newsletters for Pacific West Region of National Park Service Work in FBMS (Financial Business Management System) to reallocate credit card chargesInput and process time and attendance for all Admin division

Clients would schedule an event and we would make their vision come to life providing decor, ambiance, catering and wait staff. Participated in event planning meetings and facilitated set up and break down procedures.

Filmed and edited basketball game footage using Final Cut Pro, interviewed and photographed students and faculty for features on college Web site, assisted in writing, proofread, and edited athletic media guide, wrote press releases and designed brochures and announcements using Adobe Photoshop and InDesign CS5.

I backed the senior vice president and all account executives administratively, faxed, filed, catalogued, data entry, created and updated media contact lists, copied and printed. I also made travel arrangements for senior vice-president, proofread and edited press releases, contacted members of the media via telephone and e-mail pitching stories to be published about clientele & events. I had the opportunity to work the press pit at the Sprite Step Off Tour in NYC where I directed the media and gave them guidelines on coverage. I updated media contact lists using Cision and finalized ticket grids for Elton John/Billy Joel Face 2 Face Tour, established and maintained the 2010 Honda Civic Tour, Yo Gabba Gabba Live Tour and the Rolling Stones Exile on Main St. re-release clipbooks using clipping services like BurrellesLuce and also Google alerts.