Education and Honors:
Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA BS, Business Administration, 1999 - International Management/Marketing concentration; minor in German
- Completed 24 credits in Honors Program
- 3.95 GPA, magna cum laude
Århus School of Business in Århus, Denmark Fall 1999 Semester Abroad - International Business and German
- Recipient of SICO Scholarship, The Glencoe Scholarship, and Shippensburg Full Tuition Scholarship
- Member of National Business Honor Society (Beta Gamma Sigma) and National Collegiate Honor Society (Phi Kappa Phi)
Work Experience:
- 12/2005 – 10/2006: Meetings and Expositions Coordinator, Craft & Hobby Association, Elmwood Park, NJ.
- Laid out exhibit hall floor for 1,500 booth trade show.
- Managed official show office on-site, corrected exhibitor issues, coordinated staff, and provided customer service for show attendees and vendors.
- Aided exhibitors and attendees at registration desk.
- Increased show exposure and attendance by creating marketing fliers, brochures, newsletters, and e-mails.
- 6/2003 – 7/2005: Event Coordinator/Marketing Manager, Group C Communications, Tinton Falls, NJ.
- Coordinated three-day trade show conference program with over 60 educational sessions.
- Served as speaker liason on-site and directed conference proceedings.
- Increased show exposure and attendance by creating marketing fliers, brochures, newsletters, and e-mails.
- 5/2001 – 3/2005: East Coast Convention Coordinator/Booth Representative, A Different Drum, Smithfield, UT.
- Organized exhibitor inventory, paperwork, and contracts for approximately six conventions per year.
- Served as sales representative at booth during conventions.
- Designed marketing flyers and wrote promotional copy for label releases.
- 5/2000 – 11/2002: Internet Marketing Representative, Interflex, Inc., Wyomissing, PA.
- Provided on-site product demonstrations, consultation, training, and support.
- Coordinated design, programming, organization, and marketing of client Web sites, resulting in improved customer feedback, on-line sales, and brand awareness.
- Developed Web sites and newsletters for clients such as ConAgra Foods, Lehigh University, Indian Motorcycles, and R.M. Palmer Chocolates.
- 5/1998 – 8/1998 and 5/1999 – 8/1999: Intern for Marketing Communications department of Lucent Technologies, Breinigsville, PA.
- Aided with scheduling and planning of training events, trade shows, and promotional activities.
- Conducted competitive research and analysis.
Skills and Interests:
- Over 5 years of experience in event coordination and management
- Extensive customer service skills
- Seamstress and designer of historical and fantasy costumes
- Fantasy and science fiction writer
- Avid crafter: painting, papercrafts, scrapbooking, costuming accessories, jewelry
- Student and performer of Egyptian Cabaret Bellydance
- Singer and Lyricist