With over 15 years of event planning and 20 years of sales experience, I am actively exploring potential opportunities to strengthen and stretch my skill set. I would like to plan innovative and successful events for a corporation, organization or association. I have driven every single aspect of our events from initial sale to "day of" execution including:~ Developing the initial relationships, negotiating contracts, and closing the deal~ Securing and then coordinating with the perfect venues~ Managing and exceeding high client expectationsWorking with events ranging from 10 to 700+ guests, I have the attention to detail needed to create an impeccable, memorable event. A love for developing and fostering Real Relationships resulted in growing a stable and growing base of over 60% repeat business during my 13 years as a previous hotel Senior Catering Manager.