walker, meghan - event planning resume

MEGHAN WALKER (609) 784-4823 ▪ [email protected] May 2016 Hospitality Management graduate with proven achievements in event planning and customer relationship management initiatives. Internship experience (featuring ongoing Walnut Club participation and contributions to club's premier "Women Making History Celebration and Awards Ceremony"), campus community service, and volunteer efforts combine to demonstrate success in event planning and execution. Technology and social media savvy; leads team efforts and meets stringent deadlines; light conversational Spanish skills. Core Competencies Event Concept Creation | Creative & Technical Project Management | Logistics, Budget, & Deadline Management Target Audience Identification | Sponsorship & Alliance Development | Fundraising | Trade Shows | Quality Assurance Risk Management | Marketing Communications & Branding| Photo Shoot Direction | Third Party Vendor Coordination Education & Certifications Bachelor of Science Degree, Hospitality Management, Business Minor, University of Mississippi, University, MS ▪ May 2016 Member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, Delta Sigma Chapter ▪ Philanthropy Event Participant Ole Miss Ambassadors for Southern Hospitality Club Member Ole Miss Woman’s Club Lacrosse Team Member Study Abroad: Barcelona, Spain ▪ 1/14-5/14 CPR Certified ▪ ServSafe Certified Internships The Walnut Club, Philadelphia, PA Manager of Board Relations 9/16- Present Take board meeting minutes and distribute to all board members. Coordinate logistics for the monthly board meetings, and other board related activities. Serve as the board liaison and key point of contact for board members, ensuring that the boards are supported efficiently and effectively and all board related-events are well-organized and seamlessly executed. The Walnut Club, Philadelphia, PA (150-member women's networking group.) 5/16-10/16 Personal Assistant to CEO/ Event Coordinator Planned and implemented support activities involved in niche-targeted events attracting audiences of up to 300 guests, including group's premier Women Making History Celebration and Awards Ceremony, breakfast speaker series entitled "Conversations with City Leaders," kicked off by former first lady of Philadelphia, and a skincare event sponsored in partnership with Center City Dermatologists. Contributed to portfolio of electronic and traditional communications. Philadelphia Soul, Philadelphia, PA (Professional arena football team.) 5/14-8/14 Assistant to Head Controller of Accounting & Hospitality Planned, coordinated, and supported logistics and operations for meetings, conferences, road/trade shows, and special events, including Kids' Club neighborhood activities, and meet-and-greets for visiting team players and team officials. Employment Personal Assistant to Dr. Richard & Michelle Harkaway, Philadelphia, PA ▪ 8/16- Present Responsibilities include making national /international travel arrangements, organizing events/engagements, running errands, managing appointments or calendars, making reservations, placing orders, and many other similar administrative, clerical and support duties. Nanny, Medford, NJ ▪ 5/15-8/15

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Page 1: Walker, Meghan - Event Planning Resume

MEGHANWALKER(609)784-4823▪meg_lwalker@yahoo.comMay2016HospitalityManagementgraduatewithprovenachievementsineventplanningandcustomerrelationshipmanagementinitiatives.Internshipexperience(featuringongoingWalnutClubparticipationandcontributionstoclub'spremier"WomenMakingHistoryCelebrationandAwardsCeremony"),campuscommunityservice,andvolunteereffortscombinetodemonstratesuccessineventplanningandexecution.Technologyandsocialmediasavvy;leadsteameffortsandmeetsstringentdeadlines;lightconversationalSpanishskills.

CoreCompetencies

Education&Certifications

BachelorofScienceDegree,HospitalityManagement,BusinessMinor,UniversityofMississippi,University,MS▪ May2016MemberofAlphaDeltaPiSorority,DeltaSigmaChapter▪PhilanthropyEventParticipant

OleMissAmbassadorsforSouthernHospitalityClubMemberOleMissWoman’sClubLacrosseTeamMemberStudyAbroad:Barcelona,Spain▪1/14-5/14

CPRCertified▪ServSafeCertified

Internships

TheWalnutClub,Philadelphia,PAManagerofBoardRelations 9/16-PresentTakeboardmeetingminutesanddistributetoallboardmembers.Coordinatelogisticsforthemonthlyboardmeetings,andotherboardrelatedactivities.Serveastheboardliaisonandkeypointofcontactforboardmembers,ensuringthattheboardsaresupportedefficientlyandeffectivelyandallboardrelated-eventsarewell-organizedandseamlesslyexecuted.TheWalnutClub,Philadelphia,PA(150-memberwomen'snetworkinggroup.)5/16-10/16PersonalAssistanttoCEO/EventCoordinatorPlannedandimplementedsupportactivitiesinvolvedinniche-targetedeventsattractingaudiencesofupto300guests,includinggroup'spremierWomenMakingHistoryCelebrationandAwardsCeremony,breakfastspeakerseriesentitled"ConversationswithCityLeaders,"kickedoffbyformerfirstladyofPhiladelphia,andaskincareeventsponsoredinpartnershipwithCenterCityDermatologists.Contributedtoportfolioofelectronicandtraditionalcommunications.PhiladelphiaSoul,Philadelphia,PA(Professionalarenafootballteam.) 5/14-8/14 AssistanttoHeadControllerofAccounting&HospitalityPlanned,coordinated,andsupportedlogisticsandoperationsformeetings,conferences,road/tradeshows,andspecialevents,includingKids'Clubneighborhoodactivities,andmeet-and-greetsforvisitingteamplayersandteamofficials.

Employment

PersonalAssistanttoDr.Richard&MichelleHarkaway,Philadelphia,PA▪8/16-PresentResponsibilitiesincludemakingnational/internationaltravelarrangements,organizingevents/engagements,running

errands,managingappointmentsorcalendars,makingreservations,placingorders,andmanyothersimilaradministrative,clericalandsupportduties.

Nanny,Medford,NJ▪5/15-8/15