EVENTS & COMMUNITY
ABUNDANCE OF EVENT ORGANIZING EXPERIENCE
Examples include:
Multi-day conferences encompassing travel and concierge arrangements, workshops and break-out sessions, and meals for Corporation for National & Community Service and AmeriCorps at the Southern Illinois Volunteerism Conference.
Weekend-long music and arts festival campouts for over 1,000 families, with 4 stages, 45 bands, and 50 family workshops focused on music, the arts, and sciences for two decades at TOCO Family Festival & Campout.
Afternoon teas for two hundred patrons at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Board meetings over breakfast for Tapestry of Community Offerings 501(c)(3).
FUNDRAISING & FRIEND RAISING
Raised $150,000 in fundraising at a single event at the 1st Annual Girl Scout United We Lead Gala.
COMMUNITY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Civic and community engagement are two of my core values. I also believe they are cornerstones to creating a strong brand with a reputation to match.
RECENT EVENT ATTENDANCE:
Herstory Weekend
(Founder; Performer)
Best Friends National Conference (Presenter)
Midwest Animal Sheltering Conference
(Volunteer)
Coffee with Cool Women Guest Speaker at SIUE
Emcee Mother-Daughter Weekend Camp Ondessonk
United Way Holiday Giving Program Representative
Live to Lead: Leadership Luncheon Heartland Medical Center: Keynote Speaker
U of I Study: Impact in Service; Liaison
Meet and Greet with CEO of Google Chicago Karen Sauder
and Michelle Obama's Chief of Staff, Tina Tchen in Chicago
Southwestern Illinois Leadership Council Luncheons
St. Louis Women's Business Conference
No Barriers Summit
Service Year University in Washington DC
Committee for Day at the Capitol
Women's Advocacy Meetings with state and local legislators
State of Illinois Governor's Service Awards; representing 5 winning projects in sustainability and service