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.

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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.

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Afternoon teas for two hundred patrons at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

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Board meetings over breakfast for Tapestry of Community Offerings 501(c)(3).

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.

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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

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Emcee Mother-Daughter Weekend Camp Ondessonk

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United Way Holiday Giving Program Representative

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Live to Lead: Leadership Luncheon Heartland Medical Center: Keynote Speaker

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U of I Study: Impact in Service; Liaison

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Meet and Greet with CEO of Google Chicago Karen Sauder

and Michelle Obama's Chief of Staff, Tina Tchen in Chicago

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Southwestern Illinois Leadership Council Luncheons

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St. Louis Women's Business Conference

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No Barriers Summit

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Service Year University in Washington DC

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Committee for Day at the Capitol

Women's Advocacy Meetings with state and local legislators

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State of Illinois Governor's Service Awards; representing 5 winning projects in sustainability and service