Events / Experiential


In the 5 or more years that I’ve been managing professional events I’ve learned that there is always something new to learn from the next event.  Experience, detail management and strong leadership help you achieve successful results.  From big picture details like venue selection and strategy allignment to the smaller details such as where attendees will throw their trash and how speakers will know when they have 5 minutes left, there are many details to account for and you need a strong team along with experienced leadership.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of event planning / management experience.
  • Worked with celebrities including Paris Hilton & Family, the Black Eyed Peas, Raven Simone, Ray J, Linkin Park, Danity Kane and more.
  • Facilitated sponsorships with big brands including Myspace, and the Washington Post.
  • Worked with over 40 charities including the American Cancer Society, the Wounded Warrior Project, TreePeople, and Kidsave.

Partial list of Events:

Industrial Events:

* FutAd: the Future of Advertising

On the far left is Marc Silverstein the CEO of On the Marc Media and former food network TV show host as the Panel Moderator. The panelists following from left to right: Zach Pentel - A senior strategist for Martin Williams Worldwide, Scott Smith - Founder, principal and vision behind Changeist, Peter Corbett – Founder CEO of iStrategyLabs. Matt Smith – President of Smith Gifford, Donna Spurrier – Founder of Spurrier Media Group.

- 5 world class speakers

- Washington Post venue

- Hosted by Former FoodTV Celebrity Marc Silverstein

-Full room

-#FutAd was the most trending topic on Twitter in DC during that evening

* Capital Advertising

Charitable Fundraisers:

* Kill The Beast – charitable brand series of happy hours, developed for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).
* Freedom In Creation – event at Busboys and Poets in DC to help bring water to poverty stricken communities in Uganda.
* 26 Days of Caring – planned, launched and managed a month long series of events wherein Touche Salon hosted a different charitable event every day that they were open for the month of January 2009

Red Carpet:
* Birthday Party for DJ Rocky Rock, formerly of the Black Eyed Peas, Linkin Park, and Sublime.
* Charitable Gala for the APL Foundation with Apl.De.Ap of the Black Eyed Peas