Anne McNulty
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Career Summary
• Accomplished events manager with over 15 years of event planning and management experience through operational, fiscal and team leadership
• An unsurpassed work ethic with strong interpersonal and communication skills, exceptional organizational skills, excellent supervisory skills and a diverse working environment
Core Competencies
• Fundraising events, corporate parties and wedding receptions
• Effective communication
• Prolific marketing and promotion campaigns
• High-quality leadership
• Multi-tasking efficiency
• Service-oriented
• Performance analysis
• Budgeting & forecasting
• Relationship management
Professional Accomplishments
Event Management
• Coordinated over 300 wedding and special events annually, including monthly promotional and educational events.
• Designed and produced PRSSA National Conference with over 1,100 attendees.
• Supervised student-run committee to produce regional multi-day conference, 30th Annual COMM Week, for over 3,500 attendees.
• Orchestrated, arranged and analyzed over 1,000 regional events annually for numerous clients in several states.
• Created “Annual Haunted Children’s Museum” event generating a 50% increase of visitors and memberships with consistent growth annually for 3 years.
Communications
• Constructed a communication and branding campaign boasting a significant increase in catering sales, a considerable increase in media exposure and a substantial increase in café sales.
• Formulated an awareness campaign producing a sizeable rise of in-store traffic stimulating an additional 150% in sales, retention and repeat business.
• Crafted and implemented communication plan for PRSSA National Conference including print marketing materials, online marketing and social networking to generate largest historical response of attendees.
• Administered and contributed content for websites, newsletters, online and social media.
• Developed internal communication plans and cultivated relationships between companies, organizations, divisions, departments, personnel, and partners.
Organizational Leadership & Development
• Managed over 60 sales associates regionally across several states including travel arrangements, expense reimbursement, new hire recruitment, orientation and training.
• Accountable for $$150,000 regional event budget and supplemental fundraising goals.
• Systemized and adapted efficiency processes and procedures.
• Streamlined training manuals, training presentations & workshops.
Professional Experience
Live-In Caregiver Self-Employed Orange, CA 2011-present
ESL Educator E. Bo-Young Talking Club Daejeon, S. Korea 2010-2011
Event and Communication Manager The Brownstone Café Fullerton, CA 2006-2010
Assistant Manager The Red-Eyed Grasshopper Orange, CA 2008-2010
Regional Sales Supervisor Jostens, Inc. College San Francisco, CA 2002-2006
Sales & Purchasing Assistant Advanced Marketing Services San Diego, CA 1998-2001
Relevant Experience
National Conference Co-Director Public Relations Student Society of America
Chief Executive Officer 30th Annual COMM Week, CSU, Fullerton
Office Manager Special Events Group
Volunteer Coordinator Carlsbad Children’s Museum
Special Event Coordinator Carlsbad Haunted Children’s Museum Event
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Communication with an emphasis in Public Relations
Minor in Business Administration
California State University, Fullerton
Associates of Arts
San Diego Mesa College
Computer Skills
MAC & PC, MS Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Access, QuickBooks and Point of Sale, Expert level of online research, database development and management
Community Service & Professional Affiliations
Meeting Professionals International, Orange County Chapter
• Recruitment Representative (2010-2011)
• Student Recruitment Specialist (2008-2009)
OCPRSA
• PROTOS Committee Member (2010)
• Student Liaison CSUF (2007-2009)
CSUF PRSSA Alumni
• Special Projects Director (2008-2009)
• Publicity & Marketing Director (2007-2008)