Manager Management

JACKIE PAGE

404-***-**** Special Events Coordinator

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Director of Operation

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Marketing and Promotions Strategist

Marietta, Georgia 30064

Executive Chef /Caterer

June 1, 2013

Dear Hiring Manager,

I am a special events coordinator with proven success in key account management, marketing campaigns, and catering

sales for Fortune 500 and Non-Profit arenas.

It is with your organization that I desire to offer my insight gained from nearly 18 years of combined foodservice,

hospitality and property management. This wealth of experience has afforded me the adaptability to resolve complex

business challenges, make high-stakes decisions using experience-backed judgment.

What my attached resume summary may not adequately express is how passionate I am when it comes to partnering

with a forward moving company. I believe my innovative strategies would pair well with the uniqueness of

your company and its efforts.

Please allow me to provide a letter of recommendation from my previous position as the General Manager of Dining

Services at Peachtree Presbyterian Church. A hands-on executive chef, I managed both the front of the back of the

house with a staff of 16. I was responsible for all inside and outside catering, the dining services department’s biweekly

meals (a restaurant setting for a congregant of 25,000), an onsite Starbucks coffee bar and provided nutritional meals for

a preschool of450.

I have a traceable record of demonstrated excellence while producing unparalleled results within budgetary constraints.

My full service catering, event production and design skills offer a matchless combination of professionalism and

imagination. I am certain that my skills and experience, when linked with the vision of your company, will serve to

create dramatic, profitable results.

I look forward to answering any formulation of questions you may have. During which I hope to learn more about your

company, its plans, goals, and how I might contribute to its continued success.

Sincerely,

Jackie Page

Jackie Page 2575 Old Hickory Dr. Marietta, Georgia 30064 404-***-**** ****.******@**********.***

JACKIE PAGE

404-***-**** 2575 Old Hickory Road Marietta Georgia 30064 ****.******@**********.***

Director of Operations Special Events Coordinator Executive Chef

My objective is to obtain a management position where my skills are valued and can benefit a forward moving

organization.

COMPETENCIES

Executive Chef–Concurrent history as a restaurateur with 15 years in food services, corporate contracts, and student

nutrition programs. Attracted upscale clientele gaining repute for culinary expertise and memorable concepts

Event Planning–Facilitated special events, fundraisers and social events for non-profit organizations, Fortune 500

companies and the private sector. Some highlighted event include: Feed the Children Golf Tournament, Radio One

Sponsorship Drive, Presbyterian Global Missions Conference, Habitat for Humanity Awards Banquet, HTC Praise in

the Park, and the Mayor’s Faith-based Luncheons.

Fundraising – Secured $1.5 million from state and federal government funding for Neighborhood Network Welfare to

Work Programs through grant writing/ghost writing. Fundraising experience in bartering, gifts in kind partnerships.

Garnered significant donations from corporations, celebrities and individuals.

Marketing– Offered strategic solutions for client branding. Developed tactical plans to distribute marketing materials

through mail outs, grand openings, press and social media campaigns.

Partnership Building – Formed sustainable relationships and developed innovation programs that increased

company’s visibility. Cultivated strategic partnerships.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Director of Hospitality & Pastoral Care

Highpoint Christian Tabernacle Smyrna, GA. 2007-Present

Responsible for planning and execution of special events, pastoral care and hospitality fellowship opportunities for a member ship of

3000. Implemented fundraising strategies to ensure department’s sustainability while maximizing financial stewardship. Serves on

consortiumship of affiliating churches hosting outreach initiatives and leadership conferences. Works to increase the visibi lity and

mission of the church outreach programs with press release and marketing campaigns. Hostess coordinator for guest evangelists and

personalities, weekly visitor receptions. Onsite manager of food & beverage department overseeing kitchen productivity and

profitability.

General Manager of Hospitality

ChefAdvantage at Peachtree Presbyterian Church Buckhead, Ga. 2005-2007

Contracted to head up dining services department for the largest Presbyterian Church in the US (over 30,000.00). Managed staf f and

vendor relations, event planning and day to day operations. Planned & prepared catering menus for inside and outside events.

Facilitated bi-weekly fellowship meals in a restaurant setting and drove revenue by opening a Starbuck coffee shop on campus.

Monitored budgets in the excess of $2 million and ensured 40% profitability margins were met. Responsible for accounting, budgets

and administration. Key liaison in aligning corporate staff knowledge of the congregant needs. Instrumental in planning a $3 million

expansion that included a 6800sq ft. sky-lit atrium for events, an additional coffee shop, and 3000sq ft. food court/café.

Director of Operations

The Sanctuary Hospitality, Inc. Atlanta, GA. 2003-2012

Owned and operated a full service catering company, commissary and full service restaurant. Overseeing staff, P&L, vendor rel ations

and marketing the brand of the company. Specialized in the delivery of a full -range of consulting services hospitality development

and special event planning. Leveraged entrepreneurial orientation and expertise in corporate transactions to win $895,000 ca tering

contracts for chartered schools and corporate accounts. Awarded $800,000 summer c amp contract. Facilitated conferences (25,000

in attendance), city-wide concerts, walkathons, and high profile fundraisers for both non -profit and private sector. Facilitator of

fellowship opportunities and social events for pastors and clergy organizat ion-The 4:11 Pastoral Network.

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Manager

BM Management at Ashton Park Apartment Texas City, Texas 2001-2004

Property management consisted of onsite manager of 400 units and the supervision of multi-sites consisting of 2500+ units.

Supervised staff in a 95% lease-up of a newly acquired management contract while re-branding the image of property within the local

community. Budgeted revenue growth working within the operating and recurring capital budgets. Responsible for submittal of

monthly reports to owners and the management company.

Regional Property Manager

Jones Future Management Houston, Texas 1995-2001

Orchestrated the rehabilitation of five critically troubled properties. Served on a committee of lead counsel regarding mergers,

acquisitions, and financial transactions. Wrote and awarded 1.5 million dollars in grants to ensure sustainability of HUD Wel fare to

Work Neighborhood Network Centers in Beaumont, Port Arthur and Houston Texas. The fulfilled objective was to provide

therapeutic and preventive services focused on the restoration of families and productive employment and societal relationshi ps.

Supervised three onsite Social Service Coordinators expediting programs with a social worker’s compassion blended with a corporate

manager’s productivity, fiscal responsibility and results.

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY

National Apartment Association Professional (NAAP)

Florissant Valley Community College Certified as Occupancy Specialist COS, Manager of Housing CMH,

Associate of Arts in Communications Manager of Maintenance CMM, Financial Manager CFM, Certified

Professional of Occupancy CPO

Sysco Foods

ServSafe Certified Mayor’s Neighborhood Partnering and Pilot Award

Houston Fine Art Institute

HUD Welfare to Work Consortuimship Board

Associate of Applied Science Diploma

CLIENT COMMENTS:

You’ve provided us with the best church food and hospitality in the cosmos and been a sheer joy to work with.

Dr. Vic Pentz, Senior Pastor of Peachtree Presbyterian Church

Your arrangement of various speakers, engaging our vendors and creating a fun learning environment were quite

impressive! Randy Harris, CEO of ChefAdvantage

You always go the extra mile to ensure that our students receive the best nutritional meals each day! Your attention

to detail does not go unnoticed! Principle Reginald Flenory, Imagine International Charter School

A million thanks for helping us celebrate AMIS’s 28th Anniversary! Your personal touches were very much

appreciated. Dr. Fahed Abu-Akel, Atlanta Ministry with International Students l

Your staff deserves accolades. This year’s global mission conference was a resounding success.

Jackie Maggi, Executive VP of Maggi & Associates

First indication that you are invaluable is that we raised over $10,000. The second is the fact that everyone wants

you for next year’s fundraiser! Clara Hackney, Director of Atlanta Day Shelter for Women and Children

The menu was superb! We received positive reviews on both the food and the presentation.

Phyllis Elbert, Community Relations Specialist at the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety

Your role as a key liaison in aligning team leaders and the congregant to our vision while being cognizant of the

Church’s needs is proof that you are God sent! Dr. Carolyn Vinson, Co-Pastor of Highpoint Christian Tabernacle

The rooms were ready for us, service smooth and you were always there watching over conference-goers to be sure

that every need was met. Robert Weingartner, Executive Director of The Outreach Foundation of the Presbyterian Church,

It was a perfect affair. We definitely want you to host our annual fundraiser again next year!

Marilyn Schramm, Secretary, The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary

Our team is still talking about your great food! Everyone is inquiring about The Sanctuary!

Wilhelmina Hammond, Account Specialist at Marta Transit

Wonderful hospitality, great food & time-liness. Anointed to serve others!

Dr. Terrance Johnson, Senior Pastor of Higher Dimension Church

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