Marisa Pennington

**** ******** ******● San Diego, CA 92101 ● Phone: 410-***-**** ● E-Mail: ac06z1@r.postjobfree.com

Experience

Guild Mortgage San Diego, CA Oct 2016- April 2017

Executive Assistant to CEO

• Managed all communications, expense reports, meetings, calendars and travel arrangements

• Prepared and organized presentations, files/reports and legal documents

• Managed event coordination for high-end meetings and executive retreats

• Supported other executives; SVP Chief Marketing Officer, EVP Loan Administrator, EVP Secondary

Markets and SVP Business Development

• Received 2016 Marketing Servicing Partnership Award

MP Events and Marketing

San Diego, CA Jan 2014 - Current

Principal and Founder

• Monarch Arredon Contemporary Gallery: EA to CEO; Responsible for marketing, PR and event coordination

• La Jolla Country Day School: Assistant Manager for annual gala, responsible for silent auction and website, volunteer committee relations, vendor selection, contract negotiations and on-site management. Raised over $700k

• Millenium Health: Managed educational training program for new hires and assisted Director of New Hires

• Carling Communications: Managed RFP process and contract negotiations for a medical healthcare company

• NuVasive: Welcomed visitors, answered all inquiries and maintained employee and department directories

• WorldTek: Managed the day-to-day operations including communications with the hotel staff, trade show vendors and clients for the International Aviation Conference in Istanbul, Turkey

• Qualcomm: On-call event manager for conferences, seminars and large scale specialty events

• Towson University: Assisted with coordination and management of over 20 commencements and Special Olympics

• WeDay: Talent coordinator and leader of temporary staff for major Hollywood charity event

ACTE

Alexandria, VA Sept 2013 - Dec 2013

Interim Event Coordinator for Washington DC, Atlanta, and Barcelona Educational Conferences

• Managed meeting schedules, speaker’s bios, venue details, website updates using Wordpress, arranged all transportations for keynote speakers and 500 guests for an offsite location and created itineraries and surveys

• Coordinated all proposals and logistics including contract negotiations, site visits, AV and menu planning

• Responsible for hotel booking and rooming list, communicating with hotel staff, venues and vendors

City Club of Washington

D.C. Washington, D.C. April 2011 - Sept 2013

Event Director Assistant

• Responsible for sales, cold calling, producing presentations, on-site tours and presenting the venue at trade shows

• Supervised all event logistics including set up, breakdown and final accounting

• Established and maintained new sales channels including print, digital and social media platforms

• Received certification in Professional Selling Skills; increased sales by 30% and strengthened customer relationships The Madison Loews Hotel Washington, D.C. Feb 2010 - March 2011 Full Time Front Desk Agent

• Greeted guests, provided prompt and courteous service and handled disputes

• Awarded highest ranking for guest satisfaction in April 2010, nominated for employee of the month in August 2010, highest up-selling sales for summer 2010

Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center

National Harbor, Maryland Sept 2008 - April 2009

Interim Conference Coordinator

• Executed and facilitated meeting logistics for social and corporate events (from 10 – 20,000 people)

Education

University of Delaware, Newark, DE Sept 2004 - May 2008

BS Hotel Restaurant Institution Management, Minor in Leadership

Received Marriott certification for Hotel Management Practicum Course

Swiss School of Hospitality and Tourism, Chur, Switzerland Fall 2005

Skills & Certificates

• Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, WordPress, Constant Contact, Survey Monkey, Cvent, Etouches, Indesign, Photoshop, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest

• Certificate of Achievement of FEMA Introduction to Incident Command Center and FEMA National Incident Management Systems; Crowd Management Training Certificate from the National Association State Fire Marshals

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