Customer Service Management

Lynda Valliere

Expertise Event Management

Many years of experience producing and coordinating events for corporate, not-for- profit and charitable sectors; providing outstanding expertise which includes:

Specializing in strategic and logistical event planning with attention to cost efficiency and resource streamlining, in conjunction with effective event marketing to realize profits;

Successful conception and execution of unique events and precise project management - including corporate meetings, Stampeder buses, recognition parties, conventions, trade shows, Chuckwagon races, large scale festivals, fundraising auctions, gala planning and many golf tournaments. Accomplishments

Calgary Winter Festival - Organized several large (100 - 300ppl) events spanning five years, which included recruitment and training of 20 - 50 volunteers per event, site selection, advertising, budget control, obtaining donors/sponsors, booking entertainment, providing free transportation and traffic control at Westin hotel Calgary.

Calgary Stampede - 15 year volunteer in the downtown Rope Square tourist information booth and 4 years employment creating Stampede logo/corporate brand products in the Merchandising Department for committees and sponsors; Grey Cup Festival 1993 - Created and provided event management, volunteers, entertainment and transportation for seniors' to have lunch at the festival tent with Alumni Stampeders.

Political Events - Produced two fundraisers, for about 50 people each over the last year;

Current - Prostate Cancer Canada – Building Supervisor: volunteer leadership position over 15 people at the Step Up Challenge, Calgary, March 6, 2016. Education

University of Calgary – MGSO degree = Managing Society; consists of B.A. in Sociology and minor in Business Management.

Completed courses in and expertly run, all Microsoft Office programs, creative with art/photo editing (Adobe, Photoshop, Picasa), proficient in on-line tasks and familiar with social media.

68 Franklin Drive SE

Calgary, Alberta T2H 0T9

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A corporate and not-for-profit professional; possessing an outstanding range of expertise in: event management, project management, retail, marketing and volunteer management.