Corporate Event Coordinator
Music City Summit Group · Nashville, TN
Mar, 2022 · Present
• Lead end-to-end planning for 18 annual conferences and executive programs serving 6,500+ attendees.
• Negotiated hotel, AV, catering, and transportation agreements that reduced vendor spend 14% ($185K annually).
• Built $1.2M event budgets, tracked forecasts weekly, and closed programs within 2% of plan.
• Directed 25-person on-site teams and resolved escalations while sustaining 97% attendee satisfaction.
Event Manager
Cumberland Conference Partners · Franklin, TN
Jun, 2018 · Feb, 2022
• Produced 30+ regional conferences and incentive programs annually, coordinating 4,000+ room nights and complex run-of-show plans.
• Introduced vendor scorecards and competitive bids, improving on-time delivery to 98% across 42 suppliers.
• Managed $650K budgets and monthly reconciliations, identifying $72K in savings through package redesign.
• Increased sponsor renewal rate from 68% to 84% by expanding activation and reporting packages.
Event Coordinator
Vanderbilt Alumni Events · Nashville, TN
Aug, 2016 · May, 2018
• Coordinated 45 alumni receptions, donor dinners, and campus programs for audiences up to 1,200 guests.
• Maintained registration workflows in Cvent and Eventbrite, cutting check-in time 35% and data errors 22%.
• Partnered with development teams on $900K sponsorship and donor events, exceeding attendance goals by 18%.
• Trained 12 student ambassadors and volunteers on guest service, accessibility, and day-of protocols.