Laurie Green

·  Managed fitness and wellness programs that serves over 5,600 students, faculty and staff including program development, marketing, and evaluation

·  Supervised team of fitness instructors including hiring, scheduling, training, and evaluation

·  Built brand recognition through program and class name changes that connect fitness to the university

·  Created and executed promotional events to generate program awareness including Bear Fit on the Bear Paw

·  Increased program attendance by 53% in five months through marketing efforts and new programs

·Followed budget to purchase necessary fitness equipment

·  Utilized social media to promote Fitness and Wellness events

·  Coordinated with Conference Services to reserve spaces in 5 campus venues

·  Collaborated with American Collegiate Intramural Sports to implement promotional activities

·  Actedas the university’s representative in hosting Aerobics and Fitness Association of America certifications

·  Presented informational seminars to as many as 300 people on the benefits of fitness and wellness at the “Health and Happiness in Hard Times: Access, Affordability, Action”

·  Strategized future programming needs throughout the transition into a larger facility

·  Formulated and applied training program and devised complimentary manual

·  Defined position in functional area manual to streamline department for replacement

Administrative Tasks

• Created microsites or small websites within VisitKC.com that link to convention information for Cerner, National Baptist, NCAA Volleyball, NAACP, Barbershop Harmony Society
• Provided Member Extranet training to the Overland Park Convention Center and validated the value of a KCCVA membership
• Improved internal managerial documents using excel, PowerPoint, and CMS
• Improved Services PowerPoint and was then asked to create Housing PowerPoint to be used in client presentations
• Created binders with resources regional to the convention district and the Kansas City area as a whole for the Visitor Information Booths within the Convention Center

NAACP 101st National Convention

• Convention of over 10,000 diverse attendees with an estimated economic impact of $7.8 million
• Coordinated volunteer training for 1000 plus volunteers including assembly of volunteer packets, t-shirt distribution and acted as a point of contact
• Prepared for guest arrival with guest information tables and convention resource binders at airport, bus and train stations
• Assembled NAACP VIP and Volunteer Receptions for 1500 diverse guests

ForeKC Golf Tournament

• Used Excel spreadsheet to track donations and correspondence with donors
• Edited thank you note from organization and distributed to 150 participants
• Communicated the effective pricing of auction items

Children's Mercy Project

• Liaison between 40 area hotels and Children's Mercy
• Used Excel to organize donated room nights

SkillsUSA Convention

• Convention of over 15,000 students, faculty, and staff with an estimated economic impact of $15 million
• Attended pre- con, public officials meeting, and post-con to discuss plans for conference, city wide impact, and future improvements
• Organized internal informational binders with historical data and vendor information
• Assembled informational packets, buttons, and folders for volunteers, hotels, and attendees
• Monitored attendees upon entrance and tracked attendance of volunteer reception

Silpada Convention

• Convention of over 5,500 attendees with an estimated economic impact of $4.5 million
• Attended pre-con to learn about emerging technologies that created a living tornado within the auditorium

African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum

• United States Department of State hosted African ministers to help them learn about export driven growth and development of domestic markets
• Orchestrated two day site visit of 15 clients that led to the decision to host the international convention in Kansas City; facilitated meetings, tours, and transportation
• Utilized problem solving skills to find new tours to meet the client's needs
• Communicated with multinational attendees to assist United States Department of State with facilitation of tours at conference

Membership Project

• Reworking of external Member Benefits Guide, internal Policies and Procedures Manual, Member Care Plan, and attended related meetings

Club Plaza Visitors Center

• Coordinated expansion into Kansas City Visitors Center
• Created contact letter and mailings to over 600 members requesting promotional materials for the center
• Followed budget and collected, arranged and facilitated the display of brochures from over 200 area members
• Participated in discussion of layout and construction of visitor's center layout

Multicultural Guide publication 

• Edited and expanded guide with minority owned restaurants, markets, historical civil rights sites
• Edited 60 page guide for errors and wrote editorials

• Performed preliminary freelance planning and coordination of corporate events for two different locations
• Composed destination guidebooks for attendees to accommodate attendees and families needs
• Communicated with event attendees and implemented spreadsheet tracking system for reservations
• Developed itinerary for convention attendee's off-site activities including selecting sites, establishing contacts for reservations, and developing a budget

• Worked extensively with website development: html, editing, content management, and graphic design
• Developed a Wikipedia page to explain women's ministry and promote the website
• Assisted in coordination of promotional materials including inventory, processing, and shipping
• Participated in conference including volunteer coordination and product sales

• Performed tasks associated with 5 fundraising events such as CMN Annual Garage Sale, CMN Annual Gala, Dance Bear-A-Thon, Poker Run, Spooktacular, Scrub sales
• Marketed event information onto 10 community calendars on a weekly basis
• Used excel to track donations earned by each participant and managed monthly data entry
• Managed cash collection and monitored cash register usage
• Assembled donations by category and developed cohesive auction baskets
• Accumulated donated items from area businesses to prepare over-night bags for participants
• Distributed promotional flyers in a PR capacity
• Arranged event invitations and related mailings
• Developed manual for families with resources on travel, hotel, pharmacy, restaurant and hospital information for St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield

• Accountable for maintenance of $12,000 drawer including daily balancing ensuring accuracy
• Adapted to 5 different bank environments on a weekly basis
• Cooperated with supervisors and tellers to achieve internal objectives
• Formulated trusting relationships to ensure customer satisfaction