RACHEL BURTON THE WOODLANDS, TX 77382

281.851.9901 RACHELLBURTON@GMAIL.COM

CAREER OBJECTIVE To continue my career with a position in association management and event planning that utilizes my communication, customer service and follow-through skills.

Ability to work with people from different cultural and professional backgrounds. Collaborates with colleagues to contribute to a cooperative workplace environment Excel at forging good working relationships with other employees and vendors.

SUMMARY 12+ years of events experience with a history of exceeding expectations across diverse industries. Develop interpersonal relationships with staff, vendors and all levels of management to ensure trust

and integrity. Ability to learn new industries quickly and assimilate products and services. Performs well under pressure and against deadlines, while able to create and execute detailed timeline

of all tasks. EXPERIENCE VillaSport Athletic Club and Spa; The Woodlands, TX Marketing and Community Outreach Coordinator, May 2015 – Present Responsible for sourcing and coordinating approximately 40 community outreach and charitable

activities to build and maintain community wide awareness of the VillaSport brand. Outside sales position responsible for recruiting, contract negotiation, servicing, and maintaining a

quality base of affiliate partners to provide a value-added benefit to VillaSport members. Create informative and engaging presentations tailored accordingly for the anticipated live audiences and prospective clients.

Manage a quality base of 150+ affiliate partners and maintain positive relationships with current and new clients.

Conduct research on local community and charitable events, health fairs, exhibitions, trade shows, etc. to identify positive outreach and promotional opportunities.

Identify 90 days in advance two or more community events and develop a suitable quarterly calendar for VillaSport participation along with the proposed plan/budget for involvement.

Veterans Affairs Physician Assistant Association; The Woodlands, TX Executive Director; November 2014 - Present Management of a membership database with 300+ members. Researched, developed and manage database for member management. Manage all funds for association. Manage and direct meeting and conference operations. Execute the program timeline. Prepared

operating budget. Created and executed registration process including website creation, registration form, and attendee

correspondence. Reconciled meeting budget and prepare wrap-up reports as requested.

VillaSport Athletic Club and Spa; The Woodlands, TX Membership Sales Director; February 2013 - February 2014 Responsibilities include but are not limited to; Managing all aspects of the sales team including new

membership sales and membership retention, weekly membership sales and cancellation reports.

Consistent in meeting and/or exceeding monthly sales goals and increased club membership 10% from 2013 to 2014.

Leading weekly sales meetings to create a productive, motivated and positive sales team. Responsible for Community Outreach Programs; Planning, creating and implementing the grass roots

marketing campaign which includes attending community events; managing donations to local charities; local marketing through various publications.

Created an environment for excellent customer service thru teamwork and leadership.

International Meeting Managers; Houston, TX Meeting and Event Manager and Association Coordinator; May 2010 – July 2012 Responsible for all aspects of the Dysphagia Research Society (DRS) Annual Meeting and IACP

Educational Conference and Compounders on Capitol Hill Annual Meeting. Managed and directed all event, meeting, and conference operations. Developed and executed to the

program timeline. Prepared operating budget and meeting profile and tracked and pay bills relative to each program.

Created and coordinated marketing pieces to include registration brochures, final program books, abstract review processing and printing.

Created and executed registration process including website creation, registration form, and attendee correspondence.

Managed trade show and exhibit component and maintain exhibitor and sponsor relations. On site event management including supervising permanent, temporary and volunteer staff.

Reconciled meeting budget and prepare wrap-up reports as requested. The Woodlands Country Club; The Woodlands, TX Member Programming Manager; November 2007 – October 2009 Managed golf tournaments, member events and golf and tennis association tournaments and events. Worked with clients to create unique event programs while providing exceptional customer service. Created new events as well as revive traditional events for the club. Contracted and negotiated event

service providers. Created event budgets and executed within budgetary guidelines. Created marketing materials for

events.

The Long Beach Museum of Art; Long Beach, CA Manager of Special Events and Corporate Relations; February 2003 – September 2006 Event logistical coordination for all Museum internal events including Museum annual fundraisers,

corporate sponsor meetings, festivals, concerts, exhibition openings and promotional events. Increased net income for Art Auction XI, the museum biannual event, by 58%. Negotiated exclusive

rates and contracts with event service providers. Worked with graphic designer to create and implemented marketing materials including

advertisements, invitations, signage and programs and event time line from conception to execution. Developed key relationships with corporate clients and city organizations.

EDUCATION California State University, Long Beach Bachelor of Arts, Recreation and Leisure Studies, 2000 SKILLS Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, Power Point), Apple Programs and Software, general knowledge of Adobe InDesign and Illustrator, Various membership, meeting and catering databases REFERENCES Available upon request