ALISON DAVIS
Birmingham
Summary
A highly skilled and versatile marketing, event planning, and management professional with a proven track record of executing diverse marketing projects and high-impact events. Extensive experience in organizing and managing meetings, conferences, and trade shows, combined with strong expertise in strategic planning, problem-solving, and contract negotiations. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, developing marketing strategies, and executing flawless events from concept to completion. Known for excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills, with a focus on delivering exceptional results, fostering client satisfaction, and driving revenue growth.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Director of Operations
Oral Reconstruction Foundation
01.2022 - Current
- Implements and maintains systems and processes to present over 500 continuing education events each year
- Develops systems used to evaluate and approve each event, including reviewing proposals, confirming speaker qualifications, assessing the relevance of topics, and ensuring alignment with educational goals
- Creates standardized procedures for planning, scheduling, and coordinating each event that includes managing locations, ensuring necessary resources, promoting the events to participants through print and digital media, and budget management
- Implemented an efficient registration system for participants to register, track registration numbers, and manage payments
- Executes the events, ensuring all logistics are in place, which includes overseeing the event schedule and making real-time adjustments as needed
- Collects participant feedback after each event to assess its effectiveness, quality, and areas for improvement
- Uses this feedback to refine future events
- Ensures each event meets any required standards for continuing education credits, certifications, or accreditation by maintaining proper documentation and reporting
- Continuously monitors the systems in place, update processes based on feedback and adapt to changes in technology or educational standards
- Tracks monthly and yearly statistics to include contact database growth, event details, and digital marketing analysis
- Assists with yearly budget development and conducts monthly financial reviews for budget management and forecasting
Director of Education
Oral Reconstruction Foundation
01.2016 - 01.2022
- Directly responsible for the comprehensive planning, budget oversight, and operational execution of continuing education events
- This includes coordinating logistics, managing timelines, ensuring financial accountability, and ensuring seamless event execution, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet organizational objectives
- Successfully recommended, developed, and implemented effective marketing plans for generating event revenues
- Facilitated event educational development, site selection, and venue contract negotiations
- Managed production schedules, educational program content development, speaker recruiting, and onsite brand management
- Contracted and managed vendors including catering, decorating, entertainment, F&B, A/V, transportation, and security
- Implemented event management software programs to create an efficient and effective process to execute organized events
Manager, Meetings and Continuing Education
BioHorizons, Inc.
01.2006 - 01.2016
- Assumed responsibility for day-to-day management of event participation, event promotional pieces, and the event execution of trade shows and regional programs
- Oversaw marketing and event strategy to attendees and sponsors/exhibitors and coordinated design and implementation of campaigns
- Responsible for issuing continuing education credits to event attendees
- Handled all aspects of event logistics including equipment and labor, vendor coordination, shipping and drayage, signage, collateral, and F&B
Education
Bachelor of Science - Major in Marketing
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Skills
- Organization skills
- Event management & logistics
- Budget development and analysis
- Event marketing
- Creative spirit
- Project management
- Good communication skills
- Reliable and professional
- Excellent time management skills
- Team player
Timeline
Sr. Director of Operations
Oral Reconstruction Foundation
01.2022 - Current
Director of Education
Oral Reconstruction Foundation
01.2016 - 01.2022
Manager, Meetings and Continuing Education
BioHorizons, Inc.
01.2006 - 01.2016
Bachelor of Science - Major in Marketing
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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