PEGGY HEISCH
Mount Horeb,WI
Summary
PROGRAM MANAGER Accomplished non-profit program manager with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Responsible for managing all aspects of Slipstream’s annual Better Buildings: Better Business Conference, one of the largest cold-climate residential conferences in the Midwest. Also played a key role in Slipstream’s market research work and coordinated complex field research site visit programs and conducted telephone interviews for various research projects.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Manager
Slipstream, Energy Center Of Wisconsin
Madison, W
01.2018 - Current
- Continued management of the Better Buildings: Better Business Conference until March 2020, when in-person events were halted indefinitely
- Managed all webinars and in-person events for the Education and Training Department using GoToWebinar and Zoom
- Led the development of all contracts with utility sponsors for yearly projects
- Included writing scope of work for each project
- Created and monitored all project budgets for the department
- Responsible for ensuring all sponsor deliverables are met and delivered on time and with high client satisfaction scores.
Project Manager
Energy Center of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
09.2005 - 01.2018
- Directed all activities required to produce the annual residential Better Buildings: Better Buildings Conference held in Wisconsin Dells with more than 900 participants
- The conferences featured over 50 breakout sessions, live demonstrations, robust expo, awards and recognition, and special events spanning over a three-day period
- Produced two conferences in Wisconsin and Illinois in 2012, 2013 and 2015
- Managed sponsor relationships, session development, meeting planning and managed team members and budget.
Project Administrator II
Energy Center of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
10.2000 - 09.2005
- Recruited members for the Daylighting Collaborative, a market transformation initiative targeting commercial building design professionals
- Produced the Collaborative’s bi-monthly newsletter, identifying content and expert authors
- Organized advisory council meetings and managed the Collaborative’s educational offerings.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Psychology, English
University of Wisconsin - Platteville
Platteville, WI05.1995
Skills
- Excellent verbal and communication skills
- Extensive background in customer service
- Budget planning and contract management
- Effective leader and team member
- Relationship building with sponsors and associations
- Experience leading cross-functional teams
- Coordinate and execute multitude of details and proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, Salesforce
- Ability to manage workload assignments and meet deadlines
- Organized and self-motivated
- Working autonomously or on team
- Budgeting and resource management
- Organized and self-motivated
- Working autonomously or on a team
- Budgeting and resource management
Timeline
Program Manager
Slipstream, Energy Center Of Wisconsin
01.2018 - Current
Project Manager
Energy Center of Wisconsin
09.2005 - 01.2018
Project Administrator II
Energy Center of Wisconsin
10.2000 - 09.2005
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Psychology, English
University of Wisconsin - Platteville
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