ELISE PURSLEY
Boynton Beach
Summary
Dynamic professional with a proven track record at Anheuser-Busch, excelling in community engagement and event coordination. Skilled in event planning, communication, and relationship building, I successfully managed major fundraising initiatives and enhanced stakeholder collaboration, driving impactful results and fostering strong partnerships within the community.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales Associate
Snappy Turtle
Delray
10.2024 - Current
- Work on the sales floor helping customers and selling merchandise
- Organize store for major sales
- Manage inventory system
- Website work
Community Affairs Manager
Anheuser-Busch
St. Louis
02.2016 - 09.2024
- Plan and execute all volunteer activities
- Plan and execute fundraisers for charitable partners in St. Louis
- Build strong relationships with major charitable organizations including the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, YWCA, National Medal of Honor Museum, Tunnel to Towers, 9/11 Memorial and Museum, and others
- Manage Employee Giving Program
- Coordinate special events for partners
- Anheuser-Busch Foundation work
- Grant proposal tracking
- Oversee beer donations
- Manage Emergency Drinking Water donation program
- Oversee hand sanitizer donation program (COVID-19)
- Internal Activations Lead for Women in Beer (ERG)
- Create/plan internal and external communications for internal events, employee engagement, and major water deliveries
- Admin work for VP of Community Affairs (scheduling, correspondence, preparing presentations, data entry)
Special Events Team
Anheuser-Busch
08.2014 - 08.2015
- Assist wholesalers and distributors with setup and coordination of special events
- Interact with and educate consumers about Anheuser-Busch products
- Organize and coordinate event and travel arrangements for team members assigned to event
- Work with the brand teams to properly promote the brand on and off premise and at events
Account Manager
Trinity Real Estate Solutions
Dallas
02.2012 - 07.2014
- First point of contact for assigned clients, including the company’s largest client, Wells Fargo
- Use problem solving skills to ensure client satisfaction and increase revenue
- Help launch marketing campaign to attract new clients and generate new business
- Manage high volume of client calls and emails
- Negotiate new pricing structure for clients
Communications Intern
Bissell Homecare, Inc.
Grand Rapids
05.2010 - 08.2010
- Responsible for writing press releases and monitoring social media
- Created social media plan for new product launch-monitored and reported responses
- Assisted in the selection of a new advertising company for a new product launch
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Strategic Communication
Miami University
Oxford, OH05-2011
Skills
- Workday
- Canva
- Asana
- Microsoft Office
- Salesforce
- Engagement
- Stakeholder Collaboration
- Project & Program Management
- Website maintenance
- Event coordination
- Community engagement
- Relationship building
- Problem solving
- Exiger
- 3PM
- Slack
- Customer relationship management
Languages
Spanish
Professional
Affiliations
Tennis
Timeline
Sales Associate
Snappy Turtle
10.2024 - Current
Community Affairs Manager
Anheuser-Busch
02.2016 - 09.2024
Special Events Team
Anheuser-Busch
08.2014 - 08.2015
Account Manager
Trinity Real Estate Solutions
02.2012 - 07.2014
Communications Intern
Bissell Homecare, Inc.
05.2010 - 08.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Strategic Communication
Miami University