Gina Phillips
Del Mar,CA
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Student Affairs
Life Purpose Institute
San Diego, CA
08.2020 - 03.2026
- Main point of contact for students and instructors.
- Develop and implement student support programs to increase retention rate.
- Oversee student communication including final certification process.
- Manage Thinkific Learning Portal program as well as Master Student Files.
Events Manager
Visa, Inc.
Foster City, CA
12.2014 - 10.2021
- Managed live and virtual logistics for the annual Visa Chip Vendor Forum.
- Responsible for external vendor research, selection and contract negotiation.
- Maintained procurement records; purchase orders invoices, contracts.
- Approval Services Dept.
Events Manager/ C-level Executive Assistant
Selling Power Magazine
Fredericksburg, VA
05.2010 - 05.2020
- Provided executive/personal support to CEO/Founder and our VP of Sales & Marketing.
- Key point of contact for all sponsors and speakers: responsible for all deliverables.
- Managed vendor relationships, negotiated contracts to optimize event budgets contracts.
- Hired and trained temporary event support staff.
- Managed domestic and international travel; related expense reports.
- Generated event success metrics and all related reports via Insightly.
- Managed registration via Swoogo and RegOnline.
- Managed database via Salesforce, SAP and Keap.
- Collaborated with sales, marketing and editorial managers on magazine metrics as well as overall event execution.
- 3.0 Conferences
Timeline
Director of Student Affairs
Life Purpose Institute
08.2020 - 03.2026
Events Manager
Visa, Inc.
12.2014 - 10.2021
Events Manager/ C-level Executive Assistant
Selling Power Magazine
05.2010 - 05.2020