KATHLEEN UNGER

Compass Group is a leading hospitality company providing many Fortune 500 companies amentity services

• Produce and execute full life-cycle events including: Open Forums, Town Halls and Leadership Conferences for up to 700 attendees to ensure Key Stakeholders and Business Units generate successful messaging and outcomes
• Coordinate all logistics for clients including appropriate conference spaces, catering and multimedia to engage and enhance meeting objectives
• Design marketing brochure and bespoke team-building offerings to increase engagement and provide opportunities for corporate social responsibility for all employees
• Oversee a staff of 8 employees and develop milestones for growth and recognition

GDC Rentals (Ginsburg Development Companies is a leading Real Estate Development Company in Westchester & Rockland counties)

• Created and produced 18-20 events per month with 30 – 300 attendees to ensure resident retention across 6 luxury properties
• Provided white-glove support to over 1,500 residents in addition to high profile attendees including: Governor Hochul, Senator Schumer and County Executives and other influential political leaders at various events
• Managed projects and budgets for each property ranging from $30k - $75k for the year
• Designed all marketing content including flyers, emails and distributed across all channels
• Tracked participation and ensured quality control for all events and determined value of each event and retention rate
• Implemented volunteer projects and fundraising opportunities for residents to increase social impact in their communities including: Razom, Food Drives, Wreaths Across America, Yoga Veteran Project and Toys for Tots

Boutique marketing and events company providing clients with noteworthy experiences

• Produced, designed and planned events including all logistics (Venue, Food, RSVPs, A/V, Transportation & Entertainment)
• Onsite management of events including vendors, volunteers and staff
• Managed vendor relationships to leverage pricing and consistent value and products
• Created marketing materials including: Email Blasts, Ad Placements, Conference Books, Fact Sheets and Presentations
• Performed outreach to facilitate networking and partnership opportunities for various events
• Updated websites with sponsor logos, speaker headshots, bios and all logistics
• Generated reports to determine ROI for events and retrieve feedback from attendees to enhance future engagements

CECP (formerly Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy is the leading networking organization supporting Fortune 500 companies and their philanthropic efforts)

• Planned and executed 250+ attendee conference with over 50+ C-Suite Level Speakers from leading non-profits
• Produced Keynote session with influential speakers including: Duncan Niederaur (CEO/NYSE), Bob Woodruff (Journalist / Bob Woodruff Foundation) and Jake Wood (Founder / Team Rubicon) for panel “Reintegrating Veterans into the Workforce”
• Developed relationships with key external and internal stakeholders to ensure all objectives were executed
• Coordinated sponsorship incentives including programming and marketing collateral for: Allstate, Citibank, GE, ING, Johnson & Johnson, KPMG, Microsoft, Newman’s Own, PWC, State Farm, Target, and United Health Group
• Recruited volunteers to staff plenary and breakout sessions from NYU, Columbia and Net Impact
• Managed budget and negotiated with vendors to ensure projects stayed in line with estimates

SMH Capital (Sanders Morris Harris) is a Middle Market Bank based out of Houston, TX focusing on oil & gas companies

• Executed events to drive revenue and increase visibility in the middle market banking industry including: conferences, seminars and forums with up to 700+ attendees in addition to internal events (Holiday Parties & Networking events)
• Negotiated BEOs with venues for conferences, seminars and forums with hotels and exclusive clubs
• Arranged client entertainment events including exclusive dinners, golf outings and season tickets to the NY Mets games
• Managed vendors for décor, audio visual, transportation and entertainment
• Facilitated sponsors and managed all event materials for distribution at appropriate venues
• Liaison for over 100 CEOs & CFOs as speakers at Investor Growth Conference
• Updated website for content including articles, bios and events
• Reconciled budgets and provided estimates in line with actual allocations
• Created marketing calendar for Institutional Sales Team to leverage relationships and develop new business contacts