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Marisa Hart

Amarillo,TX

Summary

Event planner and project manager with 7+ years of professional experience planning and executing both online and in person events that convene academic scholars to build coalitions and further develop their academic research. Expert in all facets of event planning including budget and timeline management with a constant eye towards process improvement opportunities that contribute to increased event efficiency, scalability, and superior audience experience.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager of Program Operations

Institute for Humane Studies Remote
06.2016 - 08.2023
  • Served as department leader by supporting a team of 3 direct reports to cohesively work towards driving and delivering timely results through event planning and execution
  • Planned and executed live and online academic events (budgets ranging from $500 - $75,000) geared towards university faculty and graduate student audiences including but not limited to timeline and budget management, program material creation, successful vendor relationships, and communication with internal/external stakeholders and program participants
  • Oversaw Program Department’s quarterly budget audit and projection process for all event budgets totaling 1.3 million dollars annually.
  • Identified, led, and supported process improvement projects geared towards improved efficiency and program scalability
  • Assisted with the execution of academic events nationwide by serving as on-site staff.

Events Director

Students For Liberty
05.2015 - 05.2016
  • West Region
  • Organized inaugural New Mexico Regional Conference for students interested in learning about the principles of economic and personal liberty and networking with like-minded peers (80 university students in attendance)
  • Worked with student volunteers (campus coordinators) to organize successful leadership forums in the region
  • Worked with student activists throughout the West region to organize on-campus activism events
  • Organized monthly activism events on NMSU campus

Communications Director

GOAL Advocacy
08.2015 - 12.2015
  • Managed organization website's daily blog content and social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) and served as a media contact for press releases
  • Helped facilitate volunteer phone-banking/door-to-door canvassing events
  • Assisted with volunteer recruitment

Research Intern

Cato Institute Washington DC
06.2015 - 08.2015
  • Worked on research projects and policy assignments for the Welfare policy department scholars
  • Assisted events/conference staff in successfully executing policy forums, conferences, and debates

Education

Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology

New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM
05.2016

Skills

  • Budget Management
  • Project Management
  • Event Coordination
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Strategic Planning
  • Staff Oversight
  • Microsoft Office
  • Asana
  • Zoom
  • Salesforce

Accomplishments

Graduate of the Atlas Network Leader Lab (2021)

Graduate of the Koch Associate Program (2017)

Graduate of the Koch Policy Fellows Program (2015)

NMSU Honors College - Crimson Scholar (2012-2016)

Timeline

Senior Manager of Program Operations

Institute for Humane Studies Remote
06.2016 - 08.2023

Communications Director

GOAL Advocacy
08.2015 - 12.2015

Research Intern

Cato Institute Washington DC
06.2015 - 08.2015

Events Director

Students For Liberty
05.2015 - 05.2016

Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology

New Mexico State University

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