Rebecca A. Rodriguez
Galloway,NJ
Summary
Creative, attentive, and experienced Event Coordinator and Educator seeking role at a reputable, positive, and established company. Dedicated professional offering twelve years of experience in hospitality and three years experience in post-secondary education. Exceptional time management and leadership skills with a main focus on customer experience and quality of service.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
TES, Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center
Stockton University
01.2024 - Current
- Coordinate symposiums, lectures, study tours, commemorations, and other events by communicating with Stockton's event services and catering departments as well as necessary outside vendors.
- Compile and forward all check requests to the foundation in order to pay vendors and reconcile charges made by the Holocaust Resource Center.
- Assist in providing tours of our exhibits to middle schools, high schools, college classes, faculty, and Atlantic county locals who wish to visit and learn.
- Attend all executive and planning committee meetings and take minutes.
Dining Room Manager & Event Coordinator
Stone Harbor Golf Club
10.2022 - 11.2023
- Managed lunch and dinner operations while synchronizing private banquets and golf outings.
- Designed all floorplans and coordinated modifications for events and special reservations. Created function sheets for staff to follow.
- Created and distributed schedule for assistant managers, bartenders, servers, etc. Maintained adequate coverage for all shifts.
- Hosted pre/post shifts with the team, focusing on a daily training topic to consistently improve and grow as hospitality workers.
- Implemented training program for front of house staff to maintain high standards of customer service. Created SOPs for service.
Event Coordinator
Atlantic City Country Club
02.2021 - 09.2022
- Booked the venue—by means of providing tours as well as conducting research/marketing—for weddings, functions, and golf outings by being both knowledgeable and trustworthy.
- Communicated with clients leading up to their event, created the banquet event order and presented to staff for execution.
- Ordered necessities for events such as linens, cakes, flowers, ice carvings, etc. Completed event order with guaranteed counts, settled any financial debts or credits.
- Assured day-of execution met the clients' vision, guided wedding ceremonies, and oversaw that vendors/kitchen staff met cues per the provided timeline.
Professor of Rhetoric and Composition
Rowan University
09.2018 - 12.2020
- Helped students develop critical reading, thinking, and writing skills by providing strategies that would successfully produce purposeful, literate, well-developed, and informed writing.
- Initiated, facilitated, and moderated classroom discussions.
- Provided thorough feedback to help students learn from their own writing.
Education
Master of Arts - Writing
Rowan University
Glassboro, New Jersey05.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Literature
Stockton University
Galloway, New Jersey05.2015
Skills
- Event Planning Knowledge
- Attention to Detail
- Critical Thinking
- Effective Decisiveness
- Guest Satisfaction
- Interpersonal Skills
Timeline
TES, Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center
Stockton University
01.2024 - Current
Dining Room Manager & Event Coordinator
Stone Harbor Golf Club
10.2022 - 11.2023
Event Coordinator
Atlantic City Country Club
02.2021 - 09.2022
Professor of Rhetoric and Composition
Rowan University
09.2018 - 12.2020
Master of Arts - Writing
Rowan University
Bachelor of Arts - Literature
Stockton University
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