Tarshala Reece
Inglrwood
Summary
Dynamic Event Coordinator with a proven track record at Commerce Casino and Hotel, excelling in event logistics management and vendor negotiations. Adept at enhancing guest relations and driving business growth through innovative event concepts. Recognized for attention to detail and effective communication, consistently delivering successful large-scale events.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Event Coordinator/Administrative Assistant
Ironbar Entertainment
03.2022 - Current
- Coordinated travel and accommodations for staff and artist.
- Coordinated transportation and parking arrangements for staff and artist
- Utilized social media to promote events and increase attendance.
- Maintained inventory of office supplies and placed orders.
- Continually sought methods for improving daily operations, communications with clients, recordkeeping, and data entry for increased efficiency.
- Managed phone and email correspondence and handled incoming and outgoing email
- Brainstormed and implemented creative event concepts and themes.
Senior Event Specialist
Commerce Casino and Hotel
01.2022 - 05.2025
- Managed administrative logistics of events planning, event booking, and event promotions.
- Planned large-scale events such as trade shows, conferences and meetings.
- Managed event logistics and operations.
- Upheld best practices for budgeting, projects, timelines, and presentations while developing detailed planning strategies.
- Improved program productivity by closely monitoring performance and trends.
- Coordinated florists, photographers, and musicians for events.
- Interfaced with clients to understand event objectives.
- Brainstormed and implemented creative event concepts and themes.
- Supported senior leadership by developing status reports on activities related to planning, scheduling, cancellation, inquiries, resourcing, risk mitigation, and proposal development for various events.
- Researched and identified new vendors and suppliers to obtain competitive pricing.
- Trained and supervised event staff to complete tasks on time.
Kitchen Coordinator
Christ Centered Ministries
03.2018 - 05.2020
- Scheduled and received food and beverage deliveries, adhering to food cost and budget.
- Checked and tested foods to verify quality and temperature.
- Delegated food preparation duties down to cooks and followed up with cooks to verify proper preparation and production of meals.
- Implemented and maintained food safety and sanitation standards to establish safe handling and preparation of food.
- Designed and maintained menus to offer variety of high quality and consistency of dishes.
- Calculated prices of ingredients to monitor food costs and control expenses.
- Set and oversaw weekly
- Trained new hires in food handling and safety protocols to boost knowledge and performance.
- Directed food preparation and cooking activities to meet health and safety standards.
Education
Culinary Diploma/ ServSafe Management - Culinary/ Food Safety
St Joseph Center CTP
Venice, CA05-2019
High School Diploma -
Susan Miller Dorset High School
Los Angeles, CA06-1988
Skills
- Sales contract management
- Event sales
- Events logistics management
- Vendor and contract negotiations
- Guest relations
- Sales and marketing strategy
- Business growth
- Business administration
- Client meetings
- Proficient in Delphi
- Vendor negotiation
- Attention to detail
- Verbal and written communication
- Event setup and breakdown
- Food service
Timeline
Event Coordinator/Administrative Assistant
Ironbar Entertainment
03.2022 - Current
Senior Event Specialist
Commerce Casino and Hotel
01.2022 - 05.2025
Kitchen Coordinator
Christ Centered Ministries
03.2018 - 05.2020
Culinary Diploma/ ServSafe Management - Culinary/ Food Safety
St Joseph Center CTP
High School Diploma -
Susan Miller Dorset High School