Pamela Wuest

Experience

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  Starbucks

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2006

  Admin Assistant & Project Coordinator

  Provided administrative support for VP/Controller then for Regional VP in the field office. Led project teams for Holiday Roadshow and Northwest Zone conferences. Was retained as an independent contractor to manage Store Development's annual leadership conference including budget, travel, food & beverage, leisure activities, and all onsite logistics.

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  Danskin Women's Triathlon Series

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Expo Manager

  Managed sponsor communications and day-of logistics for sponsor reps, triathlete attendees & their friends & families.

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  American Lung Association

  Aug 2006 - Mar 2008

  Events Manager

  Led fundraising events with responsibilities for event marketing & communications, volunteer management, procurement of donations, and event logistics.Climb for Clean AirTrek Tri-IslandAnnual Gala and AuctionBig Ride Pacific Coast

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  P.s. events

  Mar 2008 - Apr 2009

  Event manager

  Managed various fundraising events with responsibilities for event marketing & communications, volunteer management, procurement of donations, and day-of logistics.

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  Evergreen Escapes

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2009

  Escape Artist
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  Washington State Bar Association

  Feb 2009 - Feb 2015

  Development Specialist & Events Coordinator

  Responsible for Board of Governors meetings held around the state, annual Awards Dinner, and state-wide Access to Justice conference including budget, site selection, venue/hotel contracts, event orders, offsite dinners & events, speaker & liaison communications, and onsite event management.Provided development support to Washington State Bar Foundation, organizing Trustee meetings, planning donor appreciation events, and processing donor acknowledgements. Implemented and managed social media strategy to engage donors. Show less

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  Danskin Women's Triathlon Series

  May 2009 - Oct 2009

  Personnel Manager

  Hired and placed event staff, recruited & managed volunteers, conducted training sessions, coordinated all staff/volunteer communications, and managed all personnel through expo/packet pickup, course setup, and race day deployment and execution.

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  Running Evolution

  Oct 2010 - now

  Marathon Coach & Director of Adventures

  I coach a marathon training group, boot camps, track workouts & other fun running-related events & activities!Running Evolution offers classes for Marathon, Half Marathon, Couch to 5k and lots more. We'd love for you to join our community!Run. Smile. Evolve.

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  MOC&CO

  Feb 2015 - Sept 2016

  Account Manager

  Partnering with Fortune 500 organizations across the globe, MOC&CO produces full-service meeting and event programs that effectively deliver on strategic business objectives and provide outstanding experiences specially designed for your business and attendees.

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  P.s. events

  Sept 2016 - Jul 2018

  Freelance Meeting Planner

  Over 16 years’ experience in event and conference management with a focus on process management including budget oversight and experience in tactical operations for successful onsite event execution.Extensive and varied event management experience includes non-profit fundraising events, high-level Board meetings, state-wide educational conferences, and international retail leadership conferences to name a few.

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  Meetings & Incentives Worldwide, Inc.

  Sept 2017 - now

  M&IW is a global event management firm specializing in virtual, hybrid, and in-person experiences of all shapes and sizes as well as consulting and enterprise strategies. As an entrepreneurial organization, we place customers at the center of everything we do and prioritize their needs through our core values of quality, agility, flexibility, and innovation. M&IW is a third generation, privately held, certified Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) in business for more than 50 years. Our headquarters is located in Wisconsin, USA, and supported by a remote workforce across the US and in the UK, China, and Brazil. M&IW provides a portfolio of management services for meetings, events, incentives, conferences, and tradeshows. Those services include Event Management and Design, Event Sourcing, Attendee Registration and Reporting, Event Technology and Production, Creative Services, Event Marketing and Communications, Gifting and Engagement Strategies, Incentive and Recognition Solutions, Group Air Travel, On-Site Execution and Staffing, and Event Analytics. Our consulting and enterprise services include Technology Implementation and Administration, Meeting Policy, Process and Optimization, Third-party Governance, Executive Dashboards and Analytics, and Sustainability Best Practices and Tracking.In my role, I am responsible for delivering strategic solutions for meeting management services including budget management and financial oversight for my clients. Show less

  • Customer Success Manager

    Mar 2022 - now

  • Sr. Customer Success Lead

    May 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Account Lead

    Aug 2018 - May 2021

  • Global Project Manager (contractor)

    Sept 2017 - Jul 2018