Rose Portera

Experience

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  Consorta, Inc.

  Oct 2000 - Apr 2008

  Meetings and Exhibits Manager

  Led and managed the meetings and sponsorship functions of the $5.2 billion healthcare group purchasing organization with primary responsibilities for the annual conference and the exhibition component. Duties also included: creating and implementing an integrated conference marketing communications program, crafting exhibit marketing plans, and developing new revenue streams for the conference. Generated sales for The Source: Strategies & Solutions for Supply Chain Success and EverGreen: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing for Healthcare, which were circulated to every hospital, health system, and integrated delivery network (IDN) across the country. Show less

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  American Society of Anesthesiologists

  Oct 2008 - Apr 2015

  Exhibit Sales & Operations Manager

  Directly responsible for identifying and securing exhibitors and corporate sponsors for the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ annual meeting, which is attended by more than 14,000 health care professionals in anesthesiology and related professions. Responsible for selling exhibit space to more than 300 exhibiting companies, as well as developing and executing sales strategies for corporate sponsorships. Consistently exceeded sales goals year-after year. Coached, mentored, and supervised exhibit’s team to promote individual, departmental, and organizational success. Show less

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  Emergency Nurses Association

  Jan 2016 - Oct 2020

  Education Sales & Operations Manager

  Provided strategic direction and execution of sales operations through the development of plans and goals and team member oversight to ensure business development targets were achieved. Responsible for achieving sales goals by selling continuing education and training products into medical and academic markets while supporting ENA's vision and mission.Developed and maintained appropriate budgets to support organization's strategic and operational plans. Provided oversight for corporate relations programs (affinity program) member benefit, ensuring strong relationship management and consistent execution of deliverables. Show less

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  Allured Business Media

  Feb 2022 - Oct 2022

  Events Manager

  Global information leader in theCosmetics, Fragrance, Flavors,Medical Aesthetics andProfessional Skin, Hair andNail Markets.

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  EShow Event Management Solutions

  Nov 2022 - now

  Exhibit Product Specialist