
Timeline
About me
Senior Sales Manager at DoubleTree by Hilton
Education

Florida atlantic university
2011 - 2015Bachelor of business administration (bba) hospitality managementActivities and Societies: University Honors Program, University Honors Peer Mentor, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.

Florida atlantic university
2017 - 2019Master of business administration - mba hospitality administration/management graduate
Atlantic technical center
2007 - 2011Technical degree commercial foods and culinary artsActivities and Societies: National Honor Society
Experience

Florida atlantic university
Jan 2013 - May 2013Front desk assistantSign students in for their tutoring appointments, create appointments for students.

Hampton
Apr 2013 - Jun 2015Front desk agentCheck-in guests, make reservations, handle guest complaints/requests, handle cash transactions. I have also been learning about sales for over 1 year including responding to RFP's, creating contracts, updating information into Hotel SalesPro software, etc.

Boca raton resort & club, a waldorf astoria resort
May 2014 - Aug 2014Marketing intern
Doubletree by hilton
Jun 2015 - Feb 2016Shift managerEnsure the proper performance of employees by ensuring employees complete all tasks and duties assigned to them, resolve all guest complaints using the Make it Right service to ensure each guest is satisfied, and run shift reports to ensure hotel profitability as well as customer relationship reports to fulfill each guest’s requests.

Embassy suites
Feb 2016 - Feb 2022Catering Manager
Aug 2018 - Feb 2022Event Services Manager
Jun 2017 - Aug 2018Sales Assistant
Feb 2016 - Jun 2017

Doubletree by hilton
Feb 2022 - nowOversee and manage groups of 10+ rooms on peak, including Government, Corporate, and SMERF markets, as well as all Local and Social Catering events. Managed the Local and Social Catering Market and oversee all groups with 20 or fewer rooms on peak
Senior Sales Manager
Feb 2023 - nowCatering Sales Manager
Feb 2022 - Feb 2023
Licenses & Certifications

Cpr certified
Broward cprJan 2020
Onq r&i
HiltonFeb 2016
Onq property management
Hilton worldwideApr 2013
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Tara Wengert2024 Sales Excellence Achiever Hilton Worldwide Feb 2025 Consistently exceeded expectations and fulfilled annual target for 2024
- Awarded to Tara WengertPhi Kappa Phi- Love of Learning Award Phi Kappa Phi May 2017
- Awarded to Tara WengertTourism Cares Scholarship Recipient Tourism Cares May 2017
- Awarded to Tara WengertPalm Beach Hotel & Lodging Association Scholarship Palm Beach Hotel & Lodging Association Sep 2014
- Awarded to Tara WengertAH&LEF Scholarship - Apr 2014 American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation scholarship from America's Lodging Investment Summit.
- Awarded to Tara WengertPhi Kappa Phi Scholar 2014 - Apr 2014
- Awarded to Tara WengertElite Owl Scholarship Florida Atlantic University Aug 2011 A first-time-in college scholarship based on academic achievement and competitive pool of applicants.
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