Ashley Valentine, CMP

Experience

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  WEDU

  Jun 2005 - Aug 2006

  Public Relations and Events Intern

  Responsibilities: • Assisted in planning and executing fundraising events, composed press releases to publicize events, designed and constructed a versatile media kit and assembled sponsorship packets.Personal Contributions and Accomplishments:• Assisted in notable events from commencement to implementation:• Be More Awards™ • Sojourn!

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  Yacht StarShip

  May 2007 - Sept 2008

  Charter Services Manager

  Served as the primary liaison between Sales, Operations, and the Clients to balance all aspects of the events ensuring that the event exceeded the clients’ expectations. • Moved to Boston, Massachusetts for a summer season, while continuing to carry out previously noted duties.• Additional duties in Boston included finding and coordinating housing and transportation for 16 core staff, participate in marketing at trade shows and networking events.• Took on responsibilities and duties for public reservations and served as the office manager in the new Boston office. Show less

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  The Florida Aquarium

  Mar 2009 - May 2016

  Responsible for leading the private event sales programs for all markets including corporate, convention, social, wedding, and picnic. Responsible for the coordination and management of all Sales related private events and part of a team responsible for over 300 private events annually which include social, corporate, convention, association and government markets that bring in over $2 million annually. Personal Contributions and Accomplishments:• Outstanding Service Award- Event Service Professional Association in 2012

  • Event Sales Manager

    Jun 2015 - May 2016

  • Sales and Events Coordinator

    Mar 2009 - Jun 2015
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  Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park

  May 2016 - Apr 2017

  Sales Manager
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  TradeWinds Island Resorts

  Apr 2017 - Dec 2018

  National Sales Manager

  As the National Sales Manager I was responsible for direct sales for groups of 20 rooms or more in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, Canadian and Sports Markets.

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  Hilton Tampa Downtown

  Dec 2018 - Apr 2020

  Senior Sales Manager

  Managed the Government and Association Market groups with 50-1200 rooms on peak, including Citywide Programs, for a downtown property with 520 sleeping rooms and 30,000 square feet of meeting space.

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  Hotel Alba Tampa, Tapestry Collection by Hilton

  Aug 2020 - Nov 2020

  Senior Sales Manager

  Solicited, managed and grew the Corporate, Corporate Catering, Government and Business Travel Markets. Created and executed sales strategies to develop and solicit specific accounts to achieve revenue goals

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  Visit Tampa Bay

  Nov 2020 - now

  National Account Director

  Responsible for Sales & Marketing to promote the Tampa Bay Area to Meeting Planners as a top destination for Conventions, Conferences and Gatherings. Responsibilities include sales, research, prospecting, lead generation, bid preparation, presentations, site visit execution, contract negotiation and relationship building. Mid-West Region and Fraternal Market.