Adrienne Phillips

Experience

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  Self-Empolyed

  Jan 2013 - Jun 2019

  Freelance Wedding Planner

  • Meet with clients to inquire about their vision for the event• Develop event décor and ambiance in venue• Produces wedding timeline and relays plans to all parties involved• Coordinate every aspect of plan during event• Cue wedding processional timing/progress event through the day• Answer any questions guests/vendors have before/during/after event• Breakdown and clean up facilities after events are finished

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  Real Estate Agent

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Social Media and Marketing Intern

  • Assessed social media presence and proposed improvements• Maintained social media accounts• Redesigned agent's website which led to a noticeable increase in traffic to the website• Assisted in creating summer event calendar• Marketing strategies resulted in increased clientele

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  Virginia Tech

  Jun 2020 - Aug 2021

  Event Services Office• Advise over 400 student organizations and departments on the concepts of advanced planning, coordinating logistics, budgeting, and working with university departments for successful events.• Assist in overall vison and implementation of student programming events for Student Affairs; collaborate with various departments toward programming efforts. • Schedules event spaces which includes but is not limited to; meeting rooms, major venues, campus common space, audio-visual equipment, and program support material.• Meet with students and departments to discuss proposed events; inform and interpret policies related to their events; identify and help mitigate problem areas in proposed plans.• Coordinate the processing of requests for approval of events that include any liability concerns with Grounds/Facilities, University Police, Physical Plant, Parking Services, Risk Management, and other university support offices, as well as local, county, and state agencies.• Trouble shoot problems and resolve conflicts with clients after event when a policy has been broken.• Manager of War Memorial Chapel coordinating all aspects of weddings from start to finish.• Develops and administers comprehensive employee training for chapel interns; regularly prepares, assesses, and updates employee reference and training support materials; manages employee records. Show less • Designed, organized, and launched the Food Truck Program system to contribute to the food demand on campus during COVID – 19. • Partnered with EHS, Risk Management, Grounds, and Procurement in the successful program execution.• Established working relationships with potential and selected food truck vendors, addressed concerns, comments, and questions, explained procedures, and communicated standards and operational expectations.• Developed vendor contract to uphold university guidelines.• Scheduled food trucks and resolved unexpected cancellations and conflicts. Show less

  • Reservations Coordinator - Chapel

    Jun 2019 - Aug 2021

  • University Food Truck Program Manager

    Jun 2020 - Sept 2020
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  Sweetwater Branch Inn

  Nov 2021 - now

  Director of Events & Catering