SPECIAL EVENTS
My experience includes planning, producing, and promoting a variety of events that include: award ceremonies, competitions, anniversaries, fundraiser galas, exhibitions, conferences, press conferences, and benefit concerts. A partial events list includes:
• Eat Oregon Now Holiday Marketplace – showcase for emerging statewide food + beverage companies.
• Angel Food Pitchfest + Education Sessions – first-ever Oregon food + beverage investment fund, project included multi-week educational program for F&B entrepreneurs, culminating in a pitchfest for angel investment.
SF Bay Area local fashion designer awards
• Mercy Corps Global Headquarters Groundbreaking – media event to launch construction and renovation of historic Skidmore Fountain building for organization's new global headquarters.
• Alice Walker Benefit Reading – 25th anniversary benefit event for a domestic violence shelter and prevention agency.
• ONE Campaign Rally – international aid advocacy event held prior to U2 concert.
• Olympic Torch Relay – community celebrations along Olympic Torch route in Pacific Northwest, New York City and Atlanta – home to the Olympic Centennial Games.
• World Cup Soccer Celebration – kick-off event for first-ever US games plus a grassroots community outreach campaign to involve inner city youth in soccer as lead in to launch of Major League Soccer.
• Bay Area Corporate Commitment to Kids Awards – press conference and awards presentation recognizing outstanding corporate policies to benefit children and families.
Pre-concert fundraising reception• Bonnie Raitt Concert – pre-concert fundraising reception with the artist to benefit environmental group.
• Bay Area Food & Wine Festival – fundraiser for public TV/radio station featuring region's top 500 restaurants and wineries.
• The Art of Wine – winemakers' dinner featuring Oregon wines and chefs to benefit art and craft college.
• Earth Day 25th Anniversary – hands-on activities involving 225 community organizations.
• Climate Change Town Hall Meeting – scientific and public policy discussions with Timothy Wirth, US Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs.
• Table, Lamp + Chair – international furniture and lighting design competition and exhibition
MLK Day hands on volunteer projects
• Designed to Wear – national wearable art competition and runway show to benefit arts organization.
• Absolut Golden Shears Awards – black-tie fashion show and dinner honoring Bay Area fashion designers, sponsored by Absolut Vodka.
• San Francisco Design Awards – juried competition and exhibition of textiles, lighting, furniture and accessories by Bay Area designers.
• Holiday Caravan Tour – cause-related marketing events in top 60 US markets to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of America, sponsored by Coca-Cola.
• Hear Music Grand Openings – street concerts featuring local and national bands to celebrate opening of new music retail stores
Awards recognizing corporate commitment to kids
• Women's Vote 75th Anniversary – celebration including march and rally to commemorate women's suffrage.
• National Automotive Occupant Prtotection Campaign – Labor Day press conferences in four California cities to educate public on air bag safety for children.
• Celebrate Hope, Courage & Determination – 10th anniversary event with Nelson Mandela's grandson and Desmond Tutu's grandaughter to recognize affordable housing efforts in Portland.
World Cup Soccer youth participation events