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Sample_Resume_JennerA_v5.docxJenner Akamado
[email protected] / linkedin.com/in/jenner_akamado | 406-941-1826 | Bozeman, MT
Special Events Planner: Innovative and creative special events planner and operations manager with 7 years of experience in various university and corporate settings. Responsible for designing and planning a variety of special events—conferences, corporate meetings and retreats, weddings and birthday celebrations, and charity fundraisers—at an internationally renowned bioethics institute as well as for corporate and community groups. Flexible and attentive to detail, and capably resolve event exigencies with calm, critical thought that prioritizes client satisfaction.
Google Analytics Individual certification
LEED Green Associate
Event Management Certification from Univ. of San Diego
PC and Apple presentation technology
Microsoft Office Suite
Trilingual: English, Spanish, and French
Work Experience
Events & Operations Specialist | Montana State Institute of Bioethics | Bozeman, MT | June 2014– Present
Plan seminars, lectures, and community celebrations and propose new approaches to solving organizational problems. Manage operations and initiate review of event programs. Establish agendas for special events and collaborate with the internal Institute department to publicize events. Project event and operation budgets, initiate internal approval documents, and monitor expenditures.
Oversaw the inaugural 2016 Entomology & Etymology Symposium that brought together 200+ researchers.
· Organized “Keep Them Safe 2017,” a fundraising gala aiming to house underserved community members.
· Since FY 2014, reduced operating expenses by 3 % while increasing hosted events at the Institute by 14 %.
Associated Students, MSU Chief of Staff | Montana State University | Bozeman, MT | May 2010 – Apr 2014
Directed a team of 10+ student volunteers to achieve the ASMSU Executive team’s annual goals and developed innovative marketing strategies for several student government initiatives.
Created and delivered presentations that led to the approval of MSU’s $212 million Student Union in 2013.
Assisted event planning and execution of annual ASMSU Bobcat Achievement Awards.
Coordinated the end-of-the-year appreciation event for 200+ volunteer ASMSU Board members in 2014.
Community Service
Volunteer & Community Engagement Chair | Breast Cancer Action Network | Bozeman, MT | Since May 2016
Increased volunteer participation among Bozeman residents by 40 % from 2015.
Recruited and trained over 200 temporary volunteers from Montana State University for the Crazy Mountain 5K.
Fundraising Chair | Montana State University Disaster Relief Efforts | Bozeman, MT | Apr. – Sept. 2012
Achieved $550,000 in pre-event donations from Bozeman businesses and University alumni
Realized $400,000 in ticket sales from the We Need Relief gala at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.
Surpassed pre-event expectations for the gala auction, reaching over $375,000.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Spanish | Montana State University, Bozeman, MT | 2014
