Connie Drake

• Coordinate community events and five annual festivals for the town, with attendance ranging from 500 to 30,000. Provide support to third-party external event organizers.
• Manage teams of 25-100+ staff, volunteers, and vendors.
• Liaise with community groups and not-for-profit associations, creating new partnerships and strengthening existing ones.
• Create community event initiatives and experiences; collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to recruit sponsors for events, plan the scope of involvement, financial tie-ins, and promotional aspects for mutual benefit.
• Secure funding through effective grant writing for multiple events.
• Collaborate with stakeholders such as community groups, local media, town staff, management, and government organizations.
• Strategize event logistics, and identify potential challenges.
• Lead pre-event meetings, safety orientations, and key stakeholder meetings.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, and legal requirements, minimizing risk and liability.
• Emcee for multiple events, for small to large audiences.
• Completed all-hazards incident management training and certified in ICS 400 and First Aid.
• Special interest in emergency social services.

• Manage accounts payable efficiently.
• Maintain accurate financial records.
• Handle payroll accounting tasks.
• Oversee HR duties effectively.
• Liaise with provincial and federal government branches.
• Monitor progress by establishing plans, budgets and measuring results.

Executive Committee Member; one of five directors responsible for providing direction to the Board of Directors.

As the Promotions Director:

• Organized events related to the executive committee's initiatives.
• Developed strategies to increase brand awareness among target audiences.
• Supervised promotion and marketing teams.
• Developed a sponsorship program to be executed by the Friends of the Games Director and the Games Manager.
• Attended trade shows and other events to engage with potential business partners.
• Developed and implemented marketing plans for promotional campaigns.
• Drafted content for emails, newsletters, website pages and other digital platforms.
• Organized promotional materials such as press kits, flyers, posters.
• Scheduled and coordinated promotional activities, including radio interviews, print ads, and online promotions.
• Created a calendar of events for the promotion and celebration of the Alberta Summer Games.

• Collaborated directly with Mayor, Council, CAO in professional manner.
• Reviewed and refined content of reports from multiple departments prior to Council submission.
• Engaged effectively with various tiers of Government.
• Managed all necessary preparations for meetings.
• Handled confidential documents with discretion.
• Coordinated catering services for various functions, including Council and Committee meetings.
• Produced and distributed memos, newsletters, and other forms of communication.
• Oversaw election activities for municipal elections.
• Executed duties as clerk for the Assessment Review Board.