Crystal Hall

Delivered a multi day provincial, accredited, strategic event, PCN (Primary Care network) Forum, with 500

attendees, including physician leaders, Alberta Health Services, government and other health care stakeholders

Duties:

• Managed all logistics of event budget, planning, booking, and promotions.
• Liaised with clients and committees to determine exact event requirements.
• Oversaw preparation and management of event budgets to deliver at or below project costs.
• Coordinated with sales and marketing teams to publicize and promote events.
• Nurtured and built relationships with vendors, venues and industry contacts to obtain best pricing and services for events.
• Trained and supervised event staff to complete tasks on time.
• Evaluated existing plans, processes and events planning services to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Developed detailed event reports, documenting all aspects of each event.
• Supported senior leadership by developing status reports on activities related to planning, scheduling, cancellation, inquiries, resourcing, risk mitigation, and proposal development for various events.
• Implemented contingency plans to address last-minute changes or unforeseen events.
• Developed and distributed event surveys to gather feedback and assess event success.

Launched & implemented several projects on time, on budget .

Escalated financial issues with vendor contract, came in on, or under budget

Duties:

• Provide analytical expertise with the planning, management and execution of assigned civil contracting projects for a cost-plus contract, with the objective of enhancing profitability, productivity and efficiency; meeting schedules, safety standards and “local involvement” requirements as established by client; maximizing equipment utilization; and achieving client satisfaction objectives
• Facilitated positive and productive relationships with all internal and external parties in order to maximize the project performance and results.
• Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows.
• Liaised between departments to facilitate communication and keep appropriate parties updated on project developments.
• Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
• Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.

Delivered provincial, accredited, strategic corporate events, ranging from 250-500 attendees, including physician leaders, Alberta Health Services, government and other health care stakeholders

Successfully supported the creation and implementation of a Primary Care Network zonal business unit (structural change), coordinated physician leadership, partners at Alberta Health Services and our team on the change management process

Duties:

• Led and developed training events, conferences, and workshops on a provincial level for Primary Care Network family physicians that included Continuing Medical Education credits
• Worked with the largest primary care transformation team in Canada, tasked with assisting with supporting family physicians to change the delivery of primary care
• Supported primary care physician leaders in change management to advance Patient Medical Home
• Assisted leadership in advocating and influencing in the interest of physicians
• Worked to ensure the voice of family physicians was heard while advancing policy on their behalf
• Drafted documents, PowerPoints, messaging and other content as required

Internal Event planner and Lead admin managing a team of admins in the human resources office

Duties:

• Lead all internal events from long service recognition, city wide corporate event challenges as well as Holiday galas across northern alberta where I managed all of the details from budget creation, approval, payable and receivable funds, program management and all entertainment and design
• Managed a team of admins to ensure all office duties were carried out in the appropriate time frame and quality required.
• Assisted the payroll department, filing, data entry, employee file management and tracking, reception coverage as well as being the 1st point of contact for all HR-related inquiries
• I handled employment contracts, recruitment and setting up and assisting in interviews for open positions.