Mariette Haras

• Updated course outcomes, assessments, and course curriculum.
• Developed engaging course materials for diverse student populations.
• Develop and execute corporate events, and conferences for the college.
• Research changing trends and technology in the industry to make courses most relevant.
• Facilitated teamwork among students, critical thinking, and developing innovation within the classroom and hands-on at events.
• Quarterly PAC meetings with community businesses to ensure course content is relevant.
• Evaluated students performance using innovative methods.

• Directed large-scale event planning and execution for diverse client needs.
• Collaborated with vendors/stakeholders such as AV, caterers, florists, rentals, venues, non-traditional venues, prop houses, entertainers, transportation, securing services and negotiate contracts effectively.
• Develop event budgets to ensure the financial feasibility of events, as well as to track and analyze post-event reports.
• Manage company profit/loss.
• Virtual and hybrid events.
• Sponsorship management.
• Developed ideas and creative concepts that fulfill the objective of the event. 3D floor plans.
• Risk management controls.
• Marketing events through social media trends, gorilla advertising.
• Motivate, teach, and manage a diverse team of event professionals within the company. Cultivated and maintained positive working relationships that fostered innovation.
• Oversaw daily administrative tasks such as payroll processing, accounts payable and receivable management.
• The client base included Fortune 500 companies and the technology industry.
• Logistics schedules, stage script, timeline, and critical path development.
• Event contracts with Waterloo Inn and Country Heritage Park as the premier event planner.

The client list includes Blackberry, SAP, OpenText, Manulife, Piller's Foods, Fergus Highland Games, and Challenger Motor Freight. Grand River Hospital Foundation.