Wendy Gamble

• Lead the strategic development and implementation of a comprehensive event and hospitality services
  model for the campus
  ▪ Primary facilitator for all government, dignitary and VIP protocol official visits
  ▪ Accountable to provide business development, event leadership and execution for; President's Office,
  Department of University Advancement, Office of the Vice-President Research International, University Relations, and collaborations with University Health Network, Women's College Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital and supporting designate partners
  ▪ Key focus on donor and key stakeholder support, for financial and objective success on all event
  platforms
  ▪ Facilitate and collaborate on digital event planning to support client requirements
  ▪ In depth focus and implementation of procurement sourcing for a multitude of service vendors and contract execution
  ▪ Responsible for the successful team planning and comprehensive service function to benefit the campus community and generate revenue.

• Responsible for managing, organizing, and coordinating all aspects of a diverse variety of events, activity and event facilities at the university
  ▪ Provide initiative in a wide range of business development and partnership initiatives
  ▪ Deliver event strategy for each stakeholder, tourism partners or external agency as per program
  requirement
  ▪ Oversee key areas in recruitment and training to hospitality services, customer relationship
  management, event management, audio visual, and training of event hospitality staff and volunteer
  teams
  ▪ Accountable for the administration and budget management for two business units - $2million+
  ▪ Support a direct repour to the COMMS teams for social media exposure as well as marketing the services
  of Events Victoria
  ▪ Key departmental clients included Gift Giving, Donor Relations, Alumni Affairs Development and
  partnerships, within the philanthropic environment
  ▪ Lead facilitator for all government, dignitary and VIP protocol official visits
  ▪ Accountable for the university in key areas that include but not limited to: procurement of vendor/leasing agreements, digital event collaboration including livestreaming activations

• Full project management, full hospitality execution, as well as the creative, strategic planning for execution success, both local, national and global experience
  ▪ Design a complete evaluation of the proposed event; forecast event budget and revenue in obtaining financial targets
• Contributor in the development of a volunteer data base, support internal
  teams and key stakeholders vision
  ▪ Research the latest and current trends in technology in both virtual and
  in-person events
  ▪ Team lead on all event protocol, VIP and Dignitaries site arrivals and security supervision
  ▪ Overall success in ensuring a strong cohesive team-oriented environment, which is established each time with the strength to work independently

• Responsible for the overall venue management of the events planning and delivery team, with a focus on customer service, organization, and efficiency, at the global level
  ▪ Project lead for annual capital projects, event donor outreach, annual Gala fundraiser festivities
  ▪ Work closely with the Museum’s operations, sales and programming teams to ensure that high quality events that specifically strive to enhance visitor experience
  ▪ Support all retail sales through corporate collaboration & marketing outreach
  ▪ Venue representative in executing all VIP, Dignitary and Government official visits
  ▪ Accountable for executing external vendors contracts including security, hospitality design, catering,
  decor and staffing agencies for premium event execution
  ▪ Lead and train volunteer program, for both internal and external events platform

▪ Responsible for the budgeting, forecasting, sales and daily operation of the business
▪ Achieved annual sales targets of $1.5 million
▪ Managed daily event and meeting logistics, protocol and production client requirements for 150 plus events
▪ Oversee all administration process, maintaining files, contracts, financial transactions
▪ Supervised a team of ten staff, numerous volunteers, to guarantee unsurpassed customer service practices
▪ Weekly strategic meetings with senior management development team
▪ Attracted client base, ranging from community program partners, government agencies, destination
management organization, social and executive corporate