Abigail Showalter

About Abigail Showalter

Event Management professional with over 10 years of success in leading the design, planning, execution, and management of events, from highly confidential Board of Directors meetings to large-scale public events such as business conferences, community parades, and fundraisers targeting high-value donors. My early career experience featured roles in Banquet Coordination and Catering Sales for high-end resorts. This experience in Food & Beverage, combined with my early background in managing events and communications for a Chamber of Commerce, paved the way for me to take on Event Management & Communications roles in the Higher Education, Healthcare, Performing Arts, and Legal industries.I bring passion, creativity, and attention to detail to communication strategies, leading project teams, and managing vendors to deliver exceptional events serving diverse audiences with B2C and B2B strategies.Areas of Expertise:• Engaging diverse stakeholders to gather event requirements and using this insight to design events that are aligned with the organization’s culture, mission, and objectives (donations, sales, brand awareness, client appreciation, community engagement, and more).• Building internal event teams, as well as securing and managing vendors and volunteers. Ownership of negotiating contracts, budget administration, and managing the full life cycle of event projects.• Exceptional communications, both in engaging stakeholders and project teams, as well as creating branded messaging for event promotions, newsletters, website content, social media engagement, fundraisers, conferences, and Board of Director meetings.

Experience

1. Event Coordinator

   Motley Rice

   Mar 2026 — Present · Mount Pleasant, SC, US

Education

• The Citadel

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

• Davidson College

  Bachelor of Arts, Music

• Penn State University

  Master of Music in Voice Performance and Pedagogy, Voice and Opera

Skills

• Writing
• Editing
• Donor Relations
• Grant Writing
• Program Development
• Management
• Newsletters
• Time Management
• Website Management
• Advertising
• Alumni Relations
• Publicity
• Social Networking
• Social Media Marketing
• Volunteer Coordination
• Event Planning
• Legal Research
• Webmaster Services
• Marketing
• Philanthropy
• Research
• Nonprofits
• Press Releases
• Microsoft Office
• Public Relations
• Fundraising
• Media Relations
• Grants
• Event Management
• Non-Profit Administration
• Music
• Donor Solicitation
• Strategic Communications
• Budgets
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Volunteer Management
• Social Media
• Stewardship
• Public Policy