Angie Silberhorn
Strategic Events Professional
- Role
- Events Director at Water Quality Association
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Angie Silberhorn
Accomplished events professional and meticulous leader with advanced experience in…
Experience
Events Director
Jul 2021 — Present · Lisle, IL, US
Lead cross-functional teams in the execution of all WQA & WQRF events to maximize value and experiences for a range of stakeholders, including attendees, exhibitors, sponsors and the host organizations. Provides overall vision and direction for events to successfully align with the organization\'s strategic plan.Notable Achievements:• Consistently exceeded budget expectations, increasing net profit from events by more than 125% over three years.(4-7% under annual expense budgets of ≈$1M and 8-10% over annual revenue budgets of 2-$3M)• Annually achieved event participant satisfaction ratings of 85-95%• Strategically evaluated all annual convention vendors and agreements, including general services contractor, exposition sales and management, audio/visual, housing, registration and mobile app and planning technology, renewing successful partnerships and replacing others to best meet event goals.• Expanded the events department and redeployed responsibilities to best meet skill sets and departmental objectives, positioning the team as a strategic partner within the organization.• Executed the cancellation of the fully contracted and planned 2022 Leadership Conference in the wake of a wildfire near the venue, minimizing the organization’s financial exposure and maintaining 95% of collected revenue.
Education
Roosevelt University
BS
Skills
- Volunteer Management
- Social Networking
- Social Media Marketing
- Marketing
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Social Media
- Time Management
- Hospitality
- Management
- Project Management
- Public Relations
- Business Strategy
- Contract Negotiation
- Event Planning
- Budgets
- Conferences
- Fundraising
- Conference Management
- Event Management
- Meeting Planning
- Leadership
- Nonprofits
- Sponsorship
- Budget
- Trade Shows
- Budgeting
- Marketing Communications
- Microsoft Office
- Sales
- Strategic Planning
- Project Planning
- Communication
- Hospitality Industry
- Human Resources
- Meeting Management
- Team Leadership
- Research
- Strategy
- Negotiation
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