Barb Ballvé-Bester

About Barb Ballvé-Bester

Behind every great event is a thousand moving parts—and I love making them all sing…

Experience

1. Associate Director of Alumni Engagement

   Christopher Newport University

   Nov 2022 — Present · Hampton Roads, VA, US

   Responsible for all event operations within the Gregory P. Klich Alumni House on Christopher Newport\'s campus, serving both internal campus and external community partner event needs whilst planning and facilitating a variety of event programming. Additionally responsible for managing on-campus alumni programming including Homecoming, Reunions and more through collaborative partnerships with internal and external entities.

Education

• Christopher Newport University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Communications, Psychology, Business

  2011 — 2015

• Center for Fine and Performing Arts - Woodbridge Senior High School

  Advanced Studies Diploma, Vocal Music

  2007 — 2011

Skills

• Social Media
• Public Speaking
• Public Relations
• Event Planning
• Microsoft Office
• Singing
• Marketing
• Teamwork
• Music
• Event Management
• Time Management
• Customer Service
• Fundraising
• Editing
• Communication
• Music Industry
• Arts Administration
• Team Leadership
• Project Management
• Recording
• Communications
• Psychology
• Music Business
• Performing Arts
• Music Publishing
• Data Entry
• Business
• Facebook Marketing
• High Organizational Skills
• Customer Satisfaction
• Team Management
• Promotions
• Tessitura
• Microsoft Outlook
• Live Events
• Non-Profit Development
• Trello
• Slack
• Gsuite
• Microsoft Programs