Carolyn Punter

Marketing & Operations Officer @Antigua & Barbuda

New York, NY, US

Plan, develop and execute marketing initiatives and special events for destination executives, travel professionals, meeting planners, and influencers to promote the destination within New York and surrounding area. Produce in-house industry reports, manage local sales and marketing operations and bookkeeping, and steward partnerships with non-travel related businesses. Selected Events:CTO Caribbean Week in NY\'s Rum & Rhythms Benefit Ball - Created and executed destination-style tasting event for 1K+ tastemakers and innovators, featuring Caribbean Chefs and Mixologists showcasing their talent on location in a posh, Lower Manhattan setting.New York Jets Cooking School @Institute of Culinary Education - Coordinated logistics as one of several sponsors and host of a five-week event featuring Jets football players collaborating with destination chef in meal and cocktail preparation.ABC\'s The Bachelorette Screening Reception - Produced a screening reception at an upscale Midtown Manhattan venue where the finale episode which was filmed on-location in Antigua and Barbuda was viewed by a host of travel professionals and tastemakers, where a reception featuring three of the top chefs from the destination prepared cuisine and cocktails indigenous to the twin-island nation.

New York University

M.A.

St. John's University

Bachelor of Science - BS

Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of the Arts

Regents Diploma