Garland Preddy
Respected Government and Association Events Professional and Hospitality Industry Instructor.
- Role
- Assistant Sales Associate at Talbots
- Location
- Lewes, DE, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Garland Preddy
I am a retired Director of Education and Training for the Society of Government Meeting Professionals. I am using my 45 years as a special events professional to teach others ~ particularly the unique nature of doing special events for the Federal Government. I was part of the team working with the Grad School, USDA, that developed the Certification for Government Meeting Professionals class and taught the preparatory class for 18 years. I am often requested to teach ethics and other topics to SGMP chapters, hotels, CVBs, and at hospitality industry events.I taught Meetings and Conferences for the George Washington University Event Management program for over 20 years. I served as an adjunct professor at George Mason University in the School of Hospitality and Tourism. I was recently named by Smart Meetings 100 Smart Women in Meetings for 2021Expertise: teaching contracts and negotiations and ethics.
Experience
Assistant Sales Associate
Oct 2024 — Present · US
Nationally recognized woman’s retail outlet store
Education
Marymount University
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business Administration and Management, General
University of Virginia School of Medicine
RT, Radiologic Technology
1966 — 1968
Marymount University
BBA, Business Administration
1986 — 2001
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Registered Radiologic Technologist, Xray technology
The George Washington University School of Business
Certificate, Event Management
1996 — 1997
William & Mary
2 years - Liberal Arts (transferred to UVA), Liberal Arts
1964 — 1966
Skills
- Coaching
- Proposal Writing
- Teaching
- Time Management
- Budgets
- Events
- Conferences
- Community Outreach
- Research
- Hotels
- Fundraising
- Event Planning
- Leadership
- Government
- Nonprofits
- Training
- Logistics
- Volunteer Management
- Special Events
- Trade Shows
- Marketing Communications
- Event Management
- Meeting Planning
- Newsletters
- Human Resources
- Project Planning
- Leadership Development
- Program Management
- Hospitality
- Policy
- Adult Education
- Marketing
- Public Speaking
- Powerpoint
- Strategic Planning
- Management
- Team Building
- Program Development
- Writing
- Microsoft Office
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