Grace Cuffel

Experience

1. Partnerships Coordinator

   Thinkla

   May 2024 — Present

   Manages a growing portfolio of corporate sponsors across 20+ annual events.Leads sponsorship outreach to 100+ companies per month, securing new partners through LinkedIn research, cold outreach, and relationship-building with ad-tech and agency stakeholders.Develops customized sponsorship packages and pitch materials aligned to partner objectives.Serves as primary point of contact for partner onboarding and activation, ensuring fulfillment of all deliverables, including signage, physical and digital assets, speaking roles, and on-site experiences.Coordinates cross-functional logistics between sponsors, venues, and internal event teams to support seamless activations, load-in/load-out, and sponsor presence at events ranging from 200 to 900 attendees.Builds and manages sponsor deliverables worksheets, timelines, and activation plans to ensure accuracy, accountability, and timely execution.Supports event directors with pre-event planning, run-of-show creation, vendor coordination, guest list management, and onsite operations.Maintains detailed sponsorship trackers, CRM records, outreach logs, and contract/invoice workflows to ensure accuracy and cross-team visibility.

Education

• Penn State University

  Public Relations, Advertising, Marketing, and Applied Communication, Sociology

  2015 — 2019

• Palos Verdes Peninsula High School

  General Studies, High School

  2011 — 2015

Skills

• Leadership
• Public Speaking
• Facebook
• Editing
• Event Management
• Social Networking
• Blogging
• Press Releases
• Public Relations
• Event Planning
• Social Media
• Powerpoint