Heidi K. Murray
Chief Operating Officer • Non-Profit • Events & Meetings • Travel Director • Speaker
- Role
- Chief Operating Officer at Leadership Women
- Location
- Dallas, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Heidi K. Murray
HEIDI K. MURRAY: Non-profit & Meeting Industry Professional with extensive Knowledge, Skills and Experience in Corporate Meeting & Event Planning, Program Development. International Travel, Logistics, Transportation, Catering and Sales. Areas of Expertise include Facilitation & Public Speaking Meeting & Event Planning (Domestic & International) Program Development and Delivery Comprehensive Travel Director experience (including United States • Canada • Europe • Africa • Middle East and Asia) Marketing & Public Relations Non-Profit Administration & Leadership Corporate On-site Management & Event Implementation National DMC work in Sales, Special Events Production, Catering and Transportation Fine Arts & Arts Leadership Hotel Operations & Luxury Hospitality Expertise Event & Venue site selection and planning across Luxury & Boutique Hotels; Traditional & Non-Traditional Locations Catering & Convention Sales Audio Visual Technology & Presentation Delivery Management Wedding & Social Event Specialist Core Competency Specialties: ⇒ Facilitator, Presenter, Trainer, Speaker⇒ Meeting & Event Planning⇒ Hotel Contracting & Negotiation⇒ On-Site Meeting Management⇒ Budgeting & Forecasting⇒ Vendor & Partner Relationship Management ⇒ Hotel & Event Sales⇒ Travel Director Experience (Domestic and International)⇒ Talent Acquisition & Management⇒ Strategic Planning & Development
Experience
Chief Operating Officer
Aug 2008 — Present
Non Profit Operations and Primary Programming & Logistics Director for all the Leadership Development Programs presented by Leadership Women, Inc. PROGRAMS • Leadership America• Leadership Texas• Leadership International• Leadership Encore• Leadership Pipeline• Leadership Launch • Leadership Passages • Leadership Legacy: Sandy Tyler Regional Leadership Series⇒ Program Development • Facilitation, Planning & Content creation for Leadership Texas, Leadership America, Leadership Launch, Leadership Encore, Leadership International & Leadership Pipeline Programming.⇒ Meeting Planning responsibilities include Site Selection • Hotel & Venue Contracting • Budgeting • On-Site Management • Vendor Relationships • Management of off-site Events, Speakers & Transportation. ⇒ Develop and Cultivate Relationships for the organization with Strategic Partners in the Non-Profit, Corporate, Hospitality & Association sector.⇒ Engaging and Interactive SPEAKER & PRESENTER for Leadership Women\'s Leadership Programs • Events • Trainings • Workshops • Conferences including both National and International Platform.
Education
University of North Florida
BA, Public Relations/ Journalism
1991 — 1995
Skills
- Catering
- Food & Beverage
- Strategic Planning & Implementation
- Customer Service
- Public Relations
- Program Management
- Hospitality
- Talent Management
- Consulting
- Event Transportation
- Leadership
- Fundraising
- Recruiting
- Public Speaking
- Nonprofits
- Proposal Writing
- Non-Profit Consulting
- Forecasting
- Corporate Events
- Negotiation
- Event Planning
- Marketing
- Strategic Partnerships
- Workshop Facilitation
- On-Site Meeting Management
- Trade Shows
- Strategy
- Vendor Relationships
- Speaking
- Training
- Logistics
- Customer Satisfaction
- Supervising
- Program Development
- Team Building
- Management
- Project Planning
- Leadership Development
- Talent Acquisition
- Budget & Forecasting
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