Seraphina van

About Seraphina van

I am an events director with a key role in strategically coordinating and managing all essential duties for high-impact promotions, programs, and events. I’ve managed special events throughout multiple outlets of the hospitality industry for over ten years.When I am not on the job, I enjoy fostering puppies for a Houston-based rescue organization. I have been doing this for five years and, to date, I have helped over a hundred cases find their forever homes, and still counting!My passion is to introduce the Houston tech community to the Ion to help facilitate the growing innovative culture that is flourishing in this city. If you’d like to learn more about hosting an event or a meeting at the Ion, please reach out via email (s•••@ionhouston.com).

Experience

1. Associate Director, Event Operations

   Ion District

   Apr 2022 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Oversees the management of events team, porter team, and/or production consultants to produce quality, multi‐faceted events• Acts as department representative and project manager at cross‐departmental project meetings to oversee multiple activities, scopes out project tasks, team assignments, and guides team to create work schedules, monitors progress, and meets milestones• Serves as project lead on managing events designed to bring the Houston community to the Ion and for the community already a part of the Ion Ecosystem. This includes managing logistics such as: space reservation, event set‐up and tear‐down, securing catering services, verifying audio/visual equipment and technician availability, etc. to provide optimal guest experience• Liaises with the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and subject matter experts to execute high‐impact events and optimize the client experience, collaborating closely with the Transwestern team, internal colleagues, and building tenants• Works with the senior director of operations to ensure all administrative, reporting, and financial-related items, such as pre‐event certificates of insurance and post‐event accounting, are handled in an appropriate and timely manner• Monitors event calendar by qualifying event space inquiries, and approving agreements, budget, expenses, and invoicing

Education

• Purdue University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Hospitality and Tourism Management

  2009 — 2013

• Western Governors University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

Skills

• Catering
• Invoice Verification
• Pos
• High Organizational Skills
• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Leadership
• Hospitality
• Hiring
• Management
• Passion for Helping Others
• Hiring Employees
• Time Management
• Hospitality Management
• Bank Reconciliation
• Opera
• Adobe Illustrator
• Event Planning
• Food & Beverage
• Customer Service
• Aloha
• Restaurant Management
• Tbs
• Hotel Management
• Event Management
• Hospitality Industry
• Social Media
• Microsoft Office
• Inventory Management
• Public Speaking
• Data Analysis
• Teamwork
• Indesign