Whitney Smith
Director, Southwest Region @North American Association Of Commencement Officers
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WORK HISTORY
Director, Southwest Region @North American Association Of Commencement Officers
EDUCATION
John F Kennedy High School
High School Diploma, College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program
University of California, Davis
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Kinesiology and Exercise Science
SKILLS
ABOUT WHITNEY SMITH
Whitney Smith is a talented, thoughtful manager with strong organizational skills and keen attention to detail. She is effective at multi-tasking and meeting tight deadlines and has strong diplomatic and interpersonal skills. In her work at the Baker Institute, she is an outstanding representative, making sure that that the logistics and special requirements of important visitors were met in a pleasant and effective manner. I highly recommend her to any organization looking for a superb manager or outward facing representatives. She has excellent experience in events management and staff supervision.\"- Amy Myers Jaffe, Executive Director, Energy and Sustainability at UC DavisI have served as the Events Manager for the Founding Director’s office at the James A. Baker, Institute for Public Policy since 2005, reporting directly to the founding director Ambassador Edward Djerejian and the honorary chair Secretary James A. Baker, We host up to 350 events per year at the Baker Institute and I have direct involvement in them all. Our events range from small academic conferences to large galas. I have worked with the staff and secret service officers of former Presidents, international diplomats and royalty and movie stars. My role also serves as the key point person at Baker Institute for external Rice departmental events and workshops. I am directly responsible for the financial accounting and maintaining budgetary guidelines for each event.ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS• 2013 Recognition for outstanding meeting and event planning performance• 2013 Recognition for outstanding meeting and event planning performance• 2012 Promotion for outstanding event management performance • 2011 Recognition for outstanding meeting and event planning performance• 2011/2012/2013 National Association of Professional Woman• 2009/2010/2011 Global Directory of Who’s Who Event Professionals • 2008 Promotion for outstanding meeting management performance
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