Corinne M. Tanda
Chicago
Summary
Experienced and enthusiastic Senior Meeting and Event manager with 15 years experience and a track record of success across wide range of industries. Eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills to build the best attendee experiences!
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager, Events and Conferences
ASSP - American Society of Safety Professionals
01.2025 - Current
- Manages the development, coordination and support for all training events
- Oversees and leads the planning, implementation, execution, strategy and tracking for all training programs
- Supervises registration, meeting space, contracts, invoice tracking, payments and material prep completed by the operations team
- Researches and implements best practices and assesses and updates processes as needed along with continuously searching for ways of process improvement
- Manages, leads and supports the operations and logistics team
Develops and applies project plans and leads all project management phases to attain desired outcomes and accomplish objectives within specified timeframes and budgets - Manages the creation and distribution of marketing materials for all field training programs
- Builds the yearly annual budget for $23 million along with quarterly forecasting throughout the year for department vice president
- Implements and manages tracking
Senior Event Manager
Alight Solutions
04.2024 - 09.2024
- Led cross-functional teams to successfully plan and execute annual large-scale corporate events.
- Oversaw all aspects of event logistics, from event strategy and registration to post-event follow-up activities.
- Established strong relationships with vendors and suppliers, ensuring seamless event execution.
- Negotiated contracts with venues, vendors and suppliers to obtain best rates and services.
- Streamlined event management processes for increased efficiency and cost savings.
- Built and maintained relationships with business stakeholders to deliver exceptional experiences.
- Collaborated with internal teams to alignment with business goals.
Senior Event Manager
RSM
07.2022 - 01.2024
- Led conferences and events from concept to contracts through execution.
- Managed all research and planning of event aspects including, but not limited to: contract negotiations, budgeting, metrics, sourcing, food and beverage, audiovisual and/or virtual platform needs, entertainment, third-party vendors, offsite dinners, group travel arrangements, event graphic needs, and booth give-a-ways.
- Coordinated all booth logistics including ordering, shipping, scheduling and dismantle.
- Managed senior event associates throughout the year and all onsite personal.
- Supervised on-site execution of events and all staff/volunteers/support.
- Managed virtual event production including speaker/facilitator preparation and management, slide deck creation and development, polling question management and virtual session management.
- Tracked all event finances including check requests, invoicing, and reporting.
Sr. Consultant Conference Services
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
08.2021 - 07.2022
- Managed programs from start to finish to provide education and networking and B2B connection across all BCBS plans.
- Discussed and analyzed client's goals to design needs of a meeting/conference and provided direction and input to the RFP process for venues and suppliers to best align with the goals of a given meeting.
- Led a team of event associates through the planning process, maintained weekly one on one meetings and held annual reviews.
- Strategic meetings and events advisor on trends and new ideas to keep conferences cutting edge and relevant.
- Managed contract negotiations, budgets and forecasts for programs, including proactive identification of budget variances, with solutions to reconcile.
- Led the organization of all staff onsite, marketing efforts from pre-conference messaging, mobile app and onsite signage.
- Oversaw travel, attendee hotel room blocks and onsite transportation.
- Created specifications for all F&B, AV needs while working closely with vendor partners.
Events Manager
Professional Convention Management Association, PCMA
11.2016 - 07.2020
- Managed all logistics and vendor relationships for the Annual Meetings with approximately 5,000 attendees across several different venues including hotels, restaurants, offsite venues and convention center.
- Finalized contracts and specifications for housing, audio visual, transportation, food & beverage and event spaces.
- Built and managed virtual webinars and meetings on multiple platforms.
- Oversaw the training and management of on-site temporary staff.
- Prepared and managed the annual meetings and events budget of $5M.
- Worked with Marketing and IT teams to create event (pre and post) communication and marketing campaigns.
- Managed logistics for all PCMA Education Foundation events including Partnership Summit (incentive trip), Visionary Awards Gala, Party With A Purpose fundraiser, Foundation Cup Golf Event, Fun Run and board meetings.
- Arranged and managed VIP travel for staff and board members.
- Sourced venue locations and participated in site visits.
- Created event registrations, Mobile Apps and provided weekly reporting.
Senior Meeting Services Coordinator
DRI, INC.
07.2014 - 10.2016
- Responsible for planning 25 seminars for up to 2,000 attendees throughout United States. These events account for 60% of DRI's financial revenue.
- Managed meeting logistics while maintaining budgetary integrity.
- Arranged RFPs, contracts, meeting logistics, banquet orders, hotel occupancy, room blocks, transportation and forecast potential housing and food and beverage attrition.
- Managed revenue, expenses and completed invoices and billing of each event.
- Provided onsite support to DRI members and event attendees.
- Worked closely with vendors, staff, board of directors, and volunteers.
- Developed and managed affiliate counsel meeting program, which has increased attendance at seminars and in-house lawyer participation in DRI.
- Provided customer support to all exhibitors on the show floor during Annual Meeting.
Manager of Events
Lill Studio
06.2013 - 06.2014
Event and Membership Manager, Business Development
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
09.2007 - 11.2011
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
Eastern Illinois University
Skills
Site Selection
Room Sets
Audio / Visual
Contract Negotiations
Program Planning
Project Management
Vendor Management
Signage
Registration
Staff Supervision
Budgeting
Event Execution
Transportation
Housing / Room Blocks
Customer Service
Virtual Events
Food / Beverage
Volunteer Management
Certification
- Certified Meeting Professional (CMP)
- Meeting Professional International (2014 – Current)
- Professional Convention Management Association (2014- Current)
Timeline
Manager, Events and Conferences
ASSP - American Society of Safety Professionals
01.2025 - Current
Senior Event Manager
Alight Solutions
04.2024 - 09.2024
Senior Event Manager
RSM
07.2022 - 01.2024
Sr. Consultant Conference Services
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
08.2021 - 07.2022
Events Manager
Professional Convention Management Association, PCMA
11.2016 - 07.2020
Senior Meeting Services Coordinator
DRI, INC.
07.2014 - 10.2016
Manager of Events
Lill Studio
06.2013 - 06.2014
Event and Membership Manager, Business Development
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
09.2007 - 11.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
Eastern Illinois University