Jennifer Winn 66 connections

Owner/Event Planner, Winn Events

Plano, TX


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Professional Summary

For twelve years, Jennifer Winn and her company Winn Events have been planning meetings, conferences, tradeshows, and events across North America. Her events have included everything from smaller seminars and meetings in hotels, churches, and exhibit halls; to larger conferences in convention centers, arenas, and stadiums. Winn Events services include: venue booking, travel coordination, hotel booking, event logistics, contract negotiations, tour logistics, artist and speaker booking, as well as onsite event management. Her clients include: the entertainment industry, non-profit Industry, medical Industry, and educational industry, just to name a few. She caters her event packages to meet the needs of her clients. Please check out www.winnevents.com for more information.
Specialties:

Non-profit events, religious conferences, cause-centric events, corporate conferences, and seminars

Contact Info

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Phone

903-262-0765 (work mobile)

888-369-8442 (work)

214-383-1134 (work fax)

Website

www.winnevents.com (work)

Address

2033 W. McDermott Drive, Suite 320-287
Allen, TX 75013 (work)

Work/Education

Work Experience

Center for Nonprofit Success / Event Manager

March 2008 - Present

I handle venue research for their 13 city tour. I negotiate the venue contract and catering orders. I manage all event logistics for the event. I arrange all details with the venue and caterer. I handle attendee, speaker and volunteer communications. I put together and ship out all conference supplies. Ensure accurate event billing. Communicate with and oversee contract workers.

Irving bible Church / Event Coordinator

February 2009 - Present

I oversee the events that utilize Irving Bible Church as their event location. I work with each client to assess their room and AV needs to ensure the success of their event. I handle all pre-event communication and on site venue management for the event.

Winn Events / Owner/Event Planner

2002 - Present

I have been an Event Planner for 12 years. I started my own company a few years back. I have done conferences for several organizations across the United States. I specialize in booking venues, hotel booking, travel coordination, negotiating contracts, booking speakers and artists, event logistics, and onsite event management. Please come check out my blog at http://winnevents.wordpress.com/ and learn more about the world of event planning.

American Bible Society / Contract Booth Manager

October 2009 - November 2009

American Bible Society hired Winn Events to manage their booth out on the Don Moen Concert Tour. We oversee the donation envelope pass, collect envelopes, run the booth, and ship supplies to ABS as needed.

Integrity Media / Event Manager

February 2007 - August 2009

Integrity was one of my clients. I was the Event Manager for the Hillsong United Conferences and concerts. I was responsible for booking arenas and convention centers. I was also responsible for booking travel, hotels, transportation, catering, negotiating contracts, overseeing the speakers and artists for each event, and was the Onsite Event Manager.

Group Publishing/Simply Youth Ministry / Event Travel Manager

October 2008 - March 2009

I managed all travel and hotels for the National Youth Ministry Conference 2008. I oversaw all hotel room blocks for attendees, staff, and VIP's. Handled all hotel questions from attendees and VIP's. I arranged all transportation for flights that were booked. Communicated travel and event information to all staff and VIP's.

East Texas Ad Federation / Event Planner

January 2005 - August 2007

East Texas Advertising Federation did a monthly luncheon. I booked venues for the luncheons. I also planned their annual awards show. I researched and booked the venue, managed the catering, ordered awards, handled the event logistics, and was the on site Event Manager.

Group Publishing / National Youth Ministry Conference Event Manager

June 2006 - June 2007

Group Publishing was one of my clients. I was the Event Manager for Group Publishing and Simply Youth Ministry's National Youth Ministry Conference in February 2007 held in Indianapolis, IN. I was responsible for negotiating venue, hotel, and artist contracts, managing hotel blocks, managing the production team, arranging catering, security, event rentals, travel and transportation, artist and speaker communication, and being the onsite Event Manager.

Teen Mania Ministries/Acquire the Fire / Event Logistics Manager

2000 - 2006

Research and Planning very detailed event tour schedule for National Christian Youth Conference that does about 35-40 arena/stadium events per year. I was responsible for scheduling venues, booking over 8,000 hotel rooms across the United States and Canada, arranging travel for event staff to over 35 events per year, securing nationally known Christian bands and speakers, arranging catering at events. The events ranged in size from 2,000-75,000 attendees. I managed a team of six staff and interns to see the booking side of events come to fruition. I managed the budget for all aspects of booking for the events including building rental, hotel costs, airline costs, VIP costs, and catering costs.