Meagan Bell
351 East 84th Street Apt. 17B New York, NY 10028
917.374.7622 | leahybell@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE
Seeking position that utilizes organizational and communication skills that have been vital in both event planning and
education
EXPERIENCE
St. Joan of Arc Catholic School
Kindergarten Teacher
Jackson Heights, NY
September 2006-September 2012
Fordham University
New York, NY
Event Consultant
September 2006-July 2007
 Advised and trained new staff on all aspects of event management, on-site execution and post-event reporting
Alumni Relations Officer, Reunion Coordinator
March 2005-September 2006
 Responsible for all aspects of event management for events with more than 1,500 attendees
 Managed vendor relations, contract negotiations and event budgets
 Created and followed event production schedule
 Oversaw all marketing materials and promotional items given to alumni
 Worked closely with development staff and class committees to enhance alumni support and participation
 Hired, trained and supervised temporary event staff and student workers on all event operations
Programming Assistant
September 2004-February 2005
 Provided detailed support to event staff in both logistical planning and on-site event execution
 Maintained Alumni Relations department budget and kept track of all staff expenditures
Jubilee Registration Manager
 Managed registration database for high volume of guests at Alumni Weekend
 Coordinated payment, attendance, transportation and hospitality for all attendees
March 2004-June 2004
Sports Illustrated
Athens, Greece
Summer Olympics 2004 VIP Hospitality Assistant
Summer 2004
 Assisted Sports Illustrated staff in the VIP hospitality of high profile guests
 Organized, packaged and distributed over $2 million in Olympic tickets to more than 800 Sports Illustrated VIP guests
The American Ireland Fund
New York, NY
Event Assistant
September 2003-January 2004
 Provided on-site event assistance to full-time staff at various American Ireland Events in NYC, NJ and Philadelphia
 Responsible for event guest registration, fundraising raffles, preparation of dinner speeches, awards, videos and packaging
and distribution of guest gifts
United States Tennis Association
Flushing, NY
U.S. Open VIP Credentials Coordinator
2003/2004
 Responsible for the production and distribution of VIP Credentials
 Acted as a liaison between the USTA and VIP Tournament players, players guests, international tennis federations,
sponsors, manufacturers and agents
EDUCATION
Hunter College
Masters in Early Childhood Education
Loyola University Maryland
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology with Minor in Marketing
 Dean’s List
National University of Ireland, Galway
Study Abroad Program
New York, NY
December 2009
Baltimore, MD
May 2003
Galway, Ireland
Spring 2002