Marketing, Graphic Design & Event Planning PRO (corporate, nonprofit, weddings, & private events)
Greater Chicago Area
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- Director of Marketing & Event Planning at Stef's Events
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- Corporate Marketing & Event Planner at B&F Technical Code Services, Inc.
- Assistant Manager at Bennigan's - Elgin Holiday Inn
- Editor / Staff Manager at Examiner Publications
- Director, Board of Directors at Streamwood Chamber of Commerce
- Marketing Design Specialist at CDW Computer Centers, Inc.
- Education
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- Culinary Arts & Hospitality Institute of Elgin
- William Rainey Harper College
- Elgin Community College
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Stefanie (Moylan) Dozier’s Summary
Stefanie is a MARKETING & EVENT PLANNING professional with over 10 yrs of experience. She is successful in providing MARKETING, GRAPHIC DESIGN & EVENT PLANNING services both as employee or contractor for local businesses, as well as large corporations and nonprofits. She has MANAGED EMPLOYEES with staff up to 40 employees for over 15 yrs. in office, hospitality & retail enviroments.
Stefanie was honored as "Businessperson of the Year in 2001" by the Streamwood Chamber of Commerce & was voted one of "Chicago's Best Wedding Planners 2007" by CitySearch.
Stefanie is accomplished in the areas of MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS & DESIGN. She is responsible for corporate marketing & strategic plans, as well as reports & projection budgeting and has been recognized for her ability to use resources effectively and efficiently. She is experienced in the grassroots of identity planning, branding & product placement as well as tech-savvy social marketing such as Twitter, LinkedIn & Facebook. She is proficient in programs such as Adobe CreativeSuite and Quark, as well as MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint. She design's eye-catching media advertising including: display ads, catalogs, PowerPoint presentations, brochures, newsletters, postcards, reports & websites. Stefanie is skillful in photography, public relations writing & advertising: press releases, advertorials & other media writing & design.
As an EVENT PLANNER, she has managed corporate & nonprofit events, weddings, tradeshows, & private affairs , since 1999. Her experience includes: Theme Development, Service and Site Acquisition & Negotiation, Vendor Relations, Budget & Timeline Planning, Event Marketing, Stationery, Party Favors, Menu Planning, Décor & Floral Design.
Stefanie has volunteered on, or chaired, many committees. She also served on the Board of Directors for the Streamwood Chamber of Commerce and in 2004, the SCC honored her with an award for "Distinguished & Devoted Service".
Stefanie (Moylan) Dozier’s Specialties:
Marketing & Graphic Design - 10 yrs
Event Planning & Management – 10 yrs
Employee Management - 15 yrs
Photography for Graphic Design & Newspaper
Newspaper / Editing - 4 yrs
Event Planning & Catering Management – 10 yrs
catering management, restaurant management,
hotel front desk supervision, catering
Culinary Arts training - 2 yrs
Licensed - Food Service Sanitation
Certificate - Etiquette & Finishing
Stefanie (Moylan) Dozier’s Experience
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Director of Marketing & Event Planning
Stef's Events
(Events Services industry)
January 1999 — Present (10 years 11 months)
Stefanie is accomplished in the areas of Marketing Communications & Graphic Design with 10 years experience and 15 years of staff management experience. From corporate identity planning, branding and product placement to media buying and advertising, to even tech-savvy social marketing - she implements marketing strategies and uses budgets wisely to increase revenues and awareness. She is an experienced graphic designer who can develop print or web media necessary for your marketing programs. She design's eye-catching display ads, catalogs, PowerPoint presentations, brochures, newsletters, postcards, reports, & websites. Stefanie is skillful in public relations writing & advertising, including press releases, advertorials and other media writing, photography & design.
Stefanie is an experienced Event Planning Professional managing corporate and nonprofit events, weddings, tradeshows, and private affairs since 1999. Her experience in Event Planning includes: Theme Development, Service and Site Acquisition & Negotiation, Vendor Relations & Selection, Budget & Timeline Planning, Event Marketing, Stationery, Party Favors, Accessories, Menu Planning, Décor and Floral Design. Stefanie is professionally trained in Event Planning through the Wedding Planning Institute and other continuing education and has also studied culinary arts at the Culinary Arts & Hospitality Institute of Elgin. What's more, Stefanie has completed the John Robert Powers School Etiquette and Finishing Program.
Clientele has included various: Small Businesses, Fortune 500 Corporations, Individuals and Nonprofit Organizations. Stefanie maintains a complete home office, but also works on-site, depending on client needs. Telecommuting is used roughly 85%.
AWARDS:
"Businessperson of the Year 2001" - Streamwood Chamber of Commerce.
"One of Chicago's Best Wedding Planners 2007" - CitySearch -
Corporate Marketing & Event Planner
B&F Technical Code Services, Inc.
(Construction industry)
September 2006 — July 2009 (2 years 11 months)
Stefanie was the Marketing & Corporate Event Planner for B & F Technical Code Services, Inc. She managed all aspects of the Marketing Department for the parent company, as well as its subsidiary, the Building & Fire Code Academy. She was responsible for corporate marketing & strategic plans, as well as reports and projection budgeting and has been recognized for her ability to “use resources effectively and efficiently.” She was responsible for maintaining the integrity of the corporate image. She worked to implement marketing campaigns including: planning & purchasing print advertising, managing tradeshows & special events, as well as all graphic design and included photography. In addition to these, Stefanie was responsible for corporate sponsorships and charitable gifts and for planning all corporate events. Stefanie worked closely with several departments, including HR and developed monthly posters for Wellness, Achievements, Living Green & Benefits Programs. She created yearly marketing plans & year-end reports to support all of these activities. Stefanie came to be an employee at B & F after a four-week contract that continued to be renewed for six months and then being offered regular employment. Laid off 7/09 due to economic conditions.
AWARD: Stefanie earned a 100% on her Employee Performance Evaluation and an additional compensation raise – 2007 -
Assistant Manager
Bennigan's - Elgin Holiday Inn
(Restaurants industry)
July 2006 — September 2006 (3 months)
SHORT-TERM CONTRACT
For this short-term contract, Stefanie managed the front-of-house (dining), kitchen and bar staff. She handled end-of-day accounting as well as scheduling needs. She played a part with employee hiring and termination as well customer relations and contributed to food and beverage ordering and processing. Planning private events, running food, satisfying customer complaints and even sometimes cooking were all part of this interesting job. In the absence of a front desk manager for the hotel, it was Stefanie’s responsibility to handle guest relations needing management approvals for them as well. A position Stefanie had always desired, she jumped at the opportunity to take on this contract assignment! -
Editor / Staff Manager
Examiner Publications
(Newspapers industry)
April 2002 — February 2006 (3 years 11 months)
During Stefanie’s four years at the Examiner Publications, Stefanie managed a team of up to 15 reporters and 18 photographers. She managed all assignments, projects and deadlines. In addition, she was the Photo Editor for all seven newspapers (Streamwood, Bartlett, Hanover Park, Carol Stream, Wayne, St. Charles & South Elgin), and her duties included article writing, photography, copy and photo editing, and page layout. She was responsible for, and had complete layout authority over, cover-to-cover layout of the Streamwood Examiner which included front cover, back cover and center spread selections and color options, positioning of articles and placement of weekly ads and columns.
Her tenure was served as a long-term independent contractor. Telecommuting was at least 50%. -
Director, Board of Directors
Streamwood Chamber of Commerce
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
1999 — 2006 (7 years )
A member since 1999, Stefanie served as an elected Director on the Board of Directors from 2001-2004. She performed a great deal of volunteer work, as well as paid contracts for marketing and graphic design, special event planning and nonprofit event planning. Stefanie served on numerous committees including Marketing, Membership, Golf Outing and more, as well as she chaired and planned the ChamberFest for 4 years. As a director, she was responsible for membership acquisition, support and retention. Telecommuting 85%.
Stefanie has been an active volunteer in her community through local schools, the Park District and the Village.
AWARD:
In 2004, the Streamwood Chamber of Commerce honored Stefanie an award for "Distinguished & Devoted Service" for her volunteerism. -
Marketing Design Specialist
CDW Computer Centers, Inc.
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2000 — April 2003 (2 years 8 months)
Stefanie maintained a long-term contract with CDW in which she developed promotional logo’d premiums (giveaways) for the company, working closely with the marketing team. She did the graphic design work as well and produced products for CDW on an on-going, monthly basis, as well as for several special corporate events and announcements. Telecommuting was 100%, except during a three-month period when Stefanie worked onsite and assisted the marketing/TSG department with inside sales and service to peak sales on specified vendor-directed projects. She was responsible for project management and accounts maintenance as well as training Phase 2 sales representatives in lead generation.
Additional Information
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Stefanie (Moylan) Dozier’s Interests:
Marketing, Graphic Design, Culinary Arts, Event Coordinatiion, Management Cooking, Traveling, Spending time with family and friends!
Stefanie (Moylan) Dozier’s Groups:
Streamwood Chamber of Commerce
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Linked n Chicago -
GLOBAL CONTRACTORS / RECRUITERS / PROCUREMENT -
Consultants Network -
Chicago Meetings and Events Industry -
Culinary Interest -
Hotel Industry Professionals Worldwide -
Marketing & Communication Network -
Event Peeps: For Live Event Industry Professionals -
Print 2.0 -
Elgin Community College (ECC) Alumni Network -
Chicago Creative Professionals
Stefanie (Moylan) Dozier’s Honors:
Earned 100% on Performance Evaluation
B & F Technical Code Services - October 2007
“Businessperson of the Year 2001”
by Streamwood Chamber of Commerce
Voted one of the "Chicago's Best Wedding Planners 2007" by CitySearch
Award for "Distinguished & Devoted Service"
by Streamwood Chamber of Commerce
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