Executive Director at Rocky River Chamber of Commerce
Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
- Current
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- Executive Director at Rocky River Chamber of Commerce
- Independent Professional at Manning Planning (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Membership Director at Northwest Marine Trade Assocation
- Sales Representative & Event Planner at Abbey Party Rents
- Help Desk Analyst at Nordstrom
- National Sales Associate at Entercom
- Media Buyer/Planner and Outdoor Market Specialist: Philip Morris Media Group at Leo Burnett
- Media Research Analyst at Leo Burnett
- Client Service at Strata Marketing
- Education
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- Saint Bonaventure University
- Magnificat High School
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Liz Manning’s Experience
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Executive Director
Rocky River Chamber of Commerce
(Civic & Social Organization industry)
June 2008 — Present (2 months)
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Independent Professional
Manning Planning (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Events Services industry)
June 2007 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Manning Planning helps with event planning, home/office organization, computer projects and provides relocation assistance. Visit www.manningplanning.com
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Membership Director
Northwest Marine Trade Assocation
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Events Services industry)
July 2004 — June 2007 (3 years)
* Managed the show office during the Seattle Boat Show and Everett Boat Show; organized exhibitor registration and a vast range of details during the production of boat shows and other boating events.
* Recruited and renewed members of the association, which are businesses in the recreational boating industry.
* Created and organized member benefits and events (Annual Meeting, Open House, member seminars, etc.); communicated with members about benefits and association events. -
Sales Representative & Event Planner
Abbey Party Rents
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Events Services industry)
October 2000 — July 2004 (3 years 10 months)
* Organized tent and party equipment rentals for clients’ events; conducted site visits to measure for tents, recommended equipment, layouts and schedules.
* Assisted and advised the planners of large events, including 2001 MLB All-Star Game Gala (5,000 attendees) and Pre-Game Party (4,000 attendees), a U.S. Presidential fundraiser, Seattle Boat Show, Microsoft events, school auctions, races, weddings, corporate/private parties.
* Worked together with a variety of caterers, designers, planners and vendors to make sure that all details were handled for our clients. -
Help Desk Analyst
Nordstrom
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1999 — October 2000 (1 year 10 months)
* Helped Nordstrom employees nationwide with computer-related questions and problems.
* In the Norstrom Product Group (NPG), I set up new and existing employees with appropriate computer systems access; managed security access of NPG applications; processed and tracked requests for software licenses and computer hardware. -
National Sales Associate
Entercom
(Public Company; Broadcast Media industry)
May 1997 — January 1999 (1 year 9 months)
National sales for KMTT, KNDD, KISW and KBSG radio stations in Seattle.
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Media Buyer/Planner and Outdoor Market Specialist: Philip Morris Media Group
Leo Burnett
(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)
February 1995 — May 1996 (1 year 4 months)
* Maintained Philip Morris $100+ million print spending summaries in Excel and presented updates to the client.
* Selected and monitored billboards for Philip Morris and other clients in assigned regions (NC and OH). -
Media Research Analyst
Leo Burnett
(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)
February 1993 — January 1995 (2 years)
* Welcomed and supervised media trainees and interns in the Media Department; organized and taught media training classes for new employees.
* Wrote research papers informing the agency of current media issues. In 1994 I wrote a white paper for the Media department called "Online in '94." It was about the emergence of the Internet and how advertising can be used online. -
Client Service
Strata Marketing
(Computer Software industry)
1991 — 1993 (2 years)
Trained radio salespeople and media buyers nationwide on the use of Strata custom software and radio ratings research.
Liz Manning’s Education
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Saint Bonaventure University
BA, Communications, 1984 — 1988
- Activities and Societies:
- DJ at WSBU
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Magnificat High School
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Liz Manning’s Interests:
Baseball, hiking, kickboxing, interior design. I'm a volunteer driver for the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.
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Leo Burnett Alum and Current Employees member
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