I coordinate weddings and special events of all styles and budgets. In addition, I volunteer year round with Burning Man Portland, a large arts organization where I am a Regional Contact (Event Manager/Organizational Liaison). My skills include but are not limited to: general event production and event management, financial planning and tracking, strategic development, recruitent and retention, procedure and process development, volunteer coordination, and art grants coordination.

http://www.eventsbyemilypdx.com
http://www.burningmanportland.com

This past summer I left a wonderful company to become a stay at home mom and self-employed Special Events Planner. Most recently I was a full-cycle Recruiter (Recruiting Specialist) with Pacific Foods of Oregon (Pacific Natural Foods) where I recruited for an average of 30 open positions at a time in Tualatin, OR. I was responsible for full-cycle recruiting for all career levels across the company. I was honored and excited to be part of a stable and growing organization that first and foremost valued it's employees, to ensure that their food was of the highest quality, sustainable, and nourishing. I will miss it!

My recent experiences include Talent Acquisition Coordination at a large environmental consulting firm and cross-functional HR support and executive/administrative assistance with a start-up tech company. I'm all about whipping an organization into shape and constant growth or learning opportunities. I wear many hats and always seek opportunities to gain new skill sets.

Specialties: Human Resources including talent acquisition and recruiting, executive administration, benefit plan coordination, data management, small and large scale special event production and coordination, volunteer coordination, public health education and promotion, fitness for people with developmental disabilities, alternatives to employment for people with developmental disabilities, grassroots non-profit management.