Lisa Treeby-Brown

• Plan, promote, manage logistics and delivery of Greater Wellington’s events portfolio, including over 20 outdoor summer events each year, community events and internal events
• Meet with stakeholders to assist in designing events from conception
• Create detailed Event Plans
• Prepare and manage event budgets
• Liaise with internal and external suppliers and contractors
• Onsite delivery – Pack in/out, Traffic Management, Contractor liaison, customer service and management
• Ensure health & safety plans and completed and complied with throughout events
• Assist with event marketing campaigns
• Support with annual review of Greater Wellingtons events portfolio and assist in creating and implementing events strategy
• Explore growth opportunities within GW parks and events
• Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, mana whenua and other local authorities

Achievements
I successfully ran Greater Wellington's internal awards event
Growing participation from 180 people to over 350 people
This included assisting with developing an awards nomination process, internal promotion, and successful planning and delivery.

Hawkes Bay Emergency Coordination Centre

• Assisted the national state of emergency for the North Island Severe Weather Response in Hawkes Bay
• Worked in the Logistics team to coordinate collection and delivery of basic supplies to isolated communities
• Liaised with Emergency Coordination Centre Operations team, NZ Defence Force and Fire Emergency NZ to coordinate Helicopter flights to deliver supplies.

Wellington Regional Emergency Management Office

• Assisted with national Covid-19 response working in Wellington Regional Management Office
• Worked in Logistics team to source PPE, organise catering for regional Emergency Coordination Centre, assist with rostering and personnel, management of community resources as required, assist Welfare team to ensure community had supplies and accommodation required.

• Plan, organise and run internal and external council events
• Prepare and manage event budgets
• Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, business groups, contractors and local Iwi
• Ensure all events complied with Health and Safety legislation and council processes
• Liaise with local community groups and Iwi to assist with community events
• Onsite event management - performer coordination, activity and contactor coordination, Traffic Management, Health and Safety
• Provide input to the development of Council’s events strategy and preparation of event plans and budgets
• Maintain and enhance up-to-date databases including event organisers, arts and sporting organisations, performing artists, market stall holders, suppliers, sponsors and voluntary workers
• Assist with marketing and communications plans for events including social media plans
• Post event reporting

Achievements

I successfully managed and assisted in large community events throughout the Porirua region including Christmas in the City, Symphony in the Park, Waitangi Day Festivals and many other events and activations. I built strong relationships with local Iwi, community groups, food vendors, contractors and retailers.

• Venue research and liaison
• Organisation of catering arrangements
• Organisation of technical support
• Onsite event management - customer service, venue liaison, speaker/performer coordination
• Database and registration maintenance
• Sponsorship and trade exhibition coordination
• Administer and design sponsorship prospectus
• Manage events sponsorship and client portfolios
• Programme management and scheduling
• Speaker/Artist management
• Call for abstracts and abstract/presentation management
• Print management (publicity, conference handbook, name tags, conference certificates)
• Organise conference social functions
• Guest and delegate flight and accommodation coordination
• Onsite registration and financial management
• Management of webpage content
• Marketing and advertising conferences using social media, print, video, email etc
• Financial reporting and budgeting
• Event reporting

Achievements

I have successfully coordinated all aspects of conference management and events. This includes numerous large scale multi-day conferences held throughout NZ and Australia involving up to 2000 people at each event

I have assisted for a number of years with project management for community

Christmas events, involving multiple artists and musicians attracting a crowd of up to 10,000 people.

In addition to extensive conference management, I have also managed a diverse range of events including Christmas in the Park - programme coordination, Tawa 7s rugby tournament (Wellington regional tournament)
Gala dinners and National youth talent quests and various concerts.

• Preparation of transport itinerary for teams, external suppliers and key client groups
• Database Management in EventsPro
• Online scheduling and management of team and key client transport
• Problem management
• General Administration
• Management and coordination of Travel Services Group (Transport, Accommodation, Air, Freight for Teams and key client groups)

Achievements

Being part of a successful international sporting event is highlight of my working career.

• Process seminar registrations and invoiced clients
• Maintain client databases
• Managed Compass Seminars Australia administration
• Prepare for and host assistant at events
• Retailing merchandise
• Manage relationships with customers, trainers, venues and suppliers
• Management of business systems
• Venue set up throughout New Zealand
• Speaker Flight and Accommodation Coordination
• Print Management (Publicity, Conference Handbook, Name Tags, Conference Certificates)
• Onsite Registration and Financial Management in EventsPro

Achievements
Held responsibility for running and maintaining set up for Australian Office, this resulted in a successful business venture in a new country