Greater Boston
For more than 20 years, I've built my career at the intersection of people, precision, and seamless execution, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Whether I'm coordinating back-to-back interviews across six locations, onboarding 100 interns, apprentices or coop students in a single cycle, or managing a $2M global sales event with 700 attendees, my job has always been the same at its core: make sure every person feels taken care of, every detail is locked in, and every process runs without a hitch. I've spent the bulk of my career at New Balance Athletics, where I wore many hats, recruiting operations specialist, event coordinator, and the person everyone called when something needed to get done right the first time. I genuinely love the complexity of high-volume, fast-paced environments. The puzzle of keeping 10 recruiters, a director of talent acquisition, candidates, vendors, and executives all moving in the same direction, that's where I thrive. Here's what I bring to the table: • Recruiting Coordination: End-to-end interview logistics, candidate travel, Outlook calendar management, and last-minute scheduling pivots across multi-location environments • Candidate Experience: Serving as the human connection between HR and IT, guiding candidates from offer acceptance through their very first day on the job • Event & Meeting Management: Planning and executing large-scale national and global sales meetings, from site selection and RFP development to vendor negotiation and post-event reconciliation • Operational Excellence: Building reusable templates, standardizing communication protocols, and eliminating inefficiencies before they become problems • Budget Stewardship: Managing budgets ranging from $50K to $2M with disciplined financial tracking, contract negotiation, and on-budget delivery • Relationship Building: Cultivating lasting professional relationships with candidates, hotel brands, AV vendors, caterers, and planning partners built over nearly a decade of consistent engagement I take pride in the fact that the people I've worked with, candidates, colleagues, and partners alike, know they can count on me. I'm the one who shows up prepared, stays calm when plans change, and finds a solution before anyone else notices there was a problem. If you are looking for someone who combines operational discipline with genuine people skills and a track record of delivering excellence at scale, I'd love to connect. 📍 Southborough, MA | Open to new opportunities
When I stepped into this role, I became the operational backbone of a recruiting function that spanned six locations, Boston, Lawrence, Maine, St. Louis, and Canada. Supporting 10 recruiters and a Director of Talent Acquisition, I was responsible for making sure every interview, every candidate interaction, and every onboarding moment ran like clockwork. My days were anything but routine. I was managing Outlook calendars, coordinating phone, video, and on-site interviews, arranging flights, hotels, and ground transportation, and processing expense reimbursements, often all at the same time. The pace was intense, and I loved it. What I'm most proud of from this chapter: • Led the annual internship program across multiple facilities, successfully onboarding 100 interns and co-ops per year through structured orientation and a carefully planned day-one experience • Served as the primary liaison between HR and IT, ensuring every new hire had a fully integrated, seamless transition from offer letter to first-day readiness, which directly contributed to improved candidate satisfaction and retention • Developed reusable communication templates and standardized recruiting workflows that brought greater consistency across all locations and reduced the need for escalations • Built and maintained a professional network of candidates, vendor partners, and colleagues over 9+ years, reinforcing New Balance's employer brand at every touchpoint
For over a decade, I was the person responsible for bringing New Balance's biggest corporate moments to life. From intimate regional meetings to large-scale global sales conferences, I owned every piece of the process, from the first site visit to the final reconciliation report. I negotiated with hotels, sourced AV companies, coordinated transportation and catering, managed contracted event teams, and served as the single point of contact for every vendor in the room. When things went sideways, a venue change, a weather crisis, a last-minute guest list revision, I was the one who had a backup plan already in motion. Highlights from this role include: • Delivered large-scale corporate events with budgets of up to $2M and attendance of approximately 700 participants, managing all logistical, financial, and operational components without a single service disruption • Negotiated favorable rates and concessions across hotel contracts, AV, transportation, and catering, driving budget efficiency without sacrificing quality • Maintained rigorous financial oversight throughout every event, tracking expenditures against projections and reconciling all accounts upon completion • Designed creative food, beverage, and entertainment programming that consistently elevated attendee engagement while staying within budgetary and health-conscious guidelines • Executed real-time contingency plans during venue changes and adverse weather events, protecting event continuity and the attendee experience consistently
As a Senior Meeting Planner and Sales Coordinator, I directed national and international sales meeting planning, managed an annual spending budget of $900K, and led a team of 10 staff members through milestone-driven planning processes that delivered consistent, on-budget results. I became one of the go-to institutional contacts for major hotel brands and planning community partners, securing repeat-engagement benefits and favorable contract terms year after year. Stepping back earlier in the timeline, my work as a Meeting Planner centered on structured agendas, stakeholder engagement, and financial accountability, reviewing budgets, tracking expenditures, and managing logistics for multiple concurrent dealer visits and vendor relationships.