Debbie Dejacques

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About Debbie Dejacques

Highly organized program and project management professional with extensive experience in facilitating organizational programs from inception through implementation. Proven exemplary communications and strategic planning skills. Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, vendors, and contractors - successfully negotiating complex contracts and overseeing follow-up to ensure quality delivery. I have exercised my understanding of planning, coordination, and event development to improve brand engagement, foster key partnerships, and exceed expectations. I have established a reputation for effectively navigating high-stakes project management efforts including customer relations, budget and resource oversight, and vendor management. Key Competencies:*Event Coordination and Execution *Program Management *Project Management *Strategic Planning Career Highlights & Core Achievements Include:*Partnered multiple high-profile speakers including Peyton Manning, George W. Bush, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, and former First Lady, Michelle Obama, for the presentation of her Let’s Move campaign *Successfully produced a live event session at the 2018 GMA Leadership Forum—employing the use of radio headset technology to deliver four concurrent presentations *Launched an audience engagement tool at a 2018 GMA Legal Conference that allowed presenters to interact with the audience in real time *Leveraged key vendor partnerships to drastically reduce expenses, seeing a 40% cut in audiovisual costs for two 2019 programs *Provided high-stakes budget oversight, managing $1.4M in resources and successfully improving net revenue by 15%*Successfully reduced attrition costs for a 2018 CEO-level program by 100% through the crafting of contract clauses that mitigated risk and leveraged relationships with hotel partners Contact me to find out how I can add value to your next organizational project in creative industries: ddejacques75@outlook.com