Sarah Odea

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About Sarah Odea

A passionate corporate events manager with 15 years' experience, I love creating memorable and engaging events that meet the strategic goals of the organization. I'm also an experienced communications and marketing professional, often working across multiple projects simultaneously, while delivering to tight deadlines. My strength lies in my ability to work with stakeholders to understand their needs, to provide advice and expertise, and together achieve the best outcome for all. I pride myself on excellent relationship management, a strong work ethic, exceptional attention to detail, and an enthusiasm and energy that helps contribute to an effective team environment. INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE Highly skilled in managing all aspects of domestic and international events including conferences, speaker series’, seminars, awards ceremonies, gala dinners, incentive events, tours, and meetings. Industries include: Forestry, education, technology, security, insurance and financial, building and construction, media and advertising, events. EXPERTISE Project and event management, planning and production, stakeholder relationships, marketing and communications, financial and budget accountability. KEY SKILLS Competent leadership and decision making, strategic planning, and ability to prioritize. Strong written and verbal communication, attention to detail, time management, multi-tasking, creativity, and problem solving. RECOMMENDATIONS "Sarah was instrumental in creating our engagement strategy that saw us introducing a program of events and conferences targeting our multifaceted audience. She took the lead in ensuring a perfectly flawless outcome to everything she did across a range of international locations. Sarah was also our master wordsmith, creating and editing copy for newsletters, PR, awards submissions and other marketing communication pieces, giving life and personality to a very technical solution." Evan Morgans, Chief Marketing Officer, Gallagher