Verna Collier

Background

About Verna Collier

Dynamic, accomplished and professional operations leader with over 20 years of progressive experience managing world-class conferences, incentive programs, meetings and events with15 years specific to the planning and execution of complex Continuing Healthcare Education (CHE) initiatives. Strong client service orientation achieved through committed business engagement and proactive account management. Effective and recognized leader with proven ability to manage, motivate and grow individuals and rally teams around shared vision. Excels at developing effective business practices, a successful change agent with a record of initiating and leading strategic operational and technological improvements. Highly motivated self-starter with acutely developed organizational and project management skills. Enthusiastic team player skilled at motivating, guiding and successfully integrating internal and external resources. Maintenance of the highest level of business and personal integrity with clients, suppliers, industry and office colleagues; Respected for knowledge and experience, sense of humour, calming presence, and fair ethical approach. Specialties: Project management, leadership, customer service, mentoring, team building, relationship management, influencing skills, initiating, motivating and managing change, communication, financial management, multi-tasking, time management, problem solving, decision making, persuasive negotiation, organized, productive, logistical and systematic in approach, efficient, results-oriented, technically savvy.