Board Relations Logistics Manager
As Board Relations, Logistics Manager of the Office of the Vice President for Research and for National Laboratories, Liz is responsible for the logistics and event planning for all board meetings, Laboratory Programmatic Reviews, board related committees and reviews, and other activities related to the Argonne National Laboratory Board of Governors and the Fermi National Laboratory Board of Directors.
Liz joins the OVPRNL from the University of Chicago's Alumni Relations and Development Office where she served as associate director in special events for four years. Liz was responsible for planning, strategizing, and executing over 30 events. In this position she focused on the University's highest level donors, constituents, and civic leaders. Along with managing an impressive portfolio of her own events, Liz also managed three event managers in Special Events, working closely with the event coordinators and their partnerships across the University. As a senior member of the team, Liz served on several committees to develop and improve office policies, procedures, and operations.
Before joining the University of Chicago, Liz worked at Park Hyatt Chicago, as a catering manager, responsible for all logistics of corporate events held at the Hotel. Liz began her career at Blue Plate Catering as a sales consultant focusing on corporate sales executing over 150 events per year.
Liz received her BA from the University of South Carolina with a major in Public Relations and a minor in Hotel and Hospitality Management.
