Contessa Abbott has over 10 years of experience in event coordination, stage management, and marketing. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Work and training in business development and management. Her background includes coordinating numerous community events and concerts, managing teams of up to 60 volunteers and performers, and overseeing all aspects of production including schedules, budgets, publicity, and stakeholder relationships. She currently owns her own event planning and marketing firm.

1. Contessa Abbott
Phone: 587-589-7341
Email: Contessafdh@gmail.com
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EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
2010 — MicroBusiness Training Institute, Business Development and Management
2008 — University of Calgary, B.S.W. (Bachelor's Degree in Social Work)
2000 — Received High School Diploma
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFCATIONS:
 Social Media inclined
 Precise stage time keeping
 Detail Orientated
 Entrepreneurship Skills
 Able to personally use: Windows, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Publisher, iMovies, Mac and PC
 Press Kit design and written content
 Editing experience for video and photography in Photoshop, and iDesign, (timing, layout, effects)
WORK EXPERIENCE
April 2015 to November 2015 – Event Coordinator for Action for Health Communities
● Contract development and consultation
● Stage management and artist liaison
● Coordinated two community events, “Passing the Torch Youth Festival” with Provincial MLA David
Shepard & City Councillor Scott McKeen; and the multi-cultural seniors day event
● Managed teams of up to 60 staff, performers and volunteers
● Assisted in establishing collaborative relationships with 30 stakeholders and community agencies
● Artistic editor for all media forms (posters, invitations, social media, press release)
● Presented multi-cultural themes and community building concepts in each event
● Taught attendees the Native Round Dance with Native Elders
April 2014 to July 2014 – Event Coordinator for Action for Health Communities
● Managed/over saw a team of up to 40 staff, performers, and volunteers
● Coordinated the Aboriginal Day event
● Networked and liaison between the Aboriginal community and the agency
● Community building, and fostering collaborative relationships with 9 other agencies
● Contracted performers and developed event schedules
● Assisted in obtaining donations and volunteer recruitment

2. Contessa Abbott
Phone: 587-589-7341
Email: Contessafdh@gmail.com
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Owner and Director of Full House Events & Marketing Ltd. (2010-Present)
 Juno Music Awards Judge (2014): Previewed and sampled music/entertainers as presented, followed
timelines and maintained confidentiality
 Stage manager (or assistant manager), and publicist for over 16 charity events during 2011 to 2015 in
Edmonton, Alberta including: Rock for Santa (Christmas Bureau) 2012 to current, Benefit Concert
for award winning Indigenous Hip Hop Artist Shawn Bernard, Y.E.S.S (Youth Emergency Shelter
Society) We Can Help 2012, La Carnaval (Christmas Bureau, iHuman Youth Society) 2012 , and Rock
for the Walk 2011
 Second Stage Coordinator & Manager for Slave Lake Concert of Hope 2011; Hospitality for artists,
sponsors/crews, transportation for crews & volunteers,
 Assistant Manager and Public Relations Consultant for Funk Sway, 2011 to current
 Promoter and Stage Manager for “Beyond the Blaze” charity show for Edmonton Relief Society, 2013
 Booking Agent for REDDNATION, and Will Belcourt 2011- 2013
 Manager for RC Sindicate 2012 – 2014, winners of 2013 Boonstock BandWarz
● Volunteer recruitment for 7 Alberta music and art festivals 2010 to 2015
● Executive Producer and Host of webcast; created scripts, concept development, set design, green
screen etiquette
● Production Management and Promoter for “Completing the Circle” Community Benefit with
Sawyer Brown at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in 2011. Wrote all media: press release,
sponsor packages, program, web content, social media, and edited radio scripts. Created power
points, all scripts and cue schedules for all production teams, hospitality teams, and after party
Fundraising Manager of the Butterfly Transitions and Healing Society (2009- 2011)
● Talent Buyer
● Production Manager
● Social Media Publicist
● Sponsor/vendor solicitation
● Chief Editor
OTHERDUTIES INCLUDED:
 Scheduling rehearsals and sound checks
 Working alongside production managers to ensure time and stage ran smoothly
 Collaborated with marketing reps, venue managers, ticket outlets, and other key partners
 Worked with board members to accomplish objectives, and reported to them
 Created advances, consents, invoices, budgets, and overall visions
 Created contact lists and networking circles
 Public speaking, Press Kits, Press Releases, Bio’s, Mission Statements
 Recycling and clean-up crews

3. Contessa Abbott
Phone: 587-589-7341
Email: Contessafdh@gmail.com
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VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
Boonstock (2011-2014)
 Volunteer recruitment & care; recruited volunteers through word of mouth and social media, gave
volunteers food, placed them at their stations, and helped them as needed
 Artist hospitality and green room set up; cleaning, staging designated rooms, guiding artists to
stages and organizers, obtaining artist hospitality rider items,
 Ground set up/clean up
 Parking: Placing parking lanes and markers, directing traffic to designated sections
 Collaborated with organizers regarding volunteers and duties
 Tokens Cashier: customer service, maintained float, sold tokens, cleaned bar and answered
questions as needed
 Tokens Manager: Over saw 80 plus staff, ran token sales, trained other staff, maintained schedules,
collaborated with other stage and bar staff to run area smoothly, motivated and supervised staff
Western Canadian Music Awards (2013)
 Assistant Stage Manager (Mini Venue): Worked alongside Stage Manager to call cues, host artists,
keep stage time, followed running times, and stage schedules
 Social Media Blogger: Created individual posts, pictures, artist’s information and stage promotion
during the week
HOBBIES & INTERESTS:
 Hiking & travel
 Fashion, costumes, & dancing,
 Holistic practices, yoga, & family bonding
REFERENCES:
Available upon request