1. SUZANNE FRIEDMAN
1716 Staimford Ct., Wellington, FL 33414 suzfried58@gmail.com
(561)312-8310
EXPERIENCE
• Provided Lifestyle Services for a resort style 55 + community
• Planned and developed a variety of programs and events, including dinner and silent auctions, vendor sale, health and fitness
series, lecture series, teacher conferences and workshops, day school fair, Independence Day parade
• Responsible for overall event plans, logistics and program continuity
o Budget development and
monitoring
o Negotiating fees for services
(often obtaining service gratis)
o Securing entertainers,
speakers and instructors
o Soliciting event sponsorships
and in-kind donations
o Venue, event theme
and menu selection
o Reviewing technical
requirements
o Marketing and advertising
o Newsletter, Invitations and
brochure design
• Collaborated extensively with lay leaders and committees to facilitate achievement of program goals
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
Castle Group – Buena Vida:
Implemented new activity fee structure and increased the variety of weekly activity classes offered,
Community events consistently had maximum attendance,
Produced monthly community magazine
AJFCS: Seamlessly orchestrated registration and silent auction procedures, Coordinated all graphic designs with event theme
Designed and produced tribute journals for multiple fundraising events
Distinguished Lecture Series:
Yearly membership subscriptions increased by 35%, and walk – in attendance increased 25%
Additionally, number of dedications grew 10% each year
Hadassah: Shining Stars 2008 dinner and silent auction
Increased attendance and profit by 100% from previous year
Hadassah: Slimmer’s 2008 (12) week exercise and health program
Achieved a 250% return on investment due to superior popularity of activity
SKILLS
COMPUTER WEB DESIGN KNOWLEDGE ADDITIONAL
• MS Office Suite • Dreamweaver • Local Venues & Attractions • Customer Service
• QuickBooks Pro • HTML • Art History • Budget/Bookkeeping
• FR 100 (Donor database) • CSS
• Associated Voice
• Jewish Culture • Graphic Design
• Jenark
• Photoshop
EMPLOYMENT
Castle Group LIFESTYLE DIRECTOR, Buena Vida HOA, Wellington, FL
Plantation, FL May 2014- July 2015
Alpert Jewish Family & Children’s Service ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR – DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
West Palm Beach, FL September 2009 to May2014
Jewish Federation of SPBC, DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES (DLS) COORDINATOR
Boca Raton, FL November 2006- Sept 2009
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Meetup.com EVENT ORGANIZER Jan 2011- Present
Hadassah, Florida Atlantic Region, Delray Beach, FL PUBLICITY CO-CHAIR July 2009 - June 2010
Hadassah, Shulamit Chapter, Wellington, FL FUNDRAISING & PROGRAMING VP June 2006 – July 2009
Hadassah, Sherut Chapter, Wellington, FL PRESIDENT June 2004 - May 2006
AWARDS Hadassah WOMAN OF VALOR, 2008
Hadassah NATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD, 2007
EDUCATION New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, Interior Design