Work Samples

Kirkwood AH&LA Student Chapter

After founding the Kirkwood AH&LA Student Chapter, Joe McInerney, President & CEO of

AH&LA, decided to visit the students and our new teaching hotel. I decided to plan

an event around his visit, inviting all of the area hoteliers.

Bottom left are the invitations that I designed and sent out to the local hoteliers

Bottom right is the flyer that I designed, which was posted in local hotels and various social media outlets

Community Service Project

"Cans for Candy" was a food drive that I planned and managed for the

Kirkwood AH&LA Student Chapter. It was to help spotlight a visit from Alton Brown

and to promote awareness of local organizations. All proceeds were given to HACAP.

Bottom left is the flyer that I created to post around campus for promotion of our drive.

Bottom right is the donation form and thank you letter from HACAP

Planning A Downtown Festival

The Fire & Ice Festival was one of the main focuses of my internship with the

Cedar Rapids Downtown District. I was coordinator for the activities at Towne

Square, the 7th Annual Chili Challenge, and the Ugly Holiday Sweater Party. I also

was in charge of marketing these segments of the festival.

This is the schedule of events that I created for the Fire & Ice Festival. This was used

for everything from press releases to radio and print advertising.

An Unforgettable Education

Through my education at Kirkwood's teaching hotel, I've worked on dozens of

events. From the Grand Opening of the new facility to the One Year Anniversary,

every event held here was no less than world-class.