Alena Powell

Owner of an event planning enterprise, interfacing with producers for meetings, seminars, tradeshows, conferences, and film festivals. Contributes to planning, coordination, and implementation of long-range goals and manages on-site staff.

Supervised seating and logistics for the Gala dinner, followed up with table and ticket buyers, and oversaw pre-event set-up. Provided a team of event support staff.

Served as primary on-site representative for the CCIE exhibit booth across a multi-city regional conference series, including attendee engagement and digital lead capture. Tracked leads by conference location and managed real-time on-site coordination.

Oversaw daily operations of the function space at the US Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, ensuring venue readiness for conferences and events. Worked with clients, sponsors, and internal teams to plan and execute private events, and coordinated accessible operations and contingency plans.

Managed NAMI Pathways to Hope Conference, overseeing registration, event webpage, and advising affiliates. Selected and managed third-party registration platform vendor, wrote attendee communications, and led planning and implementation.

Oversaw event logistics for annual gala, coordinating with venue staff and managing set up. Determined A/V needs, evaluated quotes, negotiated budget, and created detailed schedules and run of show.

Acted as Project Manager for VP of Programs overseeing cultural events and professional development. Supervised Program Fellows team and created marketing materials and attendee communications.

Developed COVID-19 resource website for healthcare workers' virtual training. Managed translation of curricula into five languages and supervised external vendors.

Introduced a wireless on-site registration system and event planning platform. Managed all printed, web, and promotional assets and the volunteer process.

Set up and managed online ticketing and registration, creating and tracking 100+ promotional codes. Managed pre-event and on-site ticket sales, supervised check-in, and hired and trained box office staff.

Coordinated weekly lecture series, annual symposia, and offsite retreats, managing travel, registration, and fee collection. Maintained detailed budgets, processed invoices, and coordinated with internal departments.

Organized Tribeca All Access filmmaker events during the Tribeca Film Festival, handling external catering vendors. Arranged travel and accommodations for filmmakers and managed event registration and volunteers.

Earned the Digital Event Strategist (DES) certification from PCMA.

Pursued an MBA in Media Management at Metropolitan College of New York.

Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Iona University.

Completed a certificate in Producing at New York University.