Wejo Carion
@wejocarion
Operations and event director who builds structure and delivers flawless live execution under pressure.
What I'm looking for
I’m an executive operations and event leadership professional with a track record of directing complex, high-stakes programs from planning through live execution. I’m known for cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder management, discretion with confidential information, and bringing structure to fast-moving environments.
In my current role as Operations & Event Director (House Manager) at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto, I direct end-to-end operational execution for concerts, weddings, and community events serving up to 650 attendees. I’m the primary on-site decision maker, resolving logistical, staffing, and guest-experience issues in real time, while coordinating performers, production teams, facilities staff, volunteers, and vendors.
I’ve driven results through practical, hands-on operational leadership—such as managing a 25% attendance surge during a sold-out event by redesigning guest flow and seating on the fly without delaying the program start. I also maintained 100% on-time event starts and zero safety incidents across all events by combining proactive planning with live-event decision-making.
Earlier, I founded and led Glowing Beets, managing vendor relationships, procurement, fulfillment, customer experience, budgeting, and operational reporting. Before that, as a Senior Administrative Assistant to an AVP at Washington Mutual, I managed executive calendars and confidential communications while coordinating initiatives across regional leadership, HR, and corporate teams—supporting reporting and operational initiatives tied to top lending performance.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Operations & Event Director
First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto
Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 6 months)
Direct end-to-end operational execution for concerts, weddings, and community events for up to 650 attendees, including planning, staffing, logistics, and on-site decision-making. Coordinate performers, production teams, facilities staff, volunteers, and vendors to deliver on-time starts and maintain safety through proactive planning.
Founder & Operations Lead
Glowing Beets
Jan 2015 - Jan 2017 (2 years)
Founded and operated a subscription e-commerce business featuring emerging consumer brands. Managed vendor relationships, procurement, fulfillment, customer experience, budgeting, and operational reporting, maintaining on-time fulfillment during a logistics disruption.
Career Sabbaticals
Family Caregiving & Community Involvement
Jan 2004 - Jan 2015 (11 years)
Career sabbaticals focused on family caregiving and community involvement.
Senior Administrative Assistant to AVP
Washington Mutual
Jan 1999 - Jan 2004 (5 years)
Served as an operational partner to an Assistant Vice President overseeing a 22-branch territory, managing executive calendars, meetings, presentations, reports, and travel coordination. Coordinated initiatives across regional leadership, HR, and corporate teams, including leadership meetings, training programs, vendor logistics, and reporting/analysis that supported #1 lending performance.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM)
Coursework, Fashion Merchandising
Completed fashion merchandising coursework at FIDM in San Francisco.
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Software and tools used professionally
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