C Dudman Donley- Event Manager Portfolio -compressed

Courtney Dudman Donley 831 Koshland Way Santa Cruz, California 95064 [email protected] (714)402-2363

January 2017

Photo by Kimberly April Photography

PROFESSIONAL EVENTS PORTFOLIO

TABLE OF CONTENTS

3rd Annual Arts & Business Leadership Awards Dinner …………………………………………………………. 1

Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ 30th Anniversary Gala ………………………………………………………… 5

42nd Annual Candlelight Concert …………………………………………………………………………………. 7

Sponsorship & Corporate Engagement ………………………………………………………………………….. 9

Meetings & Conferences ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 10

Dinners & Receptions ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11

Stewardship & Donor Appreciation ……………………………………………………………………………….. 13

Community Events ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 14

C Salt Gourmet Events ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 16

Press Highlights ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 19

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3RD ANNUAL ARTS & BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AWARDS DINNER

A new Orange County tradition celebrating the accomplishments of the community’s most visionary entrepreneurs.

SCFTA’s 3rd annual corporate fundraiser took guests back to the heyday of its star performer, Jackson Browne: 1970s Laurel Canyon. After a networking cocktail party on the terrace, guests were welcomed into Samueli Theater, lush with wildflowers dotted with sage and thistle with raw silk and cotton linens in beautiful ikat prints set on long family-style wooden tables set with mixed metal chargers for the dinner and awards ceremony.

THE NUMBERS

240 guests / 2 event chairs / 2 honorees / 1 planning committee / 1 Preview Event / 2 performances / 65 staff members managed / 17 vendors overseen

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Design and execution of all aspects of SCFTA’s signature corporate event. Project manage event production including theme conceptualization, selection of entertainment, décor, vendor sourcing, timelines, and staff oversight. Maintenance of expense budget, cost analysis and projections, contract negotiation and cultivation of in-kind donors.

Delicately calligraphied slices of agate, donated by Whitney Forbes Calligraphy served as

both place card and keepsake.

Rising Leader Honoree Ashleigh Aitken, Of Counsel,

Aitken*Aitken*Cohn, with Event Co-Chair William F. Meehan

Distinguished Leader Honoree Zelma M. Allred, CEO Pool Water Products, with Event

Co-Chair Rick Muth

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THE MENU

Working closely with star Chef, Ross Panginalian, an elegant menu was crafted with the inspiration of 1970s California classics, like hearts of palm and avocado, each course bearing Jackson Browne’s lyrics and song titles to carry the theme through in a playful way. Printing and materials for the menus and escort cards were donated entirely by Envelopments, an Orange County-based stationery vendor.

SPONSORSHIP & CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT

Nicholas David’s magnetic performance thrilled the crowd and also deepened the Center’s relationship with Yamaha through this opportunity for meaningful engagement and brand visibility as the Entertainment Sponsor for the “Laurel Canyon Lounge.”

Leveraged a strong working relationship with Rick Young, Senior Vice President of Yamaha, to create a strategic partnership which effectively tripled Yamaha’s historic support of the event with the opportunity for Yamaha to provide all backline instrumentation and sound engineering for Nicholas David’s performance at the Laurel Canyon Lounge. Worked collaboratively with Yamaha, their production company Center Staging, North Star Entertainment, Nicholas David and The Feelin’ Band, and the Center’s Theater Operations staff to ensure the successful execution of the partnership.

Following Jackson Browne’s final encore was an after party on the Argyros Plaza , featuring live music by Nicholas David,

finalist of NBC’s The Voice.

Following Jackson Browne’s final encore was an after party on the Argyros Plaza , featuring live music by Nicholas David,

finalist of NBC’s The Voice.

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The after party highlighted the event’s lead sponsors with a stunning, themed photo op featuring a Kia Sedona, bar and bottle service by The Center Club, signature cocktails featuring Pau Maui Vodka, and late-night bites generously donated by Water Grill.

KIA MOTORS AMERICA: VALET & LAUREL CANYON LOUNGE EVENT SPONSOR

Kia benefitted from some key points of activation at the event, including the opportunity to provide door-to-door car service in K900s for the Event Chairs and lead sponsors, as well as complimentary valet for all event guests and a special gift placed in each car, featuring KIA branded gift bags with Moleskines embossed with lockups of Kia’s and the Center’s logos and a beautiful pen.

This activation, which Kia COO Michael Sprague called “the best (he’s) ever seen” features the 2016 Sedona in a lavish interactive photo op celebrating music. Guests struck poses with vintage instruments and tagged their selfies #musiciskia.

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“A TRUE SUCCESS”

Strategic partnerships with businesses, both local and multi-national, were formed, ensuring success of the event for all stake holders.

Raised more than $265,000 for SCFTA’s arts education programs Secured more than $300,000 of In-Kind support New gifts, totaling $100,000, constituted more than one third of all funds raised Tripled the support of Yamaha, quadrupled the support of Center Club, and doubled the investment of Kia through their elevated presence at the “Laurel Canyon Lounge” Forged promising new corporate partnerships including Grayse, Lugano, Deloitte, American Technologies, The Mentor Group, Water Grill, Pau Vodka, Banc of California, Envelopments, Whitney Forbes Calligraphy, and Petals & Pop

GIFT SPONSOR: GRAYSE

Engaged the support of Board Member Marta Bhathal to build a strategic relationship with Marie Gray, founder of St. John and new label, Grayse. Worked directly with Mrs. Gray and her team to create a Grayse Gift Sponsorship that included styling the honorees, tote bags for sponsors, and $100 gift certificates for all attendees, bringing the total value of Grayse’s support to more than $250,000 and providing highly-targeted, positive exposure to the new label’s most desirable demographic.

Marta Bhathal, Co-Founder, Raj Manufacturing and SCFTA Board Member

(left) with Marie Gray, Co-Founder St. John Knits and Grayse (right)

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SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS’ 30TH ANNIVERSARY GALA

“A tapestry of rich and royal hue… an everlasting vision of the ever-changing view … a wondrous, woven magic in bits of BLUE and GOLD… a tapestry

to feel and see, impossible to hold” - Carole King, Tapestry

A night for the history books celebrating the Center’s decades of good work, Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ 30th Anniversary Gala featured the legendary singer-songwriter Carole King, a blue and gold feast for the senses, and record-breaking fundraising results.

THE NUMBERS

$2.68 million raised / 488 guests / 2 presenting sponsors / 4 event co-chairs / 1 Preview Event / 82 staff members managed / 27 vendors overseen / 30 Beautiful Years / 1 and only Carole King

Cheeses from around the world, persimmons, pears and prosciutto stunned as the centerpiece of the

evening’s cocktail party

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SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS’ 30TH ANNIVERSARY GALA

SPONSORSHIP The evening featured two presenting sponsors, Financial Services Sponsor Wells Fargo Private Bank and Luxury Jewelry Sponsor, Lugano Diamonds, who gifted an exquisite strand of pearls to all ladies in attendance, in honor of the Center’s Pearl Anniversary.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Served as Lead Staff Designer, curated food and beverage menu, drafted layouts in Room Viewer, lead cross-departmental team of 6 to manage $1.1 million expense budget, sourced all rentals, vendors and supplies, created load in/load out delivery schedule, worked closely with SCFTA’s executive leadership, presenting sponsors and co-chairs to ensure a successful event that exceeded all of their expectations.

Mounds of gleaming caviar topped the luxe first course,

a warm lobster, frisée and new potato salad, garnished with

crème fraiche and flowers

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42ND ANNUAL CANDLELIGHT CONCERT

“It was the kind of night that would have made Henry T. Segerstrom proud.” – Ann Conway, Coast Magazine

Candlelight Concert 2015 honored its founding Chairman Henry Segerstrom and raised more than $2 million with the leadership of the “Candlelight Quartet” Marta & Raj Bhathal and Kelly & Jim Mazzo to inspire the love of the arts in Orange County’s most prestigious luminaries.

Following an intimate performance by Jazz legend, Diana Krall, who dedicated the song “In My Life” to Mr. Segerstrom, the curtain lifted for the anxiously awaited reveal: The stage of Segerstrom Hall, transformed into a stunning ballroom where guests were seated for a beautiful dinner gazing out into the vast red theater twinkling with tea lights, and later danced the night away to KC and the Sunshine Band.

With an eye to the evening’s theme “All the World’s a Stage” twenty foot screens surrounding the stage featured images of performances presented on the Center’s stages from 3 different places in the world—St. Petersburg, Manhattan, and Paris. Each city visited was paired with a delicious course inspired by that locale, with caviar and vodka served in ice shot glasses, New York chophouse-style steak and sides, and a sweets bar that was exquisitely French.

The Candlelight Quartet with the star of the evening. From left: Jim Mazzo and

Kelly Mazzo (left), Diana Krall, Marta and Raj Bhathal (right)

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42ND ANNUAL CANDLELIGHT CONCERT

SCFTA’s signature fundraiser for 2015 was sleek and modern, with dramatic white hard walls and pops of purple transforming Box Office Circle into the KIA Valet Lounge and the Orchestra Lobby of Segerstrom Hall into a swanky cocktail party featuring an utterly charming performance by the 7-piece cabaret band, Dallas and Doll.

As guests left for the night, heels in hand, silver flip flops on their aching feet, they were greeted with tray-passed In N Out burgers and shakes, sponsored by Kia.

THE NUMBERS 375 guests / $2.1 million raised / $850,000 expense budget managed / 4 event chairs / 2 Candlelight Committees / one Kick-Off Event / 1 Preview Event / 3 live performances / 3 countries “visited” / 65 staff members managed / 23 vendors overseen

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES Design arrivals, registration, cocktail reception, valet lounge including the drafting of layouts in Room Viewer, book cocktail reception entertainment, manage expense budget of $850,000, source all rentals, vendors and supplies, create load in/load out delivery schedule, manage donor acknowledgement process

ADDITIONAL GALAS AND FORMAL EVENTS

Candlelight 2016, 2014, 2013 Arts & Business Leadership Awards Dinner 2015, 2014 South Coast Repertory Gala, 2015, 2011 Working Wardrobes Black Tie & Tennies Gala 2007 Make-A-Wish Foundation of Orange County & Inland Empire Wish Ball 2007, 2006, 2005

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SPONSORSHIP & CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT

OSCAR DE LA RENTA: SPOTLIGHT ON GOWNS

An Exclusive event for Candlelight Committee members to preview Oscar de la Renta’s Fall 2016 collection, the first produced by the design house’s new Creative Director Peter Copping. Guests were treated to model presentations, champagne, and hors d’oeuvres, with a portion of sales donated to Segerstrom Center’s Arts Education & Community Engagement programs.

VERSACE: GOWN RETROSPECTIVE

A private event for Candlelight Committee members to view Versace’s Gown Retrospective, on loan from their vaults in Milan, exclusively for SCFTA. ADDITIONAL SPONSOR ENGAGEMENT EVENTS

Union Bank Sound of Music Dinner, featuring a guest appearance by Merwin Foard (Uncle Max), 2016

BNY Mellon Kristin Chenoweth Dinner, 2016 JPMorgan Chase Wicked Dinner, 2016 HÔM Sotheby’s Wicked Dinner, 2016 United Airlines Annie Dinner, featuring a

guest appearance by Sandy and the show’s Animal Handler, 2015

WPO Chicago dinner, 2015 Donna Karan NY “Women Who Inspire:

Honoring Betty Huang”, 2014 Jo Malone’s Blackberry Bay fragrance launch, 2012 From 2008 to present, produced more than 150 sponsor-centered events for merchants such

as: South Coast Plaza, Nordstrom, Piaget, Aitken*Aitken*Cohn, Rutan & Tucker, Bank of America and many more

A Versace fashion illustrator created signed one-of-a-kind

pieces for guests to take home.

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MEETINGS & CONFERENCES

SCFTA ANNUAL MEETING & BOARD DINNER, 2013- 2016

Coordinated all details for the Center’s Annual Meeting, which took place in Samueli Theater and presented the organization’s official report of its accomplishments, programs, and funds-raised for the 2015-2016 fiscal year as well as the goals and plans for FY16-17 to the public, press, donors and other stakeholders.

Immediately following the Annual Meeting, Board Members, their spouses and the Center’s Executive Leadership met across the street at Mastro’s Steakhouse for the Board Organizational Meeting and Dinner.

THE NUMBERS

200 guests at Annual Meeting / 1 sizzle reel / 1 Power Point presentation/ 2 performances / 2 venues / 62 guests at Board Organizational Meeting and Dinner

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Designed event décor, sourced vendors, oversaw and coordinated delivery, load-in and strike schedule, selected food and beverage offerings for both venues, created work order for all tech and equipment needs, drafted and maintained timeline for run-of-show, including vendor deliveries, crew schedules, sound check, and service points.

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CONFERENCE, 2014

Executive Leadership of Performing Arts Centers across the country meet annually to discuss challenges facing the industry and best practices. SCFTA hosted the 2014 conference and shared its plans for the new initiatives at the core of its vision, including transforming the plaza into a town square for Orange County.

THE NUMBERS

12 organizations / 23 guests / 5 days / 3 events / 20 sessions


Worked closely with a team of four to coordinate hospitality, events, tech needs, and meals for five-day National PAC Conference hosted by the Center.

A fresh, clean Summer aesthetic set the scene for SCFTA’s 2016 Annual Meeting and Board

Dinner with grey and white wood-grain paper and warm yellow orchids, protea and crispidium

in sleek white and chrome ceramics.

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DINNERS & RECEPTIONS

FLAMINGO CHICKS CAMPAIGN DINNER, 2016

The Center’s Board Members, major donors, Executive Leadership and the small but mighty staff of British non-profit, Flamingo Chicks, gathered to discuss the possibility of creating a dance school for children with disabilities and their families out of SCFTA’s state-of-the-art facilities. A seated dinner featured remarks by SCFTA and Flamingo Chicks leadership, Power Point and video presentation, followed by a dessert reception on the terrace, all decked-out in shades of pink, with a wink to the evening’s guests of honor.


Event design and décor, menu planning, collaborating with vendors and Center staff, creation and management of event timeline, including sound check and tech cues.

Doug McKay, member of SCFTA’s Rising Leaders Council, and Operations Manager/Grant Chair of Macy’s, raises a glass to the staff of Flamingo Chicks for their good work,

while SCFTA Chairman of the Board, John Ginger looks on.

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DINNERS & RECEPTIONS

HAMBURG BALLETT LILIOM PRESIDENT’S DINNER, 2014

This private dinner hosted by SCFTA President Terry Dwyer, celebrating the National Premiere of Hamburg Ballett’s Liliom--with special guest choreographer John Neumeier--featured bright, springy bursts of yellow forsythia branches against rich, silk linens in charcoal grey, set in Capital Grille’s elegant Plaza Room.

FIRE BIRD, PATRONS OF TRIBUTE, 2013-2016

An 18-year tradition, Fire Bird features a cocktail reception, dinner and awards ceremony honoring SCFTA’s most generous donors. Often held beneath Richard Lippold’s monumental 1986 Fire Bird sculpture which hangs in the Grand Arch of Segerstrom Hall, this annual dinner has become one of the most prestigious events in the community.

ADDITIONAL DINNERS & RECEPTIONS

ABT Board Dinner, with special guest, prima ballerina, Diana Vishneva, 2015

The Nutcracker President’s Dinner, 2015 Les Ballets de Monte Carlo President’s Dinner and Cast Party, 2013-2016 Solo for Two President’s Dinner and Cast Party, 2014 From 2013 to present, designed and executed more than 150 dinners and receptions for VIPs

of the community, and the performing arts industry at large

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STEWARDSHIP & DONOR APPRECIATION

BEHIND THE SCENES

This beloved SCFTA event gives patrons the chance to pull back the curtain on some of the biggest Broadway shows to grace the Center’s stages, with costume and special effects presentations and Q&A sessions with the stars of the show.

ADDITIONAL STEWARDSHIP & DONOR APPRECIATION EVENTS

Informally Yours, 2014-2016 Backstage Tours 2014-2016 Phantom of the Opera Corporate Council Event, 2015 From 2013 to present, designed and managed more than 100

stewardship and donor appreciation events

Behind the Scenes with Disney’s The Lion King in 2015 with a

surprise rendition of “They Live in You” by Mufasa

Behind the Scenes with Guys & Dolls in 2014, featured an engaging live

tutorial on shooting craps presented by the show’s stars

Behind the Scenes with The Wizard of Oz in 2014 highlighted the high-tech special effects that brought this 20th century icon to a whole new level

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COMMUNITY EVENTS

MAKE-A-WISH: WISHES COME TRUE

Granting the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions is just as magical and heartbreaking as it sounds. The wonderful diversity of wishes always tipped the scales towards joy. Ranging from Aubrey’s wish to see the Aurora Borealis to Nathaniel’s wish to have his very own skate park, to Melissa’s wish to have the Sweet Sixteen party of her dreams, there was always a new world to learn about, new partners to collaborate with and a new set of expectations to wildly exceed. Project management of more than 70 events a year is enough to make anyone feel like a real-life Fairy Godmother, and learning the nuts and bolts behind bringing a wish to life is truly empowering.

THE NUMBERS

300 wishes granted, chapter-wide, each year / $500,000 in-kind support secured / 110 volunteers overseen / 70+ wishes annually personally managed


Brought together doctors, social workers, families, businesses, community organizations and volunteers to determine and fulfill the wishes of every Wish Kid assigned. Ensured wish was medically appropriate. Researched each wish and created a timeline and budget. Assessed resources in database, local community, and Make-A-Wish community at-large to find leads for partners and in-kind donations to ensure successful completion of each wish within six months of referral, or sooner for Rush Wishes. Worked with medical staff, hotels and volunteers to make certain all medical needs and family accommodations were seen to throughout duration of Wish.

Melissa being escorted by The Genie to the Sweet Sixteen Party of her dreams.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS

PATCHWORK CRAFT SHOWS

A free, semi-annual, makers festival showcasing local emerging artists, crafters and designers alongside artisan food, DIY workshops, gourmet food trucks and indie music, Patchwork is a hugely popular, family-friendly event that takes place in Santa Ana, Long Beach and Oakland.

THE NUMBERS

100+ vendors / 3 locations, counties, and health departments / average 20,000 attendees per show


Served on jury to review all applications and select vendors for each location, acted as health department liaison for all food vendors ensuring that events met all health department codes and requirements. Promoted event through social media, local restaurants, storefronts, mailings, print, radio and television.

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C SALT GOURMET EVENTS

“Donley’s creative materials are not paint, fabric or clay but chocolate”

– Darcy Leigh Richardson, The Grunion Gazette

C Salt was different kind of chocolate company with an emphasis on elevating special events. Sold-out workshops, special tasting menus, and wine pairings presented with the signature style and polish of C Salt Gourmet were at the core of the business.

The flagship C Salt product, Pistachio Cherry Chocolate was awarded “Best Chocolate” by Orange Coast Magazine, OC Weekly and The District multiple years running.

In addition to its retail packaged items, C Salt crafted custom flavors, unique menus, and breathtaking sweets tables for cast parties, museum exhibitions, product launches, weddings, and craft fairs.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES Founded C Salt in 2008 and built it from the ground up, including everything from recipe development, sales, marketing, production and operations.

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THE NUMBERS 12 retail locations / 1 website / 5 products / 125% growth in the midst of a recession Jo Malone’s 2012 launch of their Blackberry Bay scent was celebrated in Orange County with an in-store event at the top-selling South Coast Plaza location featuring C Salt Gourmet and a custom Blackberry Bay truffle crafted for the occasion.

Launched an extremely popular series of chocolate and wine pairing events in collaboration with hip Long Beach wine bar, 4th Street Vine. Truffle-making workshops, seasonal flights and pairings, and holiday pop-up shops were among the biggest hits.

A decadent chocolate table at a San Pedro wedding

featuring a custom “Lemon Cloud” truffle created just for

the happy couple

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The world-renowned Field Museum of Chicago created a hugely popular traveling exhibit called “Chocolate: The Exhibition.” The 2011 effort to bring it to Anaheim-based MUZEO was spearheaded by a Board of Orange County businesses including Angels Stadium and C Salt Gourmet. “Chocolate: The Exhibition” broke all the museum’s previous records for visitor attendance and exponentially raised the visibility of C Salt Gourmet in the community.

With a reputation for fresh, innovative visual displays, C Salt Gourmet successfully used craft fairs to build sales revenue as well as brand identity. A 4-year term on the jury of craft fair Patchwork, brainchild of craft industry innovators Dear Handmade Life, offered C Salt an opportunity to grow its loyal fan base while strengthening connections to event sponsors, such as KCRW and Mother’s Market, with city and county officials, and with other makers in the community.

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