Christine L. Topp513 Country Circle Drive O’Fallon, Missouri (636) 399-4429 christineltopp@gmail.com

Summary of Qualifications

Diverse experience in meeting, event planning, philanthropy and communications.

ExperienceJan. 2010 – Present

Scottrade, Inc. – St. Louis, MOSenior Meetings & Event Specialist – Organize and execute meetings and events for internal clients, including department outings, annual conferences, charitable activities and other scheduled events for associates and external customers. (Promoted from Meetings & Event Specialist in Nov. 2014) Plan and carry out logistics for annual National Manager Meeting, attended by 650-700

associates nationwide Manage and maintain internal charitable giving programs for 4000 associates Work with internal clients directly, to plan and execute two week long annual trainings for 150

attendees Coordinate, control budget for and work with executive leadership team on external charitable

giving efforts Supervise and assist in the training of new team members, interns and temporary contractors Implement and manage a new IT Project for all internal charitable giving, wellness and tuition

efforts Prepare and manage offsite leisure activities for 450 associates and guests during conference for

branch managers Develop Request for Proposals, obtain and manage vendor proposals and Banquet Event Orders

for 10 -20 meetings annually Maintain budget accountability for individual projects, events and meetings while tracking cost

savings and ROI for each Create, organize and execute activities for associates that benefit local and national charities

2005 – 2010 Buckingham Family of Financial Services (Buckingham Asset Management, BAM Advisor Services and BAM Risk Management) - Saint Louis, MOEvent Planner – Worked with internal staff and clients to organize and coordinate logistics for internal and external meetings and events. Managed details related to booking and ongoing support of meetings or other client functions. Ensured the execution of all contracts and goals related to the event. Restructured annual conference to increase attendance and market event to wider audience Managed an average of 45-50 events per year Designed and created custom invitations for events Created a more environmentally friendly annual conference by decreasing amount of printed

materials, sharing presentations electronically, and cutting out bottled water for water stations Maintained strong working relationships with local and national vendors to collaborate on

special projects and obtain sponsorship for multiple annual events. Introduced new marketing campaign in 2009 by branding the event with new materials,

including electronic newsletter, updated logo, and materials increasing the projected attendance by 5%

Created and designed custom electronic newsletter for annual conference to help promote, obtain sponsorship and encourage registration.

Developed prospect and client education programs Saved $40,000 budget in 2008 Managed, monitored and produced budgets for all annual meetings and events Trained, scheduled and managed internal volunteer staff three day annual conference

2004 - 2004 Hollywood Branding Group - Saint Louis, MOMedia Coordinator – Corporate contact and liaison between advertisers and movie theaters. Educated clients and created proposals to put together campaigns within the theater advertising. Continued follow up with clients to measure effectiveness of their campaign. Implemented on-going cinema advertising campaigns. Created slide for corporate client to show on citywide screens Developed a systematic approach to measure effectiveness advertisers Managed nation wide theater data base Created slide for corporate client to show on citywide screens

Affiliations & Volunteer

Meeting Professionals International – St. Louis Area Chapter Member - Philanthropy Chair for Membership Committee (2013-Present)- Co-Chair for Trivia Night Fundraiser (2012)- Volunteer for EduCon Committee (2011)- Salute to the Stars Award Recipient (2010)- Volunteer for the communications committee (2008-2011)

Volunteer & Planner of United Way Tri County Chocolate Wine & Jazz Event (2009 & 2010)- Set up site logistics, including layout, design and décor- Led team of volunteers on committee

Volunteer for the Huntington’s Disease Society of America St. Louis Chapter- John Turner Memorial LRC Tournament (2008-2010)- John Turner Memorial Walk (2008-2012)

BikeMS Team Captain (2005-2009)

Education B.A. Corporate Communications; B.A. Media in Advertising, Lindenwood University

Computer Skills

Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator; Familiarity with Windows and Mac operating systems