NJ STEP Project Manager in the Office of Export Promotion.  Spent 15 years as an event planner focusing mostly on weddings and wedding related events (bridal showers, rehearsal dinners, etc.).  I started out in Advertising with Direct to Trade Pharmaceutical Companies planning out the advertising strategy and trade show setups. I was also part of the team to create and pitch new advertising strategies to new clients. I was brought into the Business Action Center in January 2023 specifically to plan the 2023 Summer Fancy Food Show State Pavilion and am now working full time on NJ STEP Grant Program, which funded all of the participants exhibiting within the pavilion.