Carrie Meadows Abernathy

Lead Meeting Planner, Industry Engagement

Carrie Meadows Abernathy is a high-level professional, that works in Altria main office of which is in 571. as a Lead Meeting Planner, Industry Engagement from 2019. Carrie Meadows Abernathy has earned professional experience in more than ten positions at various companies. Carrie Meadows Abernathy went to the Virginia Tech and got education there. Carrie has the following qualifications: Certified Meeting Professional, Certified Exhibits Manager, and Certified Special Events Professional. Radford, Virginia is the city, where the professional was lastly known to be living. This expert's phone and email can be easily accessed through SoftwareOfficial on demand.
Name variants:
Caren Abernathy, Carol Abernathy, Caroline Abernathy
Last updated Jul 05, 2024

Contact Information

Last Update
Jul 6, 2022
Email
ca**@viplannerevents.com, ca**@gmail.com, ca**@womeninevents.org
Location
Radford, VA
Company

Workplace

Altria
Lead Meeting Planner, Industry Engagement

Richmond, VA

Industry

Consumer Goods, Mfg Misc Products

Work History

Lead Meeting Planner, Industry Engagement

6601 west Broad Street Rd, Richmond, VA 23233
from Jun 2019

Vice President, Thought Leadership and Strategy

Fairfax, VA
from Jan 2018

President and Chief Executive Officer

CAbernathy Consulting provides consulting services for CVB's and others that need a meeting planner's view/skill set. I also plan quarterly match-making events between meeting planners in t...
Oct 2013 — Jan 2018

Co-Founder and President at Association For Women In Events

107 south West St, Alexandria, VA 22314
The Association for Women in Events is an inclusive community dedicated to the professional advancement of women in all facets of the events industry.
Apr 2015 — Dec 2017

Director of Education, Training, and Events

12355 Sunrise Valley Dr SUITE 680, Reston, VA 20191
Director of all online education, program development, hosted buyer programs, conference and training events for Practice Greenhealth. Annual Conference is CleanMed--the premiere conference ...
Apr 2012 — Jun 2017

Conference Manager

4795 Meadow Wood Ln SUITE 100, Chantilly, VA 20151
Currently manage 3 major events to include Fire-Rescue International, our annual city-wide event and a premier conference and exposition for fire service personnel. Other events include Inte...
Apr 2009 — Apr 2012

Owner

Wedding design and full service wedding planning.
Jun 2006 — Apr 2012

Us Conference Planner

Planned Conferences and training events based on Global-Warming and Carbon Emissions. Brought together thought leaders in the global warming, gas and carbon markets.
2007 — 2009

Business Development Manager

Brand development in the Mid-Atlantic region, account management, sales.
Feb 2006 — Aug 2007

Event Manager

6811 Benjamin Franklin Dr SUITE 250, Columbia, MD 21046
Government events management, Domestic and International. Specialty: Tradeshow industry. Worked on military bases worldwide and other military installations to bring the latest technology pr...
2005 — 2006

Occupations

Planner
Sales Specialist
Consumer Goods Professional
Executive
Vice President
Commodities Clerk
Brokerage Clerk
Chief Executive

Skills

Event Management
Event Planning
Trade Shows
Marketing
Meeting Planning
Contract Negotiation
Management
Leadership
Corporate Events
Training
Sales
Budgets
Project Planning
Public Speaking
B2B
Customer Service
Social Networking
Hospitality
Public Relations
Hotels
Strategic Planning
Marketing Communications
Nonprofits
Fundraising
Marketing Strategy
Account Management
Social Media
Sponsorship
Team Building
Government
Business Development
Social Media Marketing
Incentives
Vendor Management
Volunteer Management
Program Management
Logistics
Negotiation
Wedding Planning
Motivational Speaking
Time Management
Human Resources
Registration
Location Intelligence
Association Management
Conference Speaking
Conference Management
Speaker Management
Brand Development
Exceptional Relationship Building Skills
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