VIPC | Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation
Priscilla Trimble, CMP has a diverse and extensive work experience in event planning and coordination. Priscilla has served as Events Director and Event Manager at VIPC | Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation since 2010, where they are responsible for successfully organizing and managing numerous dinners, meetings, conferences, and corporate events with budgets up to $250,000. Priscilla is skilled in securing event sponsorships, creating and managing event budgets, coordinating with vendors, overseeing the invitation and RSVP process, marketing events, and providing on-site coordination.
Prior to their current role, Priscilla was the Co-Owner and Event Planner at The Finer Points, LLC from 2005 to 2014. In this position, they handled budget management, profit and loss reports, and executed event planning and coordination services for weddings, corporate events, and meetings. Priscilla'sexpertise included consulting, budget analysis, vendor recommendation, contract negotiation, event design, planning timeline, and on-site event coordination.
Priscilla also held positions at Lansdowne Resort and Spa, starting as a Senior Catering Manager from 2000 to 2005 and then as Assistant Director of Catering from 2007 to 2008. As the Senior Catering Manager, they played a pivotal role in managing a seven-person catering department, assisting in marketing and budget planning, and securing new accounts. In their role as Assistant Director of Catering, Priscilla led a team of managers and administrative assistants, ensuring accurate communication of account forecasting to the Executive Committee and property owners.
Overall, Priscilla Trimble, CMP has demonstrated strong expertise in event planning and coordination, financial management, team leadership, and client relationship management throughout their career.
Priscilla Trimble, CMP, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language and Literature, General from Mary Washington College, which they obtained between 1992 and 1996. In January 2017, they became a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) from the Convention Industry Council.
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VIPC is the nonprofit operations arm of the Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority (VIPA) | Founded in 1985, VIPC, a nonprofit corporation, has been a primary driver of advocating for innovation and entrepreneurship in the Commonwealth. VIPC accelerates next generation technologies and technology companies through commercialization, capital formation, and market development initiatives GAP Funds | place equity investments in Virginia-based tech companies, mobilizing over 1,000 investors with private capital leverage of $1.1 billion. Since its inception, GAP has invested in over 240 new companies and supported the creation of more than 6,500 jobs by investing in and supporting a diverse range of sectors and industries The Virginia Founders Fund (VFF) | identifies, recognizes, supports and provides seed funding to entrepreneurs who are underrepresented in the Commonwealth. VFF focus includes targeting regions outside of Northern Virginia, and minority, women and veteran-owned startup initiatives Commonwealth Commercialization Fund (CCF) | The Commonwealth Commercialization Fund, or CCF, was launched on July 1, 2020 to foster innovative and collaborative efforts in Virginia. CCF seeks technologies with a high potential for economic development and job creation and that position the Commonwealth as a national leader Smart Communities | VIPC co-launched the Smart City Works accelerator, leads the Smart Communities Working Group, and funds smart cities and IOT startups SBIR/STTR | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) VIPC's Federal Funding Assistance Program identifies and accelerates opportunities for Virginia's small technology businesses to learn how to apply for and win government contracts Unmanned Systems | VIPC leads Virginia’s ‘Unmanned Systems Center’ to establish industry support programs and attract startups and companies to Virginia