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Tulare
County Fair Business Continuity Plan
California Division of Fairs & Expositions
Sacramento, CA
Provided consulting services to the Division's intervention
team to the Tulare County Fair, which was in financial and organizational
crisis. Created a business continuity plan designed to resolve
core business issues contributing to the fair's failure and
return the fair to organizational stability and financial solvency.
Made recommendations and provided implementation plans in the
areas of length of fair, contracting, sponsorships, entertainment,
carnival, and concessions.
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Holiday
Faire Concept, Design & Production
Earl Warren Showgrounds
Santa Barbara, CA
Provided consulting services for the concept development, design
and production of the Santa Barbara Holiday Faire, a new event
in conjunction with the Santa Barbara National Horse Show to bolster
awareness of the horse show and provide area residents with additional
holiday activities, entertainment, unique craft and gift items,
and increased competitive exhibit participation opportunities.
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Strategic
Plan Update
San Bernardino County Fair
Victorville, CA
Provided consulting services for updating the 28th District
Agricultural Association’s Strategic Plan including on-site
orientation and training, facilitation of process workshops
with the fair's board, management, staff, and key stakeholders,
and development of a working draft and the final planning documents.
Components included strategic management orientation and training,
organizational assessment, refinement of the fair's mission,
vision, value statements, and development of long-range goals.
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FarmFest
Layout & Design
University of California Cooperative Extension Service
Ventura County, CA
Provided consulting services for the layout and design of FarmFest,
a new event in 2000 designed to provide a family-oriented hands-on
farm experience to urban families at a farm newly acquired by
the Hansen Trust which is administered by the UC Cooperative Extension
Service, and to introduce plans for development of the Hansen
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CEO
Goals and Objectives
Ventura County Fairgrounds
Ventura County, CA
Provided consulting services at the request of the Board of Directors
to assist the new Chief Executive Officer in developing annual
goals and objectives, including defining priorities and identifying
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Tulare
County Fair Core Business Function Assessment
California Division of Fairs & Expositions
Sacramento, CA
Provided on-site fair-time assessment of core business functions
including attendance patterns; operations and accounting; sponsorship
analysis and relative benefits to the fair; contracting procedures
and administration; grandstand entertainment; and carnival and
concessions operations. This assessment and the resulting report
provided the fair with a detailed analysis of the effectiveness
of strategies already implemented from the Business Continuity
Plan, and measured current operations against other strategies
included in the plan but not yet initiated.
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Strategic
Contracting Development
Health Quest Enterprises, Inc.
Carlsbad, CA
Ongoing contract to assist Health Quest Enterprises and its
divisions, Forward Arch and D&M Purification Systems, with
the development of distribution relationships with major national
retailers, government purchasing entities, consumer shows, and
other public events. Health Quest distributes high-quality health
related products including custom-fit orthotics, and a full
line of air and water purification systems.
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Interim
Management/Crisis Intervention
California Division of Fairs & Expositions
Sacramento, CA
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Tulare County Fair
Tulare, CA
Provided on-site interim management and transition of the organization
for six months following removal of the CEO and other key employees.
Already struggling in disarray and operating under intervention
oversight by F&E, the removal of these employees and the
causes for their removal created a variety of crisis management
needs including investigation, legal and audit coordination;
preparation for the Great Western Livestock Show less than two
months away; management of day-to-day operations; ongoing implementation
of the Business Continuity Plan strategies; and recruitment,
hiring and training of interim and permanent staff including
a new CEO.
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Ongoing
Management Consulting
North American Amusements, Inc.
ShamrockShows
Fontana, CA
Multi-year contract to assist North American Amusements, Inc.
by providing ongoing management consulting services with respect
to the strategic planning, business development, marketing,
and operation of its multi-unit, carnival amusements company
which provides services to fairs, festivals, malls and other
venues throughout California and Oregon.
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Telecommunications
Property Lease - Request for Proposals & Process Management
Earl Warren Showgrounds
Santa Barbara, CA
Provided consulting services for the development and management
of a Request for Proposals process seeking to maximize additional
revenue to the Showgrounds through the use of small, unobtrusive,
inconspicuous portions of the grounds by multiple telecom-munications
companies for the construction and operation of wireless communication
transmission/retransmission facilities. |
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Exit
Survey Results Analysis
Ventura County Fair
Ventura County, CA
Using data collected during the fair, compiled a detailed report
of the results, and provided fair management and the board with
analyisis of the the feedback received from fairgoers with respect
to the fair event as well as other year-round activities and operation
of the facility. |
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