“We recently worked with Courtney on a two-day agriculture and climate summit involving 90 presenters and 400 participants. She was super organized, patient, kind and competent and it was our smoothest conference yet. She brought with her some new tools that she recommended and we implemented (an event app and a project management program) that upped our game, and she left us with a manual and list of recommendations for improving our next one. I can’t recommend her highly enough!”
– Renata Brillinger, Executive Director at California Climate and Agriculture Network
“I have worked with Courtney on two big conferences, and we are about to work together on two more over the next couple of years. She is masterful at coordinating events and projects. Not only has she managed the process with multiple organizations having a stake (including a nonprofit, a large university, and a philanthropic foundation), each organization had multiple people involved. And both events were at very non-traditional facilities, adding multiple wrinkles to the process. Courtney handled it all with confidence and a wonderful kindness and sense of humor. Meetings were efficient, tasks were delegated or handled, and, most of all, attendees of both events remarked on how these conferences were superior to most other conferences they attended.
Most importantly, Courtney made every person involved (planners, hosts, attendees, vendors) feel welcomed, listened to, and supported. I can’t say enough. She has this ability to understand, respect, and tap into the culture of our network and create a space that just matches us so well. I’ve alerted Courtney and everyone else that she will be my go-to planner pretty much forever. Having her as our consultant is such a relief–it makes everything completely manageable.”
– Dan Prince, Associate Director at Friends of Outdoor School
“We contracted with Courtney to assist in the planning, preparation, and execution of our non-profit’s annual fundraiser. Her attention to detail, innovative ideas, and dedication to our vision was evident in all of her communications with us, our guests, our volunteers, and our venue. Her kindness, professionalism, and calm demeanor are a true asset when planning a large, oftentimes stressful, event and we are so thankful for her excellent service. We highly recommend Courtney and Ascent Project Management for anyone looking to take their event to the next level.”
– Karen B., Non-profit Fundraiser
“I’ve had several jobs in my long and storied career, and some of them have been rides in seriously overcrowded clown-cars. At present, that is not the case. I work with a team of highly capable and competent folks and we all have high standards for quality and customer service. When Courtney was hired to manage our largest event, it was apparent from the start that she met and exceeded the competence and commitment to quality that we required for this event. Courtney ran the program – from start to finish – with confidence and competence that permitted my highly qualified team to host an event that made them (and Courtney) shine. And see – you’ve just wasted a minute or two reading this, when you could have started contracting with Courtney!”
– Rita Bauer, Operations Manager, OSU Extension Service Outdoor School Program
“Courtney has been an absolutely stellar resource for us the last two years. Our annual conferences had to be held virtually for two years due to COVID, and when we were ready to do an in-person event again in 2022, virtually nobody on our staff had been there the last time the conference was in-person. With that lack of internal experience with all the ins and outs of planning and execution of an in-person conference, would have been lost without Courtney, who took over all the logistics – helping us find a suitable venue and then negotiating great terms, asking all the right questions, and keeping us on track in the run-up to the conference and during the event itself. Everything turned out great! We worked with her again in 2023 and we had the most successful conference yet.
Courtney is the most organized person I have ever met, and her calm and friendly manner makes her a joy to work with. We consider her an integral part of our team and we’ve already signed our contract to work with her on our 2024 conference. I have no hesitation in recommending her to handle any event – big or small.”
– Nancy Wahl-Scheurich, Executive Director at California Association of Resource Conservation Districts
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