| Christine started her career in events at Community Options, Inc., a non-profit organization headquartered in Princeton, NJ. She was responsible for planning all the major events for the national headquarters and was in charge of all public relations for the company. She planned auctions, golf outings, galas, major raffles, and Awareness dinners. In her first year, she was responsible for increasing the annual auction’s profit by nearly 300%. She also helped plan the 2005 golf outings for the Texas and Tennessee Community Options offices, where she traveled on location and consulted on the planning and execution of the events. Currently, Christine is an event coordinator at Merrill Lynch where she plans events all over the nation. She has experience planning events at some of the most exclusive restaurants in the U.S., such as The French Laundry in Napa Valley, JOEL in Atlanta and Clio in Boston. Christine also plans golf events, tennis events, concerts and conferences. One of the biggest events she was involved in was the Merrill Lynch Shootout, a six day golf tournament with mini-events taking place simultaneously. It has always been a dream of Christine’s to start her own business. About two years ago, after planning a gala for Community Options that honored Jim McCaffrey from McCaffrey Supermarkets, she decided to start Divine Concepts, a wedding/special events company. Presently Christine is consulting on two weddings and enjoying every minute of it. In her free time, Christine channels her ambition and energy by swimming in the United States Masters Swimming program and is training for her first triathlon, which will take place in July. |
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