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She always has a plan New senior executive assistant/event manager brings diverse event planning experience to the association. Story and Photo by Holland Doran AAC Communications Coordinator
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rom planning galas and weddings to organizing state, national and international conferences, Anne Baker has a knack for making any event memorable. She’s bringing her event planning expertise to county government as AAC’s new senior executive assistant/event manager Baker is excited to contribute to AAC’s mission and to manage events such as AAC’s annual conference. “I hope to bring new ideas and a fresh perspective to my new role here at AAC,” she said. “I have learned so much throughout my career, and I know that all of those skills will be helpful in my position.” Baker grew up wanting to be a teacher, but her dream was to plan weddings. Her dream became reality when she applied to be the social catering manager at The Peabody Hotel, formerly in Little Rock. “I never thought that would happen, but I stumbled across a job at The Peabody Hotel, and my dream of helping people plan their special day came true,” she said. “I have enjoyed event planning ever since I started at The Peabody.” During her seven years at the hotel planning hundreds of weddings, galas and events, she learned valuable lessons and skills she has used throughout her career, such as excellent customer service. “While working there I also learned the important skills of owning your mistakes, being extremely organized, important communication skills and being a team player,” she said. After working at The Peabody, she furthered her skills as senior coordinator of client services at the Angela Rogers Group. “I learned a lot from Angela, and she definitely taught me everything I know about conference planning,” she said. Baker planned conferences for state and 32
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