Opening Doors & Venues (OD&V) has appointed Sarah Brooks as project administrator and marketer. Brooks has more than 20 years experience in sales and marketing, most recently within a multi-academy trust.
“We are thrilled to welcome Sarah on board because she is always ready to ‘roll up her sleeves, plus she really gets us,” said PCO and OD&V owner Rose Padmore, who recently stepped down as joint chair of Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO).
On her appointment, Brooks said: “I first started working with OD&V on a freelance basis, managing event sponsors and exhibitors at the West Midlands School Leaders Annual Conference in 2015 and quickly became Rose’s go-to problem solver behind the scenes. This year’s edition of that conference was my 8th major event with OD&V and I am very excited to now be a permanent member of the team.“
During the past 12 months OD&V organised the 4th successful West Midlands School Leaders Conference; supported ABPCO colleague Azura Events Ltd. with the delivery of the World Muscle Society Congress in France; managed more Courses on Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law (CAWSEL) in Cambridge; delivered conferences for Big Lottery funded programmes, Talent Match and Ageing Better, in the Black Country, Leeds and Sheffield; and produced the 6th Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Annual Conference.
On a successful year, Padmore added: “I particularly love it when an annual conference that we have developed and delivered from its conception has an impact. I am especially proud when that impact is not only on the attendees, but also on wider society, so that year-on-year positive changes can be seen.”
