1. TESS A. O’LEARY
1665 Cerro Sonoma Circle | Petaluma Ca. 94954 | 707-774-1998 | tessaoleary@yahoo.com
Professional Skills Summary
Event planning professional with extensive experience working with Non-Profit Organizations,
Political Campaigns and in the Education, Hospitality and Wine industries. Skills include the proven
ability to:
Create and execute successful community-wide fundraising events that surpass goals.
Recruit and train staff and large groups of volunteers; and, lead culturally diverse and multi-
disciplinary teams in a variety of changing environments.
Plan and executive large scale community events including establishing budgets, securing
funding, developing online and traditional marketing and promotional strategies.
Make presentations, deliver keynote addresses and communicate effectively with a diverse
population of corporate executives, community leaders, elected officials, students and
consumers.
Exceed sales goals by building and maintaining positive client relationships.
Manage multiple responsibilities in fast-paced environments with a positive attitude.
Employment History & Accomplishments
WINE INDUSTRY
Tasting Room Sales Representative 2013 - Present
Russian River Vineyards: Forestville, CA
Boisset Collection, (DeLoach); Santa Rosa Ca.
Rams Gate & Gloria Ferrer, Sonoma Ca
Accomplishments:
Provide exceptional service to winery guests and wine club members, in a very fast paced
environment, that resulted in meeting or exceeding monthly wine club membership quotas and
several five star ratings on Yelp.
Educate guests, serve gourmet food and provide private educational wine and food pairings
and tours.
Assist Tasting Room Managers with outreach, Wine Club Manager with member inquiries,
Hospitality Manager during small and large events and supervise temporary staff.
Trained new hospitality staff on POS systems and tasting room policies and procedures.
EDUCATION
Foreign English Teacher and Tutor. Number 8 High School, Fuzhou PR China. 2011-2012
Accomplishments:
Taught conversational English to High School students in Fuzhou China.
Developed creative lesson plans and utilized music, movies and text books to engage students
and facilitate the learning process.
COMMUNITY & NON-PROFIT
Outreach Coordinator, Community Energy Services Corporation, Berkeley Ca 2009-2010
Program Associate, Community Focus-a project of the Tides Foundation, Oakland Ca. 2008
Event Director and Fundraiser, American Heart Association, Oakland Ca. 1997-1999
Development Assistant and Advocacy Manager, Adopt A Special Kid, Oakland Ca. 1999-2001
2. TESS A. O’LEARY
Accomplishments:
Developed fundraising strategies, cultivated relationships with donors, worked closely with
Board Members and increased donor participation and contributions.
Planned and staffed over 50 successful non-profit fundraising event.
Recruited and trained over 150 volunteers of all ages and backgrounds
Assisted with the development of training guides for volunteers and board members.
Researched, wrote and tracked grant proposals for Adopt a Special Kid.
Managed three successful PG&E neighborhood energy sustainability campaigns. Worked
closely with PG& E Staff, small businesses and community leaders. Educated the public
through public speaking engagements.
Created three air quality programs in the Central Valley and developed a resource guide/Blog-
www.greeeningyour city @wordpress.com. Conducted interviews in each city to determine
specific air quality challenges and city needs.
Designed mail pieces, power point presentations, scripts and overall campaign strategy for
Measure P- and No on Proposition 68.
Assisted with grass roots organizing efforts within diverse communities to develop a large-scale
field operation. Measure A-Alameda County Healthcare Initiative exceeded the district goal of
80% support—resulting in a victory.
POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
Campaign Consultant
Pat Jernigan for Oakland City Council, Oakland Ca. 2010
Lew Edwards Group-Political Consulting Firm, Oakland Ca. 2004-2005
Bill Fazio for District Attorney, San Francisco Ca. 2003
Measure A-Alameda County Healthcare Initiative. Oakland Ca. 2004
Accomplishments:
Reached political campaign fundraising goal of $300,000.
Created strategic finance plans, event budgets and met strict finance reporting deadlines.
Developed direct mail campaigns and coordinated candidate fundraising call and follow up time
Trained and staffed a 21-line phone bank
Coordinated all event logistics, including facility arrangements, rental equipment, budgets,
caterers, speaker fees and travel arrangements.
Organized all of the daily operations for political field campaigns.
Developed phone banking and precinct walking schedules, input data, and developed reports.
Pat Kernighan for City Council won with 70% of the vote.
Education
Masters’ Degree in Public Administration, California State Hayward, 2001.
Bachelor of Arts Degree, International Relations and Business, San Francisco State
University, 1988.
Additional Skills:
Proficient in Microsoft Office, social media and data base management
French and Spanish Language skills
