Ms. Albert, with twelve years of successful event and marketing
experience, began directly out of college with the desire to pursue
a career in advertising. After a brief stint in LA, working for a
larger company as a Media Buyer, she decided to move back to her
hometown of Potomac, Maryland. She sought a job in the event
planning field; not sure exactly where she'd end up. While quickly
finding out that wasn't the easiest task at 24 years of age, she
soon landed a job with Strike LLC, in Bethesda, MD. She started out
planning over 40 children's birthday parties per week; she quickly
moved up. Soon she find herself working on much larger events
building her corporate clientele, as well as an event planning
skill set improving with the planning of numerous Bar/Bat Mitzvahs
and other larger events. After three years with Strike she decided
to make a move forward to DC restaurant scene.
After a brief, but invaluable time working with Chef Geoff
Tracey, she landed a position with Chef Robert Wiedmaier of
Marcel's in mid-2003. She started by building a very strong
clientele working with Wiedmaier's team to ensure client
satisfaction and return. By 2007 Chef Wiedmaier's Brasserie Beck
was on the verge of opening and he added Ms. Albert as part of the
opening Management Team. Since then, she has been managing the
Events & Marketing for Wiedmaier's restaurant group and acts as
a liaison between the group and various charity organizations;
including the White House Let's Move! Initiative, St.Judes and the
American Cancer Society.
Ms. Albert was also nominated in 2011 and 2012 by the Restaurant
Association of Metropolitan Washington as "Employee of the Year"
and currently serves on the board of Nourish Now, a charity working
to alleviate hunger in the DC area. In 2012 Ms. Albert was made a
partner in Chef Wiedmaier's newest location Wildwood Kitchen in
Bethesda, Maryland, where she's placed the management team and will
run their catering program. Continuing to build the sales and
clientele for Wiedmaier she is often with his team at charity
events, fundraisers and other events in and around DC. Together
with her colleagues she is responsible for business strategy and
company performance. Ms. Albert's passion for excellence is
evidenced in her hands-on management of her events and she is
considered one of the driving forces behind the company's
commitment to client service with an already award winning
background.
