Christen Garthe

Christen is the founder of Christen’s Creations, a food and event business servicing the Denver Metro Area. Before this, she worked as the private event coordinator for the foremost recreational cooking school in our nation’s capital; managing the million-dollar-a-year event division of the business (including contracts, accounts and billing and customer service).

 

Christen W. Garthe

Office Manager, Accounts & Billing, Creative Director

 

Experience

  • CulinAerie DC, LLC. |. Private Events Coordinator & Social Media Manager | May 2016 – June 2021

    • Private Events Coordinator
      Responsible for providing outstanding customer service and organizing memorable events that meet quality expectations. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
      -working with clients to identify their needs and ensure customer satisfaction
      -organizing all details (such as time, location, type of event, chef/menu, etc.)
      -negotiating contracts and in charge of all private events billing.

    • Social Media Manager
      Administer CulinAerie’s social media marketing by communicating company brand in a positive, authentic way, including but not limited to:
      -Content creation and management
      -Deliberate planning and goal setting
      -Development of brand awareness and online reputation

  • Nordstrom | Specialty Coffee Assistant Manager | Jan 2011 – Jan 2013

    • Assist the manager in following budgets, creating schedules, ordering all products, maintaining good relationships with vendors, interviewing, hiring and firing employees. Created a positive working environment with a vision of the entire business-from customer service, customer relations, and team work amongst employees, to running the back of house business of the store.

  • Nordstrom | Specialty Coffee Lead Barista | Aug 2009 – Aug 2010

    • Assist the manager in running the front of the house-including managing employees, customer relations, and business flow. Assisted the manager with ordering and any other duties or projects.

Education

  • Regis University | Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts | 2005 – 2009 Cum Laude

    • Activities and Societies: Board of Trustees Scholarship (2005-2009) Regis Honors Program (2005-2007) Secretary of the Young Democrats Society Neuroscience Club Community Service/ Service Learning with the elderly (2007)

    • Board of Trustees Scholarship - awarded to those with high scholastic achievement

    • Regis Honors Program - stresses interdisciplinary study, small group interaction and individual student initiative for students who display self-motivation, curiosity and an eagerness to learn (regis.edu/honors)

    • Secretary of the Young Democrats Society - helped campaign for the Obama Administration during the 2008 election

  • Umbra Institute in Perugia, Italy | Art/Art Studies | 2008 – 2008

    • Studied Art and Italian while traveling the country, meeting new people, learning a new culture, and living as an Italian.

Awards and Recognition

  • Nordstrom Customer Service All-Star Award (2013)

  • Female Athletic Scholar of the Year (2005)