Women Of Project Management®

Featured Speaker

Monica brings 15 years of experience as senior executive administration working with senior executives across multiple companies and industries. Prior to the resort’s opening, she served as Executive Assistant to General Manager and then Property President Bill Boasberg, a role she was promoted into after 7 months. In this position, she served as liaison to the resort’s Board of Directors, led property tours and managed multiple projects across the C-Suite allowing Boasberg to focus on launching and opening the newly created resort. Most recently, she served as the Senior Executive Assistant to Property President Melonie Johnson. Her attention to detail and project management experience is an added value to her role as Project Manager. Monica Byrd serves as Senior Project Manager, a subcontractor that resides within and is solely dedicated to advancing the $1.6 billion-dollar MGM National Harbor casino resort. She oversees a collaborative of $1.0 million-dollar project portfolio that includes the resort’s Executive Offices, Osteria Costa Italian Restaurant, The Theater at MGM National Harbor, Lobby Bar and a host of retail, hotel and entertainment related projects and is responsible for project success from initiation and planning through execution and closure. Most recently, she was spotlighted for her outstanding work establishing herself as an esteemed project manager within the construction, commercial, retail, and residential sectors. As the owner of CHARCOAL BLUE Project Management and a PM at MGM Resorts International, Monica has extensive experience leading teams, working with senior executives across industries, convening designers, planners, architects, and developers - all while getting the job done well and with fresh perspective.