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Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Oversee team of strategists and writers to cultivate, solicit and steward institutional and individual donors

Provide advocacy, communications, and organizational change management advice to high-profile non-profit clients addressing climate change, clean energy, sustainability, and consumer issuesFacilitate strategic planning process and logic model development for multi-faceted advocacy workDevelop campaign and communications plans, messaging, and position papersEvaluate and make recommendations for communications staff structure and function

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Responsible for all aspects of communications and advocacy for $32 million international democracy and human rights organization; led a comprehensive strategic and tactical reorientation to increase effectiveness and impact Measurably increased both the quantity and quality of media coverage; implemented a strategic social media strategy to increase visibility with key influencersManaged rebuild of website from RFP to launch, to focus on brand identity, organizational narrative, and target audiences – presenting data in an intuitive and interactive formatCollaborated with VP of Research to refine and update flagship report publication process to ensure consistent brand and relevance to target audiences; and in the earliest days of the pandemic, launch a highly successful weekly newsletter on the impact of COVID on democracy and human rightsCollaborated with VP of Research and Chief Development Officer to write fundraising proposals and secure major gifts to support programmatic work

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Lead strategic planning process to identify and develop potential advocacy efforts focused on policy change to strengthen U.S. democracy

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Directed all strategic and tactical aspects of five projects focused on evidence-based policy change at the state and federal levels, including research, publications, communications, and advocacyLed staff of 70 and managed a total average annual budget of over $20 million in a large, highly matrixed organization; responsible for all organizational functions including strategic planning, budgets, legal compliance, staff development, and performance management; developed relationships with funders and secured major gifts for programmatic workCreated, implemented, and deployed successful state and federal legislative advocacy campaigns for a diverse portfolio of issues – tactics included lobbying; earned, paid and social media; stakeholder partnerships; coalition building; ballot initiatives; and public opinion researchServed as interim project director for $10 million start-up state policy initiative; built a highly collaborative team of staff from scratch; developed and implemented advocacy strategy; secured major legislative win in the first year; developed a strong working relationship with the project’s funding partner

Built and led a bipartisan, in-house team of expert campaign consultants to provide advocacy support to state legislative policy efforts

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed teams supporting corporate and non-profit public affairs client accounts, providing strategic communications advice across a wide range of issues including corporate mergers and hostile takeovers; civil and criminal investigations and litigation; and achieving legislative and regulatory policy objectivesManaged $3.78 million per year account for one of the nation’s largest healthcare associations, addressing legislative issues in 25 states, encompassing crisis communications, public opinion research, earned and paid media work

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Developed and implemented communications strategy and served as on-the-record spokespersonCoordinated communications and paid media strategy with a coalition of forty organizations during Supreme Court nomination battleDeveloped and implemented national federal appellate court monitoring project to leverage grassroots and media attentionConducted background research on potential judicial nominees

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provided strategic campaign communications, policy, and research advice to Democratic candidates at all levels of government

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Developed and implemented ambitious legislative agenda for active freshman Senator in cycle

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Developed and implemented comprehensive government affairs agenda addressing all aspects of national and international HIV/AIDS legislation and policyServed as on-the-record spokesperson

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Developed and implemented comprehensive research strategy for national political committee in fifteen targeted statesPrepared candidates for debates

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Zoology & Paleontology (Dual Degrees)

Doctoral Work, Biology