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Sacramento, Ca, Us

Sacramento, California, United States

Assemblymember Gail Pellerin/ 2022- PresentAssemblymember Cristina Garcia / 2016- 2022• Manage a team of 14 staff in the Capitol and District, including hiring, retention, office budget management, and other personnel issues.• Develop fifteen office systems, policies, and procedures for effective operations and communication between the Capitol and District Office.• Provide strategic policy, district, and political advice to both the Assemblymember and staff.• Oversee the development of 30 press releases annually, featuring the Assemblymember in Time magazine, The Doctors, MSNBC, CNN, New York Times, Washington Post, and various California media outlets, reaching 15 million people, talking points, mail programs, letters, social media, and documents.• Develop relationships and represent the Assemblymember in meetings with Stakeholders (constituents, local elected officials, community groups, lobbyists, legislative staff, community groups, etc).

Sacramento, California, United States

LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR Assemblymember Cristina Garcia/2012-2016Assemblymember Robert Wieckowski/ 2011- 2012• Identified issues with legislation and created possible solutions. Made policy recommendations for the legislative package and proposed legislation. • Managed Legislative package of 25 bills, by overseeing legislative staff in order to ensure the best outcome for all legislation.• Prepared weekly legislative updates including a “Week at a Glance”, “Active Bill List”, and “Co-Author Tracking List”.• Conducted legislative staff meetings to make sure that all staff is informed about upcoming goals and deadlines.

Sacramento, California, United States

Assemblymember Cathleen Galgiani/ 2007-2011 • Advanced legislative package through legislature by an effective process of working with committee consultants, providing accurate information, negotiating relations between stakeholders, had 12 bills chaptered over 4 years.• Represented and spoke on behalf of the Assemblymember at community events and legislative functions both in Sacramento and in the District.• Drafted legislative language, fact sheets, committee backgrounds, committee and floor statements, as well as press releases, letters to the Governor, and conducted policy research. • Managed the Select Committee on the Future of Farming in California and the Select Committee on the development of University of California Merced, by conducting ten information hearings, and being the point person on those issues areas.

Sacramento, California, United States

Cathleen Galgiani for Assembly/2008 & 2010 Wiley Nickel for State Senate/ 2006Steve Filson for Congress/ 2006• Managed and led 50 volunteer phone banks with hundreds of volunteers, 25 canvassing events, 4 days of GOTV, and distribution of 7,500 lawn signs.• Organized a united Get Out The Vote (GOTV) program for all Democratic candidates in San Joaquin County from School Board to Congress.• Planned all campaign events including Bus Tour, fundraisers that raised $1 million dollars in both 2008 and 2010, community rallies, volunteer phone banks, and canvassing.• Hired and managed a paid Phone Bank with 10 employees, and a field staff of 4 employees.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science And Communications

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Speech and Debate Pacific Ambassador