Stephen Barton Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

• Manage complex policy issues at the intersection of federal law and local challenges involving public transit infrastructure, real estate, labor, climate resiliency and renewable energy, and more• Work directly with elected officials, business leaders, advocates, and other constituents in New York City to fix complicated problems on the ground

New York, New York, United States

• Write all of Senator Schumer's speeches for New York City events across a wide range of audiences and topics• Assist the New York City press office with drafting press releases and op-eds and guiding overall communications strategy for the five boroughs

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

• Traveled with and briefed Senator Schumer for thousands of public events and meetings across all 62 counties of New York State• Acted as a personal liaison between Senator Schumer and other elected officials, business and civic leaders, and other notable individuals• Helped facilitate new security, scheduling, and other logistical measures as Senator Schumer transitioned to a new role as Senate Democratic Leader

New York, New York, United States

• Drafted op-eds and remarks for press conferences, rallies, and other public events on tight deadline• Worked closely with the Attorney General to develop language for messaging• Consulted with senior counsel to synthesize complex legal matters into speeches and briefs

New York, New York, United States

• Drafted press releases, statements, talking points, speeches, and editorial board memoranda• Prepared memoranda on opposition candidates and organizations• Developed messaging strategy to promote gun violence prevention and combat misinformation

Samara, Russia

• Taught English to beginner and intermediate students at Samara State University of Railway Transport• Assisted other English professors with translation and teaching techniques

New York, New York, United States

• Served as a spokesperson for a bipartisan coalition of 1000 mayors in more than 150 TV and radio interviews• Assisted ground-breaking research on mass shootings and domestic violence• Counseled other survivors of gun violence on lobbying elected officials

Syracuse University

• Led the second largest recruitment ever of Syracuse students to the 2012 teaching corps• Coordinated a guerrilla marketing publicity campaign• Worked extensively with a SalesLogix database to collect information on 400+ potential candidates gathered from personal networking, presentations, Internet research, etc.

Syracuse University

• Chaired weekly meetings of more than 70 members and an executive board of 10 members• Acted as a public liaison between Phi Sigma Pi and the administration and students

Syracuse University

• Raised more than $70,000 to build a house for a family in need• Managed approximately $30,000 of student government funds to finance event and trips• Organized and led an alternate winter break trip to New Orleans with 30 students

Syracuse University

• Investigated cases on a three-person subcommittee by interviewing faculty and students• Presented subcommittee reports to faculty and the Deans of the College of Arts & Sciences and the Maxwell School during meetings

New York, New York, United States

• Prepared briefing memoranda and policy proposals for the president, chief of staff, board members, and Mayor Bloomberg• Managed, streamlined, and verified the accuracy of the Memorial names database• Assisted the arrangement of victims' names on the memorial

B.S./B.A./B.A., Economics; International Relations; Russian Language, Literature, And Culture

Activities and Societies: Habitat for Humanity, Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity, e5m Interactive Peer Theater Troupe, Advocacy.

Russian

Activities and Societies: Клуб хороших манеры, волейболная команда, велосипедный клуб • Учился на первом курсе; получил оценку "А" • Я был.