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.