Director Of Public Affairs
Washington, Dc, Us
Senior staff member at largest national progressive LGBT political organization. Positions included director of public affairs, director of communications, political director, deputy political director, organizing director.As executive management team member, led overall organization direction and mission:* Led development of quarterly & annual programmatic plans, presented to board and funders; conducted assessments of program effectiveness & impact* Developed, managed team and departmental budgets; participated in and led full organization budget planning process* Developed & executed transition plans for three consecutive executive directors, planned onboarding, roll-out to donors, constituents, mediaStrengthened LGBT grassroots political power by increasing the capacity and effectiveness of state and local organizations, as senior political & field officer:* Directed efforts to support local grassroots organizations & national coalitions* Co-created network of statewide LGBT organizations (now Equality Federation) to collaborate, share strategies for legislative success* Created legislative reporting project to monitor legislation in state capitols* Coordinated national activities for Equality Begins at Home, a capacity building campaign culminating in a week of 350 events in 50 states plus territories; developed plan for state-level funding & lobbying; wrote grants to fund core project & state re-grant funds* Participated in leadership of Creating Change conference, nation's largest annual gathering of LGBT leadersIncreased media coverage, created & improved online presence, wrote and produced numerous papers and publications, as senior communications officer* Directed all comms strategy, including proactive/reactive press, crisis communications* Directed rollout of numerous policy publications and reports* Prepped ED and spokespeople, wrote drafts of speeches, op-eds* Served as national media spokesperson
