Bill Batson Email & Phone Number

Nyack, NY

Contribute sketch and short essay for Nyack Sketch Log for the last 133 weeks; edit and supervise contributors; supervise art and sales department; nearly tripled sales revenue.

Nyack, NY

Create and sell original art; commissioned paintings and drawings, note cards and prints. Created and manage billbatsonarts.com Nyack Farmers’ Market Artist In Residence Create art depicting vendors, products and shoppers at Nyack’s year-round Farmers’ Market; book entertainment; illustrated, wrote and edited commercial map of Village of Nyack.

New York, NY

(2003 - 2006) Director of Community Relations, New York State Senate Democratic Conference Served as then Democratic Senate Leader David A. Paterson’s liaison to constituency groups, with a special emphasis on Jewish, African, African American and Organized Labor communities. (2002 - 2003) Chief of Staff Office of State Senator David A. Paterson Directed.

New York, NY

Directed all aspects of a citywide campaign for the office of New York City Public Advocate: developed and supervised field, media, finance and fundraising staff. Raised over 1 million dollars through New York City’s Campaign Finance program.

New York, NY

Responsible for day-to-day operation of the largest affiliate of the ACLU; prepared financial statements; directed State-wide Chapter Program; supervised staff in 7 regional office

New York, NY

Political and cultural organizer (1997- 1999) Directed the theater in the hospital program; directed Youth Mentoring Program (YMP), a citywide summer jobs and education initiative; supervised YMP staff of 40 teachers in 20 sites.Political Action Organizer (1993) Designed, implemented and co-directed a citywide voter registration drive (35,000 new.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

(1994 - 1995) Developed educational programs for a museum that records the recent political history of South Africa; organized Project Hip-Hop (Highways Into the Past: History, Organizing and Power).

Boston

Fundraising, personnel, program development and public relations for city-wide youth organization; raised and administered annual budget of $275,000; managed staff of 10; co-founded Project Hip-Hop -- a traveling civil rights education program

Drafted Member Wade’s speeches and policy documents, supervised staff and consultants.

Raised $500,000 to launch Harborview Arts Center, an arts education facility serving 110 community centers located throughout the five boroughs still in operation after 27 years of service.