-Brady works with the policy team to deepen and scale the impact of HDC’s Advocacy Agenda for affordable housing. The work is in collaboration with the HDC network and alongside community members, partner organizations, government, elected leaders, and more.-Specific functions include creating and implementing strategic plans, researching policy solutions, analyzing housing regulations and policies, drafting policy recommendations and messaging, convening and facilitating stakeholder meetings, building community and organizational networks, strategic communications, and coordinating advocacy actions.

Includes Seattle for Everyone coordination work.

• Leveraged skills in relationship cultivation, communication, database admin, and strategy to support Development at a reputable University non-profit working to facilitate collaborative problem solving in complex public policy issues• Handled sponsor outreach and project timeline for the Center’s annual fundraiser in close collaboration with the Director and Project/Development Lead. Contributed to the highest event revenue ever and a doubling of sponsorships• Wrote and edited content and created layouts for digital campaigns sent to over 3,400 audience members• Cleaned, consolidated, and administered over three years of key organizational data for ongoing staff use. This included supporting our CRM/database transition to Salesforce • Prepared and presented data and documentation in advisory board and staff meetings for strategic planning

• Collaborated in a four-person consultancy team to research, design, and implement a mixed-methodology study recommending policy advocacy best practices and assessing grantee behavior for Marguerite Casey Foundation• Used project management techniques to manage the project timelines, client expectations, and tasks over six-months• Delivered a final 70-page report with conclusions synthesized from nine grantee interviews, an academic literature review, and grantee website and social media textual analyses

•Relevant coursework in Collaborative Governance, Policy Analysis, Program Evaluation, Advanced Quantitative and Qualitative Methods, Applied Consultancy, Microeconomics, Organizational Management, Public/Non-Profit Finance and Budgeting, Social Policy Administration; Data Collection, Processing, and Visualization; Econometrics, Psychology in the Policy Process, and Community Economic Development

• Assisted in the provision of banking, mailing, and hygiene services to unsheltered populations in downtown Seattle

• Worked closely with a diverse project team to design, launch, and expand the original Twitter Seattle office. The office grew from about 25 to 100 employees during my tenure • Established interdepartmental, landlord, and vendor partnerships to implement and operate local processes and programs. Responsibilities included: expensing, budget forecasting, program management, data-driven process improvement, procurement, vendor contracting, IT/AV coordination, facilities management, and calendar scheduling• Prepared slides to present at facilitated feedback sessions and regular office-wide meetings• Effectively handled all local communications. This included: daily internal announcements, employee website updates, event marketing/outreach, social media promotion, emergency protocol, and company-wide initiative rollouts• Directly oversaw one local employee and one remote employee sitting in the Boulder, CO office. This included hiring, onboarding, coaching, conflict resolution, task assignment, and regular 1:1 check-ins• Successfully planned and executed regular internal and external events including industry tech talks of 150+ people, annual holiday parties/summer picnics, bi-annual volunteer partnerships, and 1-3 weekly morale/culture events• Used construction project management experience to co-created a “Lifecycle of an Office Build” document to establish and track key operational tasks, responsibilities, and timelines for ongoing office buildout projects

• Proactively supported the diverse daily needs of an office of nearly 100 people including supply ordering, office organization, IT troubleshooting, equipment maintenance, interview scheduling, and front desk support• Planned and executed 1-3 weekly events to increase enthusiasm and excitement in the office ranging from engaging in-office activities to ongoing morale programs to 60+ person external events • Served as office communicator delivering effective, informative, and entertaining written and verbal messages daily• Administered the conference room schedules by populating the calendar and creatively resolving time conflicts

Fundraised all of my expenses for the yearAssisted the investigations department in finding cases of bonded labor, rescuing the victims with the help of the local government, and gathering the facts necessary to build a legal case against the perpetratorsMaintained and followed up on all incoming intelligence and evidence which was used interdepartmentally in caseworkAssisted the field office as it transitioned all its data to a new information system by being the HQ point of contactUsed problem solving skills to accurately compile the office-wide monthly report figures used by the board of directorsSuccessfully balanced and fulfilled administrative duties such as keeping daily correspondences with the other field offices, maintaining records of meetings, managing thousands of dollars of equipment, preparing and giving regular team training presentations, and creating a database for over 180 surveys of Tamil and Kannada speaking laborers.

Taught English as a second language to 5-10 refugees on a weekly basisPrepared lessons plans on a weekly basis

Worked here the summers of 2008, 2009, and 2010 while attending collegePerformed detailed instructions to support a team of carpentersAnticipated problems and followed through with tasks until completion

Coordinated with supervisor to plan International Education Week, a program promoting international student exchangeDeveloped a marketing plan to advertise International Programs events, utilized Adobe Photoshop to create materialsWorked to create fundraising proposals, submitted to various organizations throughout campusAssisted with general administrative duties such as answering phones, welcoming guests, and mailing documents

Worked at the front desk to check out books to students, answer questions, and greet people coming to the library.

Independently researched international and domestic topics for usage in law school correspondences, events, academic papers, and guest lecturesAnalyzed and researched data and submitted clear, concise reports utilized by the institute in projectsCollaborated with supervisor and discussed logistical possibilities for future projects for the institute

Worked in a close team environment to make drinks and initiate daily tasksProvided quality customer service