• Responsible for matters relating to advocacy and government affairs• Updates staff and foster families on relevant legislation at the local, state, and federal levels• Advocates for NYAP at the local, state, and federal level by meeting with and emailing legislators throughout the 9 states that we serve to promote policy our organization needs to provide services for our most vulnerable children and families• Educates our organization on relevant legislation, voting and election news

● Provides scheduling and administrative assistance to President and CEO● Facilitates connection between clients and elected officials at the state and municipal level● Updates clients on new policy and legislation at the municipal, state, and federal level

-Retrieved petition signatures daily on behalf of the City Clerk to ensure her position on the 2019 Municipal Election ballot-Coordinated and arranged logistical details for meet and greets, phone banks and other campaign events-Assisted communications team with creation of promotional content for campaign events-Participated and supervised volunteers for canvassing and other activities including data entry and phone banking

-Engaged in voter outreach and volunteer management while becoming proficient in VoteBuilder -Retrieved petition signatures daily across the City of Chicago on behalf of Mayor Rahm Emanuel to ensure his position on the 2019 Municipal Election ballot-Assisted research team in candidate investigation

-Recruit, train, and manage volunteers and activists to participate in grassroots activities such as door-to-door and early voting to persuade and turn out voters for the 2018 gubernatorial primary

-Created a database of contacts for Senator Barickman and conducted regular outreach to local constituents-Provided logistical support to Senator Barickman at various meetings, fundraisers, and events throughout the state of Illinois.

-Responded to constituent requests by advocating their concerns to the appropriate city department and personnel-Attended and participated in briefings, fundraisers, and community events as a representative of Alderman Moreno