Chaz Cirame Email & Phone Number

Alexandria, Va, Us

We aren't a transactional staffing firm just seeking to fill open roles; we strive to be a partner that helps businesses and organizations solve problems and achieve their boldest goals.

Alexandria, Va, Us

Advise clients in tech, communications, service, and manufacturing industries on external relations, coalition building, advocacy, and partnership development. Cultivate and maintain a vast network of third-party partners, policy experts, and academics. Lead third-party activation efforts on behalf of clients including organizing coalition letters, regulatory filings, editorials, earned media campaigns, stakeholder outreach, and congressional contacts. Advise in the direction of over half a million dollars in client grantmaking annually. Key Achievements •Transformed external relations for a major national trade association from being regularly outmaneuvered by industry opponents to a model that consistently achieves public policy victories. Solidifying that transition by identifying and developing dozens of new long-term partners.•Built and mobilized third-party coalition against online gambling ban preventing the opposition from gaining legislative traction despite huge investments and high-profile endorsements.•Built a blue-chip client list including Amazon Web Services, the National Association of Broadcasters, and the DCI Group.

Co-Founder/ Co-Host 5,000 Member Professional Development/Networking Community.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

As Senior Advisor for Public Affairs, I help Iron Light and its clients develop new relationships and new markets while navigating political and policy worlds.

Arlington, Va, Us

Supervised three departments with a total staff of eight and $2.9 million budgetManaged consultants for a variety of ALEC project lines including fundraising, events and public affairsDeveloped and oversaw external affairs and coalition development programDirected Public Relations, Membership, Policy and Public Affairs’ crisis communication responseKey Achievements • Exceeded fundraising goal for 24 consecutive months• Established $3.5 million budget surplus in two years• Developed fundraising program that exceed budgeted 2011 annual revenue goal by nearly 40%• Reduced expenses and increased profitability of ALEC’s three major annual policy conferences• Devised, planned, and executed national field plan that held events in all 50 states, recruited more than 500 legislators to join in one year• Added more than 120 new corporate members, including personally recruiting nine Fortune 100 companies• Promoted three times in five years

Arlington, Va, Us

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Arlington, Virginia, Us

Murrieta, California, Us