Christopher Griffin Email & Phone Number

St Petersburg, Florida, United States

• Collaborate with department leaders and the Mayor’s Office to construct line-item budgets for 13 departments and over $320 million of the annual city budget.• Prepare presentations including PowerPoints, graphs, and visuals for City Council meetings and public forums and respond to follow up questions. • Identify public policy issues and develop solutions alongside City Administration. • Build strategic mission statements and performance metrics targeting citywide goals. • Conduct economic analysis of budget proposals to determine the best actions while balancing the interests of the city and its constituents. • Generate and review monthly financial statements and reconciliation of accounts.

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

• Prepared risk management protocol in the event of physical catastrophe or in the case of necessary media response.• Developed presentations and brochures to solicit donations and attract new community stakeholders.• Maintained a database of current stakeholders and utilized it establish regular communication. • Utilized assessment and research data to evaluate the efficiency of programs.• Facilitated leadership development seminars. • Advised undergraduate students to utilize their strengths to become successful.

• Managed a budget of $400,000 and allocated a budget of $18 million.• Spoke on behalf of 43,000 students to University Administrators, Florida Government officials, and community businesses. • Conducted interviews to hire multiple positions within USF Staff including Directors and Deans. • Supervised and designated tasks to be completed by a staff of 20 employees. • Developed goals and benchmarks for university president to adhere to.• Reviewed operational work plans, progress, and status reports of all university matters.• Granted tenure status to professors whose applications were desirable.• Allocated a budget of $1.6 Billion to operate the university.

• Developed and presented curriculum to teach leadership philosophies to co-workers.• Organized and executed summer transition events for over 800 students.• Facilitated discussions on first year transition and relationship building.• Conveyed the vision and purpose of the office to new students and families.

• Worked to represent the students in all USF department related needs. • Brought the It's On Us campaign to stop sexual assault to USF.• Programed large scale events for hundreds of students.

• Engaged first year students and educated them on opportunities offered at USF.• Presented to crowds of over 750 people.• Adapted to crises as they arouse.• Energized students and team members to continue working after a long day.• Worked with a team to provide excellent customer service.

Master Of Public Service And Administration, Technology Policy Analysis

Political Science And Economics, Political Science And Economics