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Lansing, MI, US

Lansing, Michigan, United States

• Lead federal, state, and local government relations operations for a next-generation infrastructure start-up.
• Develop strategies for advancing first-of-its-kind legislation for automated vehicle roadways, ongoing monitoring of trends and issues that affect the company, and shaping external communications to achieve positioning.
• Influencing public policy, advocating company position, and negotiating priority policy initiatives through strong relationships with key government officials and staff.
• Manage government and industry association memberships to network with industry leaders, monitor upcoming meetings and foster collaboration on technical standard development.
• Facilitate meetings between senior leadership, elected officials, and key stakeholders to plan and build infrastructure supporting the deployment of advanced vehicles.

• Support the director of the office to oversee a team of 12 highly skilled policy advisors to research emerging issues, build relationships with critical stakeholders, and develop public policy proposals.
• Participate in vigorous internal policy debates to provide context and support to improve legislative proposals on a wide range of topics supporting the Senate Majority’s vision for Michigan’s future.
• Provide counsel to lawmakers and staff on marketing proposals to internal and external stakeholders, as well as implementing targeted community engagement in the policy development process.
• Partner effectively with the Senate Majority Communications Office on messaging strategy to paint a captivating vision of Michigan’s stronger, healthier future.
• Verify that legislation meets the technical and procedural standards of the Senate Majority.

Lansing, Michigan

• Counsel appropriations chair and caucus members on an over $60 billion budget for the state of Michigan and supplemental appropriations bills throughout the fiscal year.
• Manage policy office staff on matters relating to appropriations and fiscal impact.
• Advise and support majority members and staff on specific policy areas, including oversight and transportation.
• Work with committee chairs to organize, research, and analyze legislation for consideration within respective policy committees and appropriations subcommittees.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to stay up to date on current practices and anticipate legislative needs.

Lansing, Michigan

• Design numerous detailed policy proposals, including legislation to provide long-term solutions for Michigan’s chronically underfunded infrastructure system, addressing new technology in the transportation sector, and.
• Develop partnerships with external stakeholders to identify opportunities for coordination.
• Work with committee chairs to organize, research, and analyze legislation for consideration within respective policy committees and appropriations subcommittees, specifically transportation, oversight, and local.

Lansing, Michigan

• Draft and research legislation that supports the Senator's non-appropriations related legislative priorities
• Work with stakeholders to address questions and concerns within proposed legislation
• Contributed to the successful passage of: PA 488 of 2016, PA 514 of 2016, PA 042 of 2017, PA 102 of 2017, PA 236 of 2017, PA 261 of 2017, PA 23 of 2018, PA 158 of 2018, and PA 159 of 2018.

Lansing, Michigan

• Draft and research legislation that supports the Representative’s legislative priorities
• Work with stakeholders to address questions and concerns within proposed legislation
• Contributed to the successful passage of: PA 27 of 2016, PA 307 of 2016, PA 361 of 2016, PA 426 of 2016, PA 526 of 2016, and PA 529 of 2016.

Lansing, Michigan Area

• Respond to all constituent questions and concerns by working with state departments and key stakeholders to gather information and resolve problems
• Facilitate office communications, such as press releases, newsletters, and mailings
• Manage the Representative’s calendar to ensure optimal time management
• Coordinate town halls and informational sessions for constituents and elected officials on the appropriations process and the Representative’s legislative priorities
• Draft and research legislation that supports the Representative’s legislative priorities

Lansing, MI

• Serve as key contact for all social media related constituent communication.
• Create, execute, and maintain a social strategy for the department that promotes the food and agriculture sector in Michigan
• Coordinate social media with the traditional media the department receives to clarify and strengthen messages.
• Facilitating effective internal communication between MDARD staff, which includes a large percentage of field staff
• Develop promotion materials for the department, such as social media, infographics, posters, brochures, flyers, and more, that create a unified theme.
• Partner with the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to help them develop publications, such as the Recycling and Water Strategy, that represent the DEQ, the Quality of Life departments, the State of Michigan.

Lansing, Michigan Area

• Contributed to statewide employee engagement efforts, such as communicating the annual employee engagement survey, implementing an employee recognition program, moderating a 11,000 member internal employee engagement.
• Coordinated State of Michigan Lean Green Belt Certification Program and maintained private sector partnership relationships with the Michigan Lean Consortium
• Designed various employee engagement communications, such as logo, posters, emails, web graphics

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Marketing

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa

Michigan Political Leadership Program

Green Belt Certification, Lean Process Improvement