Christopher Ballance Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Research and respond to member’s letters, requests, and concerns on various issues of National Park, environmental, budget, and conservation policy. - Operate NPCA’s database, ROI, to process member requests, gifts, update information, and award benefits. - Organize monthly Membership departmental meetings by coordinating time, location, agenda, attendance, and ensuring the meeting’s smooth execution. - Coordinate and execute inter-departmental functions like processing incoming checks, IRA distributions, invoices, and matching gift/workplace giving data-entry.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Aid the Staff Assistant in management of the front office including providing excellent customer service for visitors in a fast-paced environment.- Operate the constituent management system, Fireside, by logging an average of 30 calls a day from constituents about district and national concerns, tracking and printing multiple batches of incoming mail, and scheduling tour requests for Capitol Hill, the White House, Library of Congress, and the Supreme Court. - Research and draft multiple, weekly internal correspondences for the legislative staff on issues of healthcare, the environment, and gun control promptly and accurately to carry out Congressman Price’s legislative agenda. - Draft clear and concise constituent correspondences at the request of the Legislative Correspondent to ensure efficient communication between Congressman Price and his constituents.

Greenville, North Carolina Area

- Implement Design For Change, a community development curriculum that focuses on student empowerment and grassroots change, at the Boys and Girls Club of Farmville- Identify and allocate resources for the Boys and Girls Club of Farmville- Created messaging calendar for Boys and Girls Club of Farmville to get information out to current and potential community stakeholders regarding programming and community development projects. - Conducted informational meetings with potential community stakeholders to further the mission of the Boys and Girls Club of Farmville.

Greenville, North Carolina Area

- Plan and sponsor events on campus focused on increasing civil discourse, civic engagement, voter registrations, and institutionalization of voting at ECU- Organize and execute voter registration drives- Created a Student Voter Rights presentation for student organizations, COAD classes, professors, and the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement at ECU. - Assisted in writing curriculum for Politics in Our Space, a monthly panel discussion on various political topics such as immigration, gun control, and healthcare. - Co-represented the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement at ECU in various presentations involving the importance of student voting, voter rights, and civic engagement.

Wilson, Nc

- Organized, scheduled, and planned meetings within the North Carolina 1st Congressional District focusing on school safety, non-profit resource allocation, and economic development. - Coordinated office workflow between Washington D.C. office, district office, and local municipalities regarding district concerns. - Provided constituency services for constituents of the North Carolina 1st Congressional District, focusing on non-profit development, economic development, and healthcare- Assisted District Director with organization and execution of meetings with various organizations in the 1st Congressional District of North Carolina

Greenville, North Carolina Area

- Organized and ran bi-weekly business meetings focused on engaging students on the opioid crisis in eastern North Carolina - Organized panel discussion on the opioid crisis and other substance use issues that incorporated health professionals from all of North Carolina - Established partnership with the Collegiate Recovery Community to enhance student involvement in combating substance use issues on campus- Crafted legislation and policy proposals to combat the issues of substance use on campus at ECU

Wilson, North Carolina

- Artistic Director of ACT! for Youth, the children's theatre in Wilson, NC. - Co-managed the Edna Boykin Cultural Center, a 600+ seat house that houses many performing arts acts in Wilson, NC. - Managed a $500,000 budget that covered show rights, scripts, technological needs, sets, costumes, etc. for the ACT! for Youth program at the Arts Council of Wilson- Oversaw, managed, and advised a team of theatre professionals for each show focusing on results-driven methods for show development. - Developed and executed all performing arts curriculum for the Arts Council of Wilson

Fremont, Nc

- Devised curriculum for grades 6-8 that was aligned with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study in Theatre- Supervised a Drama Club of over 120 members with a growth rate of 50+ each semester.- Produced and directed two shows a year through the Drama Club of Norwayne Middle School

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Student Government Association at ECU (2017 - Present) ECU Opioid Misuse Council (2018) College Democrats of ECU.

Bachelor'S Of Art In Theatre Arts, Minor In English, Theatre/Theater

Activities and Societies: Swash Improv (Student Run Improv Troupe)