Christopher Rhode Email & Phone Number

Flagstaff, Arizona, United States

- Oversee implementation of Priority Based Budgeting System as a member of City’s Budget Team- Serve on Incident Management Team for repeated localized emergencies in Public Information role- Conduct investigations of filed complaints to enforce City’s labor and civil rights ordinances- Conduct education and outreach to businesses and employees related to City’s minimum wage- Create public messaging including web-based content, social media, and communications with news media

Phoenix, Arizona Area

- Oversaw all candidates running for office and manage process for candidates participating in Clean Elections- Lead teams in the review and processing of candidate and citizen initiative petitions for ballot access- Created and maintained content for Office’s web presence- Served as administrator to certification and recurring Logic and Accuracy Testing of election equipment - Maintained competence in and ensure compliance with election laws in Arizona Revised Statutes

Klamath Falls, Oregon

-Analyzed city fee structures of various city departments -Managed complete overhaul of Downtown Parking District-Created numerous Master Planning documents -Drafted legislation-Wrote grants to help fund infrastructure improvements

Takoma Park, Md

-Conducted research project to determine the cost of implementing ranked voting at the city level-Developed resources to aid election administrators in implementing ranked choice voting-Authored publications supporting the use of ranked choice voting methods in the United States

Flagstaff, Arizona

-Promoted to level II position after 4 months as Youth Care Worker I-Communicated with parents, social agencies, service providers regarding youth’s behavior and rehabilitation-Designed and conducted activities and programming to teach life skills to at risk and incarcerated youth-Provided direction to detained youth regarding behavior and discipline-Maintained safety and security in detention environment-Accurately and clearly documented incidents in a timely manner-Worked with and entered data into Juvenile On-line Tracking System (JOLTS)

Flagstaff, Az

-Recipient of 2015 National William N. Wasson Student Leadership and Academic Award-Oversaw operations of NAU Yellow Bike Program as student administrator -Evaluated equipment needs and created proposals for new equipment purchases-Monitor equipment inventory, rentals and charged fees for damaged and overdue equipment-Evaluated, interviewed and hired potential employees-Created and managed weekly schedule for approximately 60 employees

Phoenix, Az

-Attended hearings and perform research for the Committees on Appropriations, Government, State Debt & Budget Reform and Federalism, Mandates & Fiscal Responsibility -Analyzed and conducted research pertaining to more than 250 pieces of proposed legislation-Presented bills and research to policy advisors, senators and President of the Senate

Master’S Degree, Public Administration

Activities and Societies: NAU Model United NationsGPA – 4.0 Graduated with Distinction Invited to present capstone paper "The Cost.

Bachelor'S Degree, Philosophy, Politics & Law

Activities and Societies: NAU Model United NationsAIMS Scholar GPA – 3.6 Minor: Construction Management Was a final candidate.