Christina Iskandar Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Plans and executes domestic and international trips for the co-chairs and CEO of the Gates Foundation. Works with foundation colleagues, foreign governments, partners and external stakeholders to create meaningful, impactful visits advocating for global health, development and equitable solutions across the world.

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• Miscellaneous Clients – Advance/produce events ranging from small press conferences and roundtable discussions to large rallies and town halls for political campaigns, corporations and non-profit organizations according to need and budget. Clients include Jerry Brown for Governor, Democratic Party of California, No on 23 Campaign, Newsom for Lieutenant Governor, Access/Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference and the American Equal Rights Foundation, Attorney General Kamala Harris Transition Team, Storefront Political Media, Albert Torrico for Attorney General, and Internet Innovation Alliance/DCI Group.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Duties include managing day-to-day workflow of team focused on producing high-level thought-leadership events, research projects in government innovation and other policy issues, specifically aimed for county-level leaders and other local government entities and stakeholders. • Coordinates with all other departments on NACo-wide activities (annual and legislative conferences and other meetings) including workshops, special issue forums, publications, social media and other materials and activities. • Travels as necessary for presentations, conferences and other member-based outreach.

• Duties included management of daily schedule and advance operations for Secretary Hillary Clinton’s running mate, Senator Tim Kaine and Anne Holton. Includes strategic coordination of travel throughout battleground states with political, field/state, finance, analytical and communication goals in mind, avoiding conflicting travel amongst super surrogates and executing daily trips to multiple states and markets; being point for both principals daily/weekly/monthly schedule. Main liaison for U.S. Secret Service coordination and negotiation of specific principal needs and assets. Oversees HQ team of four including schedulers and press desks alongside an overall national team of hundreds of advance staff to execute trips. • Oversaw all logistical aspects including managing advance staff for each trip; drafting and approving advance, event and travel budgets; standardized visual branding and creating campaign moments for use in both earned media and social/digital opportunities and reviewed and approved all movement logistics for traveling staff. • Traveled as necessary for Senator Kaine and Anne Holton as advance/traveling staff.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Appointed to Schedule C Political Appointee Position in August 2013; Senior Executive Service (SES) in 2015• Duties included management of daily scheduling for the Secretary, including overseeing creation of schedule, directing advance staff availability, planning travel around strategic messaging opportunities, policy and political goals, determining all logistics for travel, managing WDC and state/local staff for on-ground execution, creating press events and availabilities and staffing both within WDC and nationally. Coordinates with multiple sub-departments (communications, intergovernmental relations, etc.). • Oversee and managed the travel schedules of over 25 senior principals including all Undersecretaries and Administrators of USDA mission areas. Managed and led overall coordinated messaging, policy goals, stakeholder and constituency outreach and works with mission area staff throughout the department, along with communications, congressional/intergovernmental relations and state staff to plan and execute Subcabinet travel to fit the needs of individual mission areas/agencies. Oversight of the final record keeping of schedules and reports to senior staff and White House weekly. • Traveled as necessary for both Secretary and Deputy Secretary as advance/travel staff.

Duties included overseeing and managing a team of seven to produce a concert focused on honoring and celebrating military families for their service and sacrifice during the 57th Presidential Inauguration. Worked from conception to execution of concert in conjunction with over twelve different departments to create a cohesive plan for everything from creative and talent elements, ticket distribution and audience participation, crowd movements and safety plans, transportation, media logistics, stage management and run of show, and principal movements and messaging.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Traveled nationally to coordinate candidate movement, site and media logistics for a variety of events for President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and First Lady Michelle Obama during the 2012 Presidential campaign. Events included large crowd rallies, off-the-record stops, town hall-style meetings, debate preparation and election night. • Duties as lead include directing teams of 6 – 13 people and overseeing principal trips with multiple stops and events over several days per trip. Coordinated and managed efforts between national HQ; corresponding White House executive offices, U.S. Secret Service, state staff, local hosts and other agencies to execute trips from start to finish. • Duties as site lead include being the point representational contact for the visiting principal; finding and contracting with event venues; determining event needs and managing vendors to fit within a specific budget; create engaging visuals that fit within an overall messaging strategy; direction of on-site staff and volunteers to ensure events proceeded smoothly, including media, crowd and principal logistics; and other responsibilities as necessary.

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Jd, Law

B.A., Political Science, English