Chris Connelly Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc

Manages ASME's government relations team and helps develop and advocate for its public priorities.

Washington, Dc

• Serve as the Congresswoman’s top aide, supervising all operations for the Member, including policy, political, legislative, media, and personnel issues. • Manage a staff of 19 employees, three congressional offices and an annual budget of $1.6 million. Additionally, oversee campaign team of over a dozen individuals during election years.• Analyze and advise the Representative on strategic and political decisions involving political relations and legislative strategy on Capitol Hill. • Devise and implement an office strategic plan fusing policy, administrative and communications goals and strategies.

• Serve as the Congressman’s top aide, supervising all operations for the Member, including policy, political, legislative, media, and personnel issues. • Manage a staff of 19 employees, three congressional offices and an annual budget of $1.5 million. Additionally, oversee campaign team of over a dozen individuals during election years.• Successfully implemented a robust, highly effective communications operation relying on traditional earned media and utilizing new media in a variety of spectrums. The congressman is one of the more highly recognized Members in Congress because of this. • Analyze and advise the Representative on strategic and political decisions involving political relations and legislative strategy on Capitol Hill. • Devise and implement an office strategic plan fusing policy, administrative and communications goals and strategies.• Successfully managed the opening of a new Member office operation, including the hiring of personnel, development of office structure, and institution of office policies for three offices.

• Lead and manage a professional team in developing, coordinating and implementing strategic communications campaigns across all media that supports the goals the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.• Devise and manage an aggressive branding and marketing campaign for the U.S. Chamber, highlighting the Chamber’s corporate efforts regarding issues such as intellectual property, trade and international commerce, technology and innovation, and other corporate board member issues of interest.• Work closely with corporate board members of the U.S. Chamber to ensure communications efforts support and enhance these member priorities.• Manage a media affairs team that specializes in securing earned media with effective messaging targeted at key audiences, including relations with Washington, D.C., national and international media.• Conducts an aggressive multi-media operation, including effective social media programs.

• Supervises the Office of Communications, managing over 100 highly skilled public affairs professionals with an annual budget of $10 million. • Senior communication official, directing the USDA through crisis management and risk mitigation situations. Most recent issues include biofuels and energy, flooding in the Midwest, trade, rising food and fuel prices, consumer confidence and the largest beef recall in American industry. • Responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of USDA's strategic communications and outreach efforts to consumers, industry and Congress.• Member of the government’s Senior Executive Service, reporting directly to the Secretary of Agriculture and indirectly to the White House, advising on communications and policy issues impacting national and international audiences.• Establishes goals and direction for public affairs programs while ensuring quality control through coordination of communication strategies of over 30 USDA agencies.

• Served as the Congresswoman’s top aide and spokesman.• Devised and implemented a comprehensive communications strategy.• Managed a staff of 19 employees, four congressional offices and an annual budget of $1million. • Analyzed and advised the Congresswoman on strategic and political decisions involving political relations and legislative strategy on Capitol Hill. • Supervised all operations for the Congresswoman, including political, legislative, media, and personnel issues. Handled policy decisions and press for the Congresswoman.

• As spokesman, organized and conducted press conferences for the Congressman. Also disbursed all press releases to media outlets.• Devised press and media strategies to most effectively communicate the Congressman’s message.• Wrote talking points and speeches for the Congressman.• Worked with policy staff on proposed legislation. • Key participant in the daily political decision making with the Chief of Staff and the Congressman.

• Devised and analyzed policy briefs for NRCC Chairman Tom Davis (VA-11). • Wrote speeches for political events for various Members of Congress including the Speaker of the House. • Researched and authored NRCC press releases on current legislation. • Consulted with political department on election communications, tier one and two targeting, and enhancement of Republican incumbents in their districts via effective issue framing. • Aided Republican candidates for open seats.

• Coordinated internship program and managed operations of all staff assistants and interns.• Administered the Whip job placement program.• Managed daily press clips. • Collaborated with press and policy staff on written and research projects.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Communication

Masters, National Security

Activities and Societies: RAMS RCA

Masters, Public Policy

Ba, Government