Crystal Rhoades Email & Phone Number

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Recordkeeper of District Court and Jury Commissioner

Lincoln, Nebraska

• Increased annual state aid allocation to Omaha 911 call center from $400,000 to more than 1.4 million dollars.
• Worked with the Nebraska Legislature to draft and pass bills legalizing transportation rideshare services, nuisance robocalls, broadband deployment, and Next Generation 911, including text to 911.
• Worked with Federal Communications Commission, Universal Service Administration, to craft legislation to expand access to telephone and broadband services (Emergency Broadband Benefit, Lifeline) and address national.
• Increased enforcement of illegal robocalls.
• Worked with the Federal Communications Commission to create a three-digit dialing code for National Suicide Prevention Hotline.
• Identified and stopped overcharges to cellular customers in the City of Omaha returning several hundreds of thousands of dollars to consumers.

• Responsible for overseeing administration of the college, including facilities planning, budgeting, and contract oversight.
• Responsible for promoting activities at the college, managing crisis and media relations, increasing enrollment and protecting taxpayer funds.
• Successfully negotiated a termination of old state community college funding formula and creation of a new formula saving the four county area twelve million dollars annually.
• Successfully negotiated dismissal of expensive and rancorous lawsuit between community colleges.
• Established a Service Learning Coordinator which increased service learning and community service hours.
• Established a Sustainability Coordinator to retrofit all of the Metropolitan Community College buildings saving more than $50,000 annually in utilities and incorporating green education across multiple college programs.

Developed plans in coordination with neighborhood associations, government entities, non-profits, and corporations to improve the quality of life in neighborhoods by reducing crime, improving safety and housing conditions, and addressing social and economic challenges.Coordinated award winning public safety campaigns involving hundreds of volunteers from.

• Developed plans in coordination with neighborhood associations, government entities, non-profits, and corporations to improve the quality of life in neighborhoods by reducing crime, improving safety and housing.
• Coordinated award winning public safety campaigns involving hundreds of volunteers from neighborhoods, schools, corporations, and nonprofit groups to address a multitude of neighborhood issues.
• Produced video annual reports highlighting and documenting the work of the Neighborhood Center and worked on the Metro and More Show productions with Kent Pavelka highlighting the work of nonprofit and neighborhood.
• Cultivated positive media relationships and crafted talking points and message for media interactions and community activism, also acted as primary Neighborhood Center media contact.
• Help communicate complex policy matters to neighborhood associations in a non-threatening manner and communicate concerns of neighbors to policy makers.
• Collected data for neighborhood initiatives to reduce crime improve safety and enhance economic development opportunities.

Responsible for overseeing administration of the college, including facilities planning, budgeting, and contract oversight.Responsible for promoting activities at the college, managing crisis and media relations, increasing enrollment and protecting taxpayer funds.Successfully negotiated a termination of old state community college funding formula and.

Facilitated communications between technical support group and global users for multiple Fortune 500 companies.Documentation of customer issues and resolutions.Prepared and presented technical protocol to peers and superiors. Researched and prepared monthly presentations for improving overall company proficiency and profitability.Responsible for updating.

Master Of Science, Political Science; Urban Studies/Publicadministration

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science And Psychology