Campaign consulting, policy research and analysis, demographic research and analysis.

Senior Advisor to the Tim Ryan for Senate campaign, primarily focused on research, strategy, earned media, and paid communicationsDeveloped a series of research documents that explored the international supply chains of various corporations, their outsourcing practices, and their ties to foreign governments and oligarchs, which later resulted in published stories in national and regional media outletsConducted deep background research on several candidates’ personal financial disclosures, including corporate research, for potential conflicts of interest and controversial materialAdvised on and assisted with the development of additional research resulting in published stories in national and regional media outlets, and advised the campaign on the use of that information in their communications strategy

Research Director and Senior Advisor to Senator Merkley’s 2020 U.S. Senate re-election campaignResponsible for the development and execution of a self and opposition research plan, which resulted in the development of key strategic information for use by the campaign communications teamDeveloped and executed a media monitoring plan, keeping key stakeholders informed of opposing campaigns and key stories, including COVID-19 and unemployment statistics, with daily summariesWrote various issue documents and briefing materialsMonitored ongoing federal legislationTracked FEC filingsPart of the approval process for campaign communications and pollingProvided vetting of personnel, organizations, and other special projects as requiredRepresented the campaign at an FBI-organized briefing on election security and election interferenceHelped develop and execute a campaign cybersecurity plan

Senior Advisor for Senator Merkley — worked across a broad range of issues, primarily research and communications focused, including daily impeachment briefings during the first impeachment trial of President TrumpArchived more than 1,000 pages of research comprising various elements of Senator Merkley’s career in the U.S. SenateProvided vetting of personnel, organizations, and other special projects as required

Research Director for the independent expenditure that spent a record-breaking $46 million in the 2018 election cycle on 26 primary election races and 33 general election races.Responsible for vetting, documenting, negotiating language, and obtaining approval from legal team for all paid communications, including 78 polls, 57 television commercials, 199 mail pieces, eight radio ads, and hundreds of digital ads, including bilingual; delivering error-free products and winning every ad challenge.Developed a research work plan, oversaw the production of nearly $170,000 of research by external consultants, and led an in-house research team that produced more than 50 candidate research memos.Collaborated and coordinated with partner organizations and external consultants on research and strategy.Recruited, trained, and managed two full-time employees and eight interns.Created and implemented systems for media monitoring and paid media tracking for EMILY’s List candidates, opponents, and third-party groups.

President of Talon Research, a Portland-based research firm.

Conducted self and opposition research for federal, state and municipal candidates and committees across the United States.Researched and analyzed a broad spectrum of public records, with emphasis on primary source documentation, which included: legal, corporate, non-profit, financial, public policy, budgets, campaign finance, media coverage, social media, etc.Managed team of junior researchers, contractors and the production of research products, including editing and quality assurance.Managed various clients’ research accounts by providing strategic advice to candidates and consultants on the use of research products in polling, voter outreach, and other matters
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Developed and executed a multi-facet research plan, which included opposition tracking and research, which identified key information for the campaign and resulted in a strategic advantage.Assisted with speech and debate preparation.Conducted public outreach and developed relationships within a broad spectrum of community organizations and represented the campaign at various events.Served as the campaign scheduler, coordinating a wide range of tightly scheduled persons in different time zones in conjunction with congressional staff to ensure the demanding schedule ran efficiently.