Daniel Marks Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

New York, US

* Establish and nurture cross-functional relationships with national policy, organizing, communications, and federal department leaders to provide cohesive campaign support to ACLU state-affiliates* Guide affiliate advocacy, communications, and policy directors in launching and executing defensive and proactive legislative campaigns across LGBTQ, criminal.

New York, US

• Design and lead legislative cross-divisional campaigns in close partnership with over 10 ACLU affiliates on consumer privacy, AI, racial equity, housing justice, credit lending, and education equity issues
• Cultivate strong relationships with national coalition groups, including Georgetown’s Center for Privacy and Technology, by coordinating advocacy actions and sharing resources to strengthen state legislative viability
• Managed consultants increasing polling instruments and focus groups for the Stop Discrimination by Algorithms Act, including advising survey design, racial equity analyses, and key constituency identification
• Direct the work of consultants, communications strategists, interns, state legislative staff, coalition members, and affiliate support staff to achieve campaign outcomes
• Strategically advised 12 affiliates on how to incrementally increase viability for the Biometric Information Privacy Act, including bill tracking, power-mapping, testimony strategy, and big-tech lobbying analysis

• Designed integrated organizing experiments with state field directors to increase electoral volunteer engagement amongst faith-based, Black, and low-income communities in MI and MN to counter disinformation
• Led the Drive Michigan Forward 2021 Digital Week of Action, from planning to execution, encouraging Michiganders and state legislators to reinstate driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants
• Built a grassroots rapid response digital organizing program to counter voter suppression amongst Black and Latinx Michigan voters, including recruiting 50 volunteers via coalition outreach, designing onboarding.

Oakland, CA, US

• Managed hundreds of Facebook ads for rapid-response criminal justice, media justice, and democracy campaigns, resulting in 60,000 new members acquired since 2019
• Led Messenger chatbot strategy & content, resulting in a 500% increase in growth since Jan. ‘19
• Advise campaign managers on innovative strategies for membership engagement & CRM usage
• Develop digital reports analyzing cost per acquisition, CPC, impressions, and conversions
• Led digital organizing workshops at the Black Women’s Brunch series in New Orleans, Atlanta, Seattle, Oakland, and Las Vegas. These events activated 1,000s of women ages 18-70+ to register to vote in local elections.
• Designed campaign goals, strategies, and tactics for rapid-response campaigns to end gerrymandering legislation in Winston-Salem, NC (HB 519), resulting in the bill being blocked in 2019

Oakland, California, US

o Manage and create political ads using the Facebook Ads Manager to target Black people in key battleground states including FL, GA, MI, NV, and TXo Manage digital campaign talking points, infographics, social media, and win/loss/runoff mailers targeted to low-propensity Black voters in geotargeted down-ballot raceso Manage all phone, SMS, & canvassing.

New York, US

• Managed clerical needs for four attorneys, including booking travel, tracking expenses, generating expense reports, and processing invoices
• Prepared rapid response research to support impact litigation investigations for debtors’ prisons and school-to-prison pipeline cases
• Analyzed over 4,500 U.S. school districts’ resource officer hiring budgets, that were funded by state and federal grants, to map cumulative school policing trends from 1999 to 2010 for "Bullies in Blue" white paper.

Washington, DC, US

One of seven scholars chosen from an applicant pool of over 750 students to receive a $250,000 merit-based scholarship, that covers tuition, room and board, international travel, and fees, for pursuing a career in social justice.Met weekly with my three mentees to help them set career, personal, professional, and academic goals.

Washington, DC, US

• Oversaw an annual $45,000 budget that covered housing, food, and transportation for 10 students
• Managed all trip logistics, including 14 day itinerary development, scheduling, lesson planning, and daily supervision of undergraduate students
• Created a two-year marketing and operations strategy for a women’s refugee NGO to increase income generation and branding awareness

Washington, DC, US

• Wrote blogs, media advisories, and statements that promote racial equality on the behalf of the co-directors
• Wrote rapid response press statements, op-eds & advocacy letters on racial justice topics simultaneously
• Created daily Meltwater media monitoring reports on voting rights, justice, and immigration
• Initiated media relations – including writing pitch emails and press releases – to secure articles in The Washington Post, TheRoot.com, NBC, and the Associated Press

Berkeley, CA, US

• One of 30 fellows chosen out of applicant pool of 1,000 students to study graduate level public policy, economics, and quantitative statistics at the Goldman School of Public Policy
• Co-wrote a policy memo seeking to end the placement of transgender women in men's California prisons.

• Responsible for developing a Strategic Marketing Plan, implementing creative methods of marketing through social media, and strategically creating effective advertising techniques.
• Develop strategic marketing and public relations plans
• Create interactive campaigns to increase base of followers
• Increased Facebook and Twitter following by over 30% from May to November 2013
• Awarded $30,000 grant for creating Adobe UNICEF Challenge video campaign "The FotoStory"
• Presented at the 2014 Clinton Global Initiative University conference held in Arizona https://www.facebook.com/FotoSynthesisPR

Developed digital media marketing plan that emphasizes brand development and interaction between FotoSynthesis' followers. Initiated Foto Friday, an interactive promotional campaign that allows FotoSynthesis' followers on Facebook and Twitter to share their culture through photography.

Washington, DC, US

Researched which health insurance packages from top 50 U.S. universities covered gender confirmation surgeries for trans* individuals. Developed a homicide report recognizing transgender women of color in the United States who have died since 2012.

Paris, FR

• Secured over 70 social media accounts for Comcast’s nationwide Ty So Fast brand influencer campaign
• Secured broadcast, print, and web media hits for Purina Cat Chow’s Building Better Lives program
• Vetted top celebrities and personalities for brand influencer representation
• Researched brand website analytics daily for a client’s metrics report
• Created a 50-state media list for Abbott pharmaceuticals and contacted top designated market areas

Worked with first year/transfer students from diverse backgrounds to ensure their success at American University. Met with the students weekly both individually and collectively to help them socially and academically.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Formulated policy memos for National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) and Scholarship America
• Researched congressional and non-profit responses to social impact bond investment banking
• Created media lists for The Kapor Center’s diversity in technology initiative
• Drafted Facebook and Twitter posts for three clients to strengthen communication with their audiences
• Designed promotional and informational materials for lobbying events and congressional briefings

Participated in Community Based Learning Trip to Cape Town, South Africa for 5 weeks to advocate for gender and racial equality. Consulted with nonprofit Sisters4Sisters to develop social enterprise strategies, create business plans & job description sheets, and conduct market research. Worked with nonprofit Grandmothers Against Poverty and AIDS (GAPA) to.

Strengthened brand development for S4P through social media.

Strenghtened relationships between Hope for the Holidays and the university's Residence Hall Association (RHA) and the University Honors Program

Conyers, Georgia, US

Taught students mathematics, science, and literature while helping them correct their behavioral problems. Worked twice a week, two hours each session

Education record

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Public Communication

Public Policy International Affairs (Ppia) Program, Public Policy Analysis

Global Health

Graduated High School With 4.33 Gpa Summa Cum Laude, Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics (Stem)