Deborah Cox-Roush Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, NC Remote From Columbus, Ohio

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Led formerly named “Senior Corps,” a federal agency with a $225-million-dollar operating budget, 11 staff, 1100 grantees, and over 200,000 national volunteers nationwide, including implementing a rebranding effort.
• Crafted and implemented new nationwide internal and external policies and guidance, regulatory and programmatic relief in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
• Oversaw collaboration and outreach with key federal agencies like U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Veterans Services, Members of Congress, and public and private stakeholders, resulting.
• Successful implementation of a transformation and sustainability plan for the agency, resulting in national recognition of programs, resulting in 97% of appropriated dollars awarded to communities and grantees across.
• Created successful pilot project with wrap around services for veterans 55+ and their families.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Assisted with personnel, including onboarding new staff and preparing candidates for Senate confirmation.
• Executed events and strategic engagements with senior officials and key education partners.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• DCR Creative Solutions focused on public engagement, donor relations, political advocacy, issues advocacy, corporate events, volunteer training, field operations, campaign staffing, and grassroots efforts.
• Independent Contractor for Job Creators Network - Promoted free Enterprise concept of issues and advocacy based small business initiatives through engagement with legislature, government associations, corporations, and.
• Independent Contractor for Wizcraft International/Indian Film Academy Tampa Bay - Served as the Chair of IIFA Global Business Forum and the Executive Director for IIFA Tampa. Guided a staff of local and global.
• Independent Contractor for National Events - Delivered project management for food and beverage concessions and staffing placement for the Kentucky Derby Infield Concessions, the Indianapolis 500 placement and.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Led the ground game for 40,000 plus volunteers in three Presidential Campaigns
• Logistics, campaign strategies, events, messaging, battleground game plan
• Oversaw 27 campaign offices throughout the State of Florida
• Responsible for statistical reporting, state war room strategy
• Served as Director of Various National and State Political Campaign Activities, to include:
• Accountable for recruitment, placement, and coordination of 6,000 volunteers at a Presidential inaugural in Washington, D.C., including background checks and vetting.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Coordinated the professional volunteer corps of 100 and community volunteer’s corps of 5000
• Managed recruitment and training of the volunteers
• Oversaw the facility’s contracted guest services representatives and wayfinding staff
• Ensured seamless travel, feeding, housing, and scheduling of volunteer staff
• Worked closely with vendors and host committee in terms of obtaining uniforms or gifts
• Responsible for public presentations and archiving data for Operations

• Responsible for the coordination, recruitment, and training of over 2000 volunteers
• Responsible for the logistics of volunteer placement throughout the convention campus and during the convention coordinated all volunteer efforts within the convention footprint.
• Assisted in all aspects of the Operations Division including but not limited to delegate services, security, convention layout, secured outer perimeter, host committee activities, events

Bachelors, History/Education

Activities and Societies: Student Government Phi Kappa Tau Sweetheartstudent government, Phi Kappa Tau Sweetheart, Marching Band, Majorette

Paralegal, Certification