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United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Oakland, California, United States

• Developed campaign strategy, power analysis, and legislative advocacy planning, then executed tactics with government agencies and officials addressing local, state, and federal priority issues.• Directed and managed 1 - 3 policy team staff, including campaign managers, analysts, and contractors, as appropriate.• Provided organizational leadership and collaborated with executive partners to establish long-term goals and strategies for advancing organization‐wide initiatives.• Prepared progress reports of campaigns' quarterly work plans and monitored the use of fiscal year grant funds.• Developed policy alternatives through discussion papers, white papers, talking points, testimony, fact sheets, coalition letters, RFIs, and related policy analysis.(1 of 79 employees laid off)

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Built capacity of the state organizing infrastructure through the lens of equity, intersectionality, and allyship — with comprehensive volunteer leadership development and intensely cultivated relationships with key activists, organizations, policymakers, corporate partners, donors, members, and supporters.• Monitored and analyzed proposed legislation, coordinated lobbying, and catalyzed fundraising efforts, securing $1M to support statewide advocacy initiatives.• Established strategic action plans for short and long-term "pathway to victory" by setting ambitious and achievable SMARTIE goals, integrating campaign and outreach efforts to defend and advance shared advocacy priorities (i.e. — K-12 and higher education, healthcare, social, economic, and racial justice)• Supervised full-time field staff statewide, co-managed the national advisory board and worked cross-functionally to strategically determine the best actions to achieve the state's legislative, electoral, membership, communication, fundraising, and education goals.

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

• Guided executive directors and senior leaders to achieve organizational goals and program objectives, strengthening core function while working closely with current and prospective NPO partners as the primary point of contact for program grants and engagement opportunities.• Managed contracts with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected output, such as meeting with external trainers to check available curriculum plans and materials supporting course objectives.• Coordinated the network's grassroots advocacy and public policy fellowship program strategically with grant deliverables and initiatives of multiple participating NPOs meticulously aligned to guarantee transparency, accountability, effectiveness, and compliance with IRS regulations (i.e. — strict adherence to 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 527 PAC guidelines).• Collaborated with expert trainers in developing robust virtual seminars, lessons, assignments, progress plans, and needs-based learning resources for national fellowship cohorts, focusing on elevating a comprehensive mentoring framework.

New York, New York, United States

• Utilized data-driven grassroots, public policy, and education tactics to produce the organizing vision, strategy, distribution, and field plan for national and state campaigns (i.e., economic, democracy, LGBTQIA+, and technology, economic, criminal, and racial justice issues areas).• Managed implementation of the National Advocacy Institute program in collaboration with the grassroots training team.• Planned and executed significant mobilization events for various campaigns as needed for volunteer recruitment and earned media.• Collaborated with campaigns and organizing teams with state affiliates to ensure that the national field and organizing program designed for a state campaign was executed in concert with the affiliate's long-term political goals.

Miami, Florida, United States

• Researched, monitored, and documented socio-political patterns of assigned regions by collecting and analyzing relevant information from a wide variety of sources, including government fiscal budgets, public hearing notes, CPS data sets, litigation, local media, NPOs, impacted individuals, journalists, policymakers, and others in the field.• Conducted comprehensive evaluations using quantitative analyses, including experimental and quasi-experimental study design, regression analysis, econometrics, and time series analysis.• Liaised effectively with other contracted colleagues located in multiple locations statewide to ensure effective coordination and delivery of activities.• Delivered outputs promptly while consistent with the agreed strategy and priorities of the program.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

• Advanced, strengthened, and expanded policy campaigns dedicated to criminal justice reform across Florida through public education, grassroots lobbying, and written and oral testimony.• Organized public events to educate and mobilize communities to support criminal justice reform.• Monitored and prepared for legislative committee hearings and bills, helping to prepare for lobby days.• Fostered alliances with traditional and new allied organizations, community groups, and legislators through cold contacts or mutual goals.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

• Supervised, recruited, and trained fellows, canvassers, and volunteers.• Organized direct action, including disputing events.• Coordinated and assisted on statewide tours with celebrity influencers supporting effective campaigns.• Built out a North Florida membership presence in targeted jurisdictions.• Galvanized volunteers and community members towards a policy change.• Facilitated and coordinated training with upcoming chapters.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

• Organized varying voter contact events such as phone banks, text banks, NGP VAN canvasses, and town halls.• Participated in multiple direct actions challenging the privatization of Florida's prison systems.• Increased community engagement and volunteer recruitment by accurately and efficiently educating voters on the Amendment 4 Voting Right ballot measure.

Remote

• Created and maintained voting materials and guides.• Complied with and edited regional performance reports and monthly newsletter.• Fostered coalitions with new and long-established organizations and community groups.• Maintained a working knowledge of significant developments and trends in the electoral community.• Recruited and trained all staff and volunteers in local community engagement and advocacy activities.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

• Assisted the Dean and Associate Dean with projects through editing, formatting, document preparation, routing, and tracking items due to and from other divisions/departments.• Assisted the Principal Investigator in completing grant applications required to further departmental research on the impact of racial and ethnic health disparities.• Provided comprehensive research assistance and support when designing and executing the department's accreditation self-study report.

Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

• Designed, facilitated, and executed a series of county, city, and state-partnered educational workshops and events.• Expedited archival and curatorial research for the grant writing committee — including traveling to historic field sites to collect and record data and samples as appropriate to the specific objectives of ongoing projects.• Assisted in developing and implementing strategies to expand volunteer growth and retention for increasing participation, engagement, and satisfaction while organizing community outreach programs to drive awareness of high-priority unit program initiatives.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Political Science And Government

Masters Of Applied Social Sciences, Political Science

Bachelors Of Science, History