-Managed legislative & budget advocacy for statewide office of national nonprofit; mobilized statewide members on policies related to early childhood education, K-16 education, after school care, child nutrition and post-secondary access.-Cultivated and maintained professional relationships with policymakers, stakeholders, and advocates; actively participated in statewide coalitions. -Led internal & external strategy & leadership for statewide office, including recruitment, personnel management, grant management, report drafting, communications strategy and office budgeting. -Coordinated statewide organizational and legislative & policy advocacy strategy for three professional member-based organizations. -Directly supervise and mentor three full-time employees & interns.

Independently contracted with policy and advocacy organizations to support advocacy communications, event management, and strategy as these organizations faced rapid change management during COVID-19.

• Manage legislative and budget advocacy efforts to support California’s subsidized child care system and anti-poverty programs that support working families.• Provide strategic communications & policy support to member agencies through weekly newsletter and targeted communications and social media campaigns.

Policy & Legislation: • Lead MomsRising’s policy, legislative, and budget work in California, including: analyzing and recommending positions on relevent legislation, serve as primary contact between MomsRising, the administration, and legislative staff, testifying in committee hearings, and actively participating in Early Care and Education (ECE) Legislative & Budget Coalition• Engage collaboratively with the ECE advocacy field for budget & legislative results. • Support policy work in related topics impacting women and families, including: paid family leave, child nutrition, protecting safety net programs, and immigrant rights Grassroots Advocacy:• Lead statewide online and on-the-ground grassroots advocacy for expanding access to high-quality & affordable early education opportunities in California, such as childcare and preschool through earned media events bringing parents and children to the capitol. • Mobilize 100,000+ parents and children statewide to engage them in multi-layered advocacy campaigns which promote economic security and access to childcare for all families Communications & Social Media: • Lead weekly bilingual tweet chat with average reach of 10-15 million impressions weekly• Lead social media for early education team

2018-2019 Economic Justice Fellow with the Women's Foundation of California's Women's Policy Institute

• Maintained relationships and communicated with legislators and community partners about legislative and advocacy priorities for CA WIC Association related to child nutrition, breastfeeding, and lactation accommodation. • Worked closely with CWA’s contract lobbyist to research, advocate for and communicate about breastfeeding and child nutrition legislation in California. • Coordinated annual Policy Day in Sacramento and Federal Policy Trip to Washington, DC• Managed WIC Ambassador Program, a network of WIC advocates across CA• Organized and executed grassroots advocacy campaigns across the California to improve visibility of the WIC program’s successes through multimedia platforms and across various communities• Managed planning committee and program development for annual California WIC statewide conference (1200 attendees).

Supported in-house legislative advocate with bill tracking, drafting legislative communications, FPPC reporting. Coordinated annual State Advocacy Day including meeting scheduling, logistics, and preparation of materials