Emma Barber Email & Phone Number

• Wrote speeches, press releases, letters, newsletters, emails, social media posts, mass mailers and opinion pieces.• Prepared talking points and work closely with local and national media to coordinate interviews and news hits.• Organized press conferences and town halls; coordinate events with staff from other members of Congress and committees.• Managed and updated congressional website and social media platforms.

• Wrote various 499s, drafted letters and speeches, prepared social media posts.• Assigned letters to the correct policy staff member, updated flag requests, sent U.S. mail and email responses to constituents, attended briefings, provided assistance where needed.• Guided constituents on tours of the Capitol, shared facts about its architecture, history and the government.• Represented Congressman Weber and the state of Texas through my words and actions while answering phone calls, making phone calls, running errands and greeting visitors.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Supervised the two-month summer program: 60 institute specific students, 350 total students.• Coordinated site visits, briefings and small groups at professional sites around the D.C. area; hosted guest lectureson a weekly basis for 60-350 people; collated weekly schedules and memorandums to distribute to students.

Editor-in-Chief, The University News May 2015 – May 2016• Managed and delegated work assignments to section editors, copy editors, layout designers and photographers.• Directed twice-weekly budget meetings to determine each issue’s articles.• Wrote articles for news, commentary and sports sections.• Copy-edited articles using AP Style Guide standards; worked in Adobe InDesign.Contributing Writer and Layout Designer, The University News October 2013 – May 2015Student Ambassador, Office of Admissions August 2014 – May 2015• Guided prospective students and families on tours of campus and provided insight into university life.• Represented the university to prospective students and their families on a day-to-day basis and on visit weekends; supported various aspects of visit from orientations to tours to large events.• Answered and transferred phone calls, provided assistance where needed.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Intern, Office of International Trade• Assisted with the allocation process of grant money for the State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) program.• Updated fact sheets, conducted error analysis, and wrote grantee summaries.