Eric A. Vining Email & Phone Number

Camp Mabry, Texas

Camp Mabry, Texas

Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas, United States

Chief of Staff for State Representative Gary Gates (R-Richmond)

Austin, Texas

Chief of Staff for State Representative Brad Buckley (R-Salado)

Austin, Texas

- Manager and primary point of contact on 23 pieces of legislation filed in the House of Representatives by Rep. Schofield.- Policy focuses include local government, municipal & county issues, municipal annexation and Texas election law.- Point of contact between Rep. Schofield’s office and local government offices in Texas House District 132.- Worked extensively alongside other House, Senate, committee, and state executive staff members to move bills through the legislative process.- Wrote and edited press releases and newsletters sent on behalf of Rep. Schofield.- Managed constituent correspondence, casework, member calendar and travel, and a variety of administrative tasks.

Austin, Texas

Salado, Texas

Round Rock, Texas

-Graduate student-intern in the planning department of one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S.-Worked under the City’s Historic Preservation Officer to draft applications for Texas Historical Commission grant funds-Assisted Round Rock’s city attorney in drafting a city ordinance & design manual in compliance with 85R SB 1004-Assisted in the development of Round Rock’s long-range development plan

Waco, Texas

- Office Assistant under the direction of Baylor’s Director of Government Relations.- Assisted Director of Government Relations in creating lobbying materials for Baylor University and Baylor Ambassadors.- Performed a variety of office administrative tasks.

Houston, Texas

- Project manager for 14 projects within CenterPoint Energy’s Corporate Communications Dept., including bill inserts, press releases, and safety notices sent to CNP customers.- Wrote local and nationally syndicated press releases on behalf of CenterPoint Energy.- Wrote articles for CNP Today, CenterPoint Energy’s internal corporate newsletter.

Waco, Texas

- Reporter for the Spring 2016 semester covering Baylor's Foster Campus for Business & Innovation, Waco/McLennan County politics and state politics.- Extensive use of writing and copy editing skills, interviewing skills and AP style.- Member, Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).

Waco, Texas

- Freelance writer specializing in political opinion pieces for the Lariat's opinion section.- Periodic contributor to the Lariat as a guest contributor.- Extensive use of writing skills, editing skills and AP style.

Austin, Texas

- Full-time Legislative Assistant for State Representative Tan Parker (R-Flower Mound) during the 84th Texas Legislature.- Acted as a point of contact for lobbyists and stakeholders on 10 House bills authored by Rep. Parker. Notable pieces of legislation included H.B. 1558, H.B. 1559, H.B. 1955, H.B. 2594 and H.B. 2718.- Acted as a point of contact between Rep. Parker's office and interest groups on local policy issues in Denton County.- Managed correspondence and casework with constituents in Texas House District 63.- Participated in a wide variety of office administrative tasks.

Waco, Texas

- Tasks included posting the entirety of each published issue of The Baylor Lariat on baylorlariat.com each evening and editing content for AP style and SEO optimization as needed.- Member of Editorial Board. Duties included weekly meetings and writing editorials on behalf of the Board.- Extensive use of HTML programming, WordPress and AP style.

Waco, Texas

- Part-time staff member tasked with designing inside news pages in Adobe InDesign each publication day. - Extensive use of Adobe InDesign, AP style, copy editing skills and occasional use of Adobe Photoshop and InCopy.

Kemah, Texas

- Tasks included shift scheduling for lifeguards, managing pool personnel, pool facility maintenance and lifeguarding duties.- Part-time Water Safety Instructor duties included creating lesson plans for private and small group swim lessons and teaching young children basic water skills.

Waco, Texas

- Part-time intern in Waco area tasked with phone banking and block walking to identify supporters for then-Attorney General Greg Abbott's bid for Texas Governor.- Attended Texans for Greg Abbott block walk event in Austin, Texas in October 2013 to help identify Republican supporters in the downtown Austin area.

Executive Master Of Public Service & Administration - Empsa

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, News-Editorial Journalism & Political Science

Activities and Societies: Baylor Ambassadors, Baylor Model United Nations, The Baylor Lariat, Society of Professional Journalists

High School Diploma, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Varsity Cross-Country, Varsity Track & Field, Model United Nations, Debate Team