Erika Mach Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

• Lead all external affairs activities including advocacy, government affairs, externally-focused education and training, community relations and community leadership.• Develop and implement effective departmental structures and fiscal policies and procedures for public affairs, and education, including development and oversight of annual departmental budgets.• Identify and build strategic relationships with peers at partner organizations in the sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice movements, as well as other progressive organizations and the broader health care delivery and sex education ecosystem in Arizona.• Provide leadership in the interaction, development, and support of the Boards of Directors for Planned Parenthood Arizona and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona, the C4 advocacy and electoral ancillary organization, as well as the Political Action Committee.• Collaborates closely with the Chief Development Officer and the development team on fundraising efforts, including events, communications, campaigns, and other initiatives.• Serves as one of the spokespeople for the organization, including for Spanish language outlets.• Represent the organization at meetings, PPFA conferences, community events, conferences, and fundraising, as appropriate.

• Monitor, educate, inform, and lobby local and state officials on key issues critical for accomplishing the Women’s Foundation for the State of Arizona’s (WFSA) mission.• Lead legislative priorities focused on attaining gender equity and help craft legislation informed by research done by WFSA. • Conduct outreach to partners, allies and potential volunteers to develop and build a comprehensive local and statewide advocacy program.• Work closely with the Marketing and Communications team to launch statewide campaigns to engage new supporters focusing on rural communities to grow the brand of WFSA.• Oversee an annual marketing budget of over $100,000 to launch statewide campaigns focused on growing the brand of WFSA and to engage new supporters in rural communities. • Serve as the spokesperson in English and Spanish to represent WFSA through speaking engagements and media opportunities. • Identify economic barriers and opportunities for women and girls in Arizona to drive the research to obtain data to understand the needs throughout the state.• Oversee, track and evaluate WFSA’s key research initiatives as determined by WFSA’s research within annual strategic priorities understanding the overall effectiveness.• Manage activities related to identifying and managing funding resources for implementation of external affairs projects and/or initiatives.• Lead a staff of five team members and work closely with them to achieve goals as stated in the WFSA Strategic Plan. • Collaborate closely with the Development team to support fundraising goals, including giving campaigns, grants, and identifying new funding streams.• Participate in the Executive Team to help make decisions guiding the future of WFSA.

Greater Phoenix Area

• Engage in advocacy and legislative efforts including working closely with elected officials to highlight the work of Valle del Sol and the agency’s impact on our communities.• Proactively manage the marketing and communications department, promoting and supporting the vision and mission of the agency.• Closely track state bills that could positively or negatively impact our patients and workforce.• Maintain external relationships with national, statewide, and municipal entities in service to the mission.• Expand relationships with donors, sponsors and stakeholders who support the vision and mission of the organization.• Manage grant dollars for marketing purposes, including working with media outlets to purchase ads and segments on programs.• Write and distribute press releases to promote new and current programs at the agency as well as achievements obtained.• Coordinate media requests for on-site interviews and serve as spokesperson of the agency as needed with English and Spanish media.• Work and coordinate with the Development Team to create and promote collateral materials and help create photo and video content to share the agency story, promote services, and drive donation and sponsor efforts.• Create and approve translations into Spanish to serve Latino patients and communities in a culturally competent manner.• Participate in external meetings to stay updated on health issues impacting patients and staff of the agency, including legislative efforts. • Supervise a staff of three (3) to ensure collaborative efforts to help achieve the department goals.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Effectively communicate the organization’s mission to partners, elected officials, and the community at large.• Create and maintain relationships with elected officials and their staff, state and federal, to continue being a trusted source of information. • Attend meetings at the State Capitol and in Washington D.C. to speak with elected officials and their staff to communicate the impact and work being done by health centers to help pass legislation that positively impacts the member organizations and their patients.• Coordinate advocacy and communications efforts between our national association and over 175 community health center sites in Arizona’s rural and urban communities.• Develop social media and communications for various events and projects.• Conduct surveys among AACHC members to evaluate their needs and develop programs and share best practices to help them meet their goals around policy issues. • Manage the advocacy platform and database to keep almost 4,000 healthcare advocates engaged in current issues and calls to action affecting the healthcare community.• Conduct advocacy presentations and trainings across the state to further engage community members and partner organizations.• Support the events department in the successful execution of trainings and conferences. • Serve as the spokesperson for Latino media inquiring about issues impacting health centers.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Scottsdale, Az

• Establish and grow the Community Relations department for the team • Assist in coordinating special events in the community to create awareness of the team • Work with non-profit entities to give donations and signed memorabilia for fundraising purposes • Facilitate the process of registering players and getting the league’s approval for these • Spokesperson representing the team in Hispanic media across the Valley • Translate news stories about the team into Spanish for the Hispanic audience • Update and help develop the team’s website, PhoenixFC.com, using Demosphere• Assist with social media efforts by updating the team’s pages and creating contests for followers• Manage interns and volunteers to ensure they are productive • Use the GetTix ticketing system to sell tickets and assist customers with their purchases• Support with other efforts including: Marketing, Sponsorship, Merchandise Sales, Human Resources, Public Relations, and Media Relations

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Responsible for volunteer management at the 2012 Arizona Sports Hall of Fame fundraising event.• Increased the number of nominees for the 2012 Youth Sports Awards by 33%.• Performed the role of Community Liaison for the Sports Commission, the nominees and the award recipients for the 2012 Youth Sports Awards.• Assisted with the expansion of the 2012 Youth Summit into a two-day event with more than 400 people in attendance.• Facilitated the Youth Sports Coaches Training program which doubled in size and value under my coordination.• Organized meetings with facility managers, donors and media members in order to ensure the event was well organized and all parties involved were kept. Solidified community partners in order to secure donors, sponsors and additional resources. • Prepared contracts for various parties involved with the events.• Developed after-action event summaries for sponsors and donors in an effort to facilitate continued partnerships.• Wrote grants in order to finance the youth programs.• Helped manage budgets ranging in size from $2,500 to $80,000.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Served as liaison between the fair staff and the wineries, judges and MCs.• Assisted the participants with set up, questions, and doubts during the event.• Created promotional material for the event and used writing skills to send out letters and emails to the participants.• Ensured the success of this inaugural event by overseeing promotional efforts, contests during the event, securing guest speakers and helping to manage staff.

Glendale, Arizona

• Directed events for Howler’s Kids Club by creating budgets and timelines, designing the set-up of the room, obtain vendors, and assisted with the set-up and tear down.• Used strong organizational skills to create media kits throughout the season and sent press releases to the local media asking them to promote games, giveaways, and events.• Organized the Kids Club database and used it to increase the number of memberships from one season to another and for database marketing.• Worked at the Kids Club table during home games to sign up new members and used communication skills to answer questions parents and members may have had about the program.• Assisted the Charities Department by sending out charity items to non-profit organizations to help them raise money and entered data into the computer to keep inventory of the items sent throughout the season.

Glendale, Arizona

• Assisted the Special Events department in organizing their local events, i.e., Glendale Glitters, The Chocolate Affaire, Jazz and Blues Festival, and Glitter and Glow.• Utilized writing skills to produce press releases and articles for the monthly newsletter.• Assisted the graphics department with their projects by using editing and computer skills by putting graphics and special effects together as well as strategically placing these on the page.• Worked in the front office answering phones, entering data in the computer to keep track of media attention of the City of Glendale, and doing research for future projects, including moving the Fiesta Bowl to Glendale and hosting the Super Bowl in Glendale during 2008.

Máster, Gestión De Organizaciones Deportivas, Sport Venue Management

French

Bachelor Of Science In Recreation And Tourism Management, Special Events Management Certificate