Erin Bennett Email & Phone Number

Denver, CO, US

Denver, CO

As a member of CEA's management team, I supervise staff in the Government Relations and Communications departments. I also oversee and manage all of the Political Affairs (legislative, electoral, and policy) and Communications programs.- Provide strategic direction for the state's largest union, collaborating with staff and the management team to develop.

Denver, CO

- Led online and on-the-ground organizing, leadership development, story collection, earned and social media, and policy support for paid family and medical campaigns in CO, NM, AZ, NV, MT - Served on the Colorado FAMLI Act Executive Committee, bringing MomsRising stories, member involvement, social media, campaign strategy and support, lobbying, and other.

Greater Denver Area

- Supported nonprofits and campaigns with organizational development, strategic planning, campaign planning and implementation, meeting facilitation, staff and member trainings on skills and/or issues, fundraising support, staff transitions, and other needs - Clients included: A collaboration of Denver social justice organizations, Colorado Minimum Wage.

Greater Denver Area

- Designed and managed grassroots organizing efforts and policy campaigns, including: planning and implementing strategic legislative and electoral campaigns based on 9to5’s priority issues, building and leading 9to5-led coalitions, and directing chapter involvement in campaigns led by partner organization and in collaborative efforts - Expanded 9to5’s.

Greater Denver Area

- Led 9to5’s grassroots efforts to pass/defeat policies at the legislature, including: coalition-building, leading coalition meetings, targeting outreach to key legislative districts, collecting postcards and member stories, identifying and coaching member spokespeople, coordinating lobby days, and planning campaign kick-off rallies and press conferences.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

- Coordinated two leadership programs, the Women’s Community Leadership Initiative, targeting 25 women of modest means, and Leadership NOW!, for 30 young professionals ages 22-32, including: management of volunteer steering committees; setting locations and speakers; communication with class members; evaluations; class selection process; curriculum.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

- Organized election activities, such as get-out-the-vote, phone banks and canvasses, and recruiting volunteers, and aided the Referendum I campaign with their local efforts- Maintained Citizens Project’s website, created and sent all email alerts, newsletters and letters to legislators, managed email member lists, adding over 200 new online members- Led.

B.A., Biology, Women'S Studies Minor

Activities and Societies: The Feminist Collective, Queer Straight Alliance, Take Back the Night, VAT (Sexual Assault and DV Crisis and.

Study Abroad Program In Kenya, Wildlife Conservation

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