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San Diego, California, United States

My primary focus is working with leaders who are looking to reach the next level. I work with leaders to harness their stories and develop the skills needed to break through today's crowded landscape through training, coaching, ghostwriting and strategic planning. Working with leaders and teams, I help design and implement strategic campaigns that bring together digital and traditional media, field and ally engagement. My clients include national and local labor unions, candidates for office… Show more My primary focus is working with leaders who are looking to reach the next level. I work with leaders to harness their stories and develop the skills needed to break through today's crowded landscape through training, coaching, ghostwriting and strategic planning. Working with leaders and teams, I help design and implement strategic campaigns that bring together digital and traditional media, field and ally engagement. My clients include national and local labor unions, candidates for office and advocacy organizations. I also offer a wide range of a la carte services including ghostwriting, individual and group training, digital strategy, communications and digital audits, and campaign implementation. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Working closely with the senior team and executive officers, I helped guide the organization's message while managing a large team responsible for envisioning, planning and producing communications content across multiple channels. Working together, we achieved substantial successes, including major digital transitions for legacy content, growing our email and social media channels, expanding our reach in earned media especially at the local level and positioning the union in media.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I was brought on to revamp the union's digital presence and focus. Working with a talented team, we organically grew our email list more than 150% over 3 years, doubled our social reach, and tripled our digital activism rates.Our team's responsibilities include:-Email list management, analytics and growth-Social media strategy and content development-Managing/developing AFT national online properties-Maintaining blog presence for AFT's national officers on Huffington… Show more I was brought on to revamp the union's digital presence and focus. Working with a talented team, we organically grew our email list more than 150% over 3 years, doubled our social reach, and tripled our digital activism rates.Our team's responsibilities include:-Email list management, analytics and growth-Social media strategy and content development-Managing/developing AFT national online properties-Maintaining blog presence for AFT's national officers on Huffington Post, Medium and other channels-Designing and implementing digital campaigns with local/state affiliates and partners to -Training local/state affiliates in digital and communications Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Tasked with building a communications strategy from the ground up in 2011, I developed and managed our comprehensive communications program. Under my leadership, we created a new brand and mission and integrated our digital and print media with a traditional media plan. I also served as interim chief of staff, interim training director, and managed community events staff responsible for our conferences and events. Key accomplishments:-Developed and implemented NOI's communications… Show more Tasked with building a communications strategy from the ground up in 2011, I developed and managed our comprehensive communications program. Under my leadership, we created a new brand and mission and integrated our digital and print media with a traditional media plan. I also served as interim chief of staff, interim training director, and managed community events staff responsible for our conferences and events. Key accomplishments:-Developed and implemented NOI's communications plan-Led the development of NOI's brand and mission statement-Built press relationships leading to feature stories in The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Slate, Washington Post and other major national publications-Built and managed NOI's Organizing Tip of the Day program, delivering daily content to thousands of subscribers-Oversaw curriculum development for Culture of Testing, Introductory and Advanced New Media, New Media BootCamp and other signature trainings-Grew RootsCamp participation by more than 100% over three years-Managed team and strategy that more than tripled RootsCamp sponsorship income over 3 years, going from a net expense of $100,000 in 2011 to a net income of over $200,000 in 2013 Show less

Managed a staff of 5 organizers and a volunteer base of approximately 600 persons to support President Obama's legislative agenda.Key accomplishments include:-Collecting and delivering more than 17,000 in-state signatures in support of the Affordable Care Act, using online and on-the-ground organizing-Planning and staging rallies with Senator Harry Reid, members of Congress and state and local elected officials-Developing the 2010 electoral field plan for OFA-NV

Beginning as an intern, I was promoted multiple times throughout 2007 and 2008, finally serving as Regional Field Director throughout the General Election. As Regional Field Director, I managed 9 Field Organizers in 2 counties and 31 full-time interns.Key accomplishments:-Exceeded our regional vote goal, delivering 54.9% of the overall votes cast for President Obama-Exceeded our voter registration goal by more than 20%-Led the state in voter contact during September and… Show more Beginning as an intern, I was promoted multiple times throughout 2007 and 2008, finally serving as Regional Field Director throughout the General Election. As Regional Field Director, I managed 9 Field Organizers in 2 counties and 31 full-time interns.Key accomplishments:-Exceeded our regional vote goal, delivering 54.9% of the overall votes cast for President Obama-Exceeded our voter registration goal by more than 20%-Led the state in voter contact during September and October-Created student intern program that recruited 47 part-time interns leading up to the Nevada Caucus-Planned and executed Get Out The Vote effort for the Clark County and Nevada State Conventions, eventually flipping the caucus results and winning an additional 4 National Convention delegates for President Obama. Show less

B.A., English, Latin

Bachelor'S Degree, Creative Writing

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