James Santos Email & Phone Number

Fairfax County, Virginia, United States

● Conceptualize and construct comprehensive campaign plans including, but not limited to, drafting of the campaign objectives, budget, work plan and overall timeline.● Manage a team of 5 organizers, as well as monitor and mentor paid member organizer● Build a large base of members leaders who participate in demanding changes from the school district and creating the political climate that allows for those changes to be adopted.● Coordinated with staff across local, state, and national structures and affiliates to conceptualize and implement comprehensive campaign plans.● Plan, develop and prioritize strategy and tactics, analyzing what is effective● Organize direct actions, events, and other tactics to move campaigns forward.● Coordinate campaign messaging, traditional media work, mass communications, and digital organizing. ● Develop relationships with local community, labor, political and religious leaders. ● Develop and manage trainings for member activist and stewards.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Implement major internal and external organizing campaigns by working with CWA national and local staff, leaders and members.• Identify and recruit new member activists and prospective member leaders.• Develop and mobilize organizing committees by engaging in one-on-one persuasion, training them on inoculation, assessment and outreach techniques.• Track monitor and report on progress of campaigns I lead to executive leadership.• Develop relationships with community and political allies • Design innovative and effective training for local affiliate members, activist and officers to support their development as leaders • Plan and lead membership meetings, workshops, rallies and other actions.• Identify and maintain contact with local presidents and administrative officers, stewards and other leaders about worksite issues, assignments, events, turnout, etc.• Establish and direct person-to-person outreach programs to advance campaign goals, including issue, contract mobilization and organizing campaigns.Design innovative and effective trainings for l support their development as leaders.

Bronx

• Planning engagement strategy to increase community input from under-resourced neighborhoods.• Building strong network of community leaders from every sector of the community. (Faith, Education, Government, Housing, Social Services) • Supervise and work in partnership with community organizations and members to build a powerful grassroots base to directly impact the South Bronx.• Represent the Bronx D.A. on multiple task forces and coalitions including: mental health, crime prevention, New York City Housing Authority.• Design and develop educational and communications materials in collaboration with community partners.• Expand dialogue with schools, public housing developments, NYPD officers, faith based leaders and cure violence community based organizations.• Proactively identify new strategic community outreach opportunities with potential community partners to support various engagement initiatives in the South Bronx including service providers, local lawmakers, city agencies, faith based and community based organizations.• Manage community surveys, meetings, town halls and other ways for communicating with, and receiving feedback from residents.

Greater New York City Area

• Managed the collection of over $5 million in annual membership dues from more than 9,000 active members. • Assist with program and organizational budgeting and reconciling where necessary.• Managed progress tracking and provide metrics/reports on participation, activities, and results; develop metrics for review by senior leadership, interpret results, and providing action plans. • Handled contract management and compliance.• Built strong working relationships with CEO’s and executives representing 135 businesses in diverse industries including Costco, United Airlines and Southwest. • Educated members and external stakeholders about union rules, regulations, benefits and procedures. • Supervised team of assistants and dues collection agents.

Greater New York City Area

• Collaborated and took part in numerous labor organizing campaigns, along with contract and anti-decertification campaigns. • Organized actions, mobilizations, phone banks, door to door, media coverage and other activities as part of our issue and electoral campaigns, with a major focus on environmental issues, and with an additional focus on low income & racial inequality issues. • Recruited, coordinated, and supervised volunteers and interns building volunteer base and trained local members and leaders. • Collaborate with union workers and partners to attain better labor benefits, safer working conditions and enhanced workplace rights. • Delivered group presentations outlining the benefits of union membership to enroll new union members and grow membership numbers. • Mobilized voters to support union-backed candidates. • Utilized campaign materials as talking points in door to door canvassing. • Coordinated protest rallies against unfair labor practices.

Greater New York City Area

• Provided administrative and bookkeeping support for Local 210 offices and organized staff. • Assisted in planning and coordinating conferences, organizing drives, and training.• Supervised the receptionist.

Greater New York City Area

• Answered phones and greeted office guests. • Managed procurement of office supplies. • Was responsible for locating and organizing files. • Retrieved and distributed mail, courier shipments, and overnight packages to employees