Jared Hess Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Develop and execute innovative grassroots campaigns employing the latest technology and trends in digital advocacy and social media, including the ABA’s award winning “Save #Loan4giveness” campaign and groundbreaking.
• Direct the ABA’s grassroots advocacy operations and develop comprehensive strategies for mobilizing constituents to take action on a diverse set of advocacy issues.
• Recruit and train individuals to become members of the ABA’s Grassroots Action Team and empower advocates to communicate with policymakers through phone calls, social media interactions, email communications, in-person.
• Serve as grassroots advocacy expert and advise ABA leadership, coalition groups, internal entities, and state and local bar associations on best practices for developing and mobilizing effective constituent advocates.
• Manage grassroots and governmental affairs support staff, including website editors, grassroots database technology users, fly-in event staff, and a social media specialist.
• Coordinate the ABA’s grasstops key contacts program by recruiting members who have high-level relationships with policymakers, managing the association’s grasstops database, and engaging contacts in advocacy efforts.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Developed legislative action alerts and facilitated constituent communications with lawmakers.
• Served as spokesperson at national events, participated in interviews with national and local media, and delivered training programs around the country.
• Attended congressional hearings, monitored legislation, and provided legislative status reports to executive staff.