Julio Cerón Email & Phone Number

Silver Spring, MD, US

• Served as the PAC director and legislative assistant for the country's largest transportation labor federation that represents 37 international and national unions with transportation properties, including the National.
• Working with affiliated unions, followed federal transportation issues that affect school bus employees, city letter carriers, and firefighters.
• Kept affiliated unions abreast of relevant federal political news and upcoming labor fundraising events, allowing transportation labor to continue flexing its political muscle.
• Represented the federation at political events, interacting with Democratic and Republican members of Congress and their staff.
• Working with PAC fundraisers at various firms, organized successful labor fundraising events for candidates and members of Congress on both sides of the aisle.

Washington, District Of Columbia

Riverdale, Maryland

• Helped craft social media strategy for partially-federally-funded light-rail transit project in suburban Maryland
• Produced engaging copy on project progress for Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram in coordination with design-build team and team for state-managed construction
• Consistently increased following on all three platforms, including 350% growth on Instagram over two years
• Close-captioned videos in both English and Spanish using YouTube for use on Facebook and Twitter
• Translated Facebook posts in Spanish to increase engagement by users who use the platform in Spanish
• Coordinated implementation of Open Graph tags on project website for seamless linking on Facebook and Twitter

Rockville, MD

• Managed Councilmember's busy day-to-day calendar, including processing and responding to meeting and event requests.
• Advised Councilmember on legislation before the Education and Government Operations & Fiscal Policy committees.
• Represented the Councilmember in meetings and at community events.
• Met with and advised community leaders on quality-of-life issues affecting their neighborhoods.
• Prepared official Council proclamations for presentation to honorees at Council sessions.
• Redesigned and professionalized Councilmember’s citation template for awarding to businesses, civic associations, and community members, among other recipients. Template is now used by other members of the Council.

Remote

• Extracted information from media outlets' and authors' social networking sites and company websites and ensured accuracy of information against other online sources.
• Input pertinent contact information into a succinct Excel spreadsheet.

Remote

• Communicated with current tutors via telephone and email to increase word-of-mouth of Aristotle Circle’s peer-to-peer tutoring services.
• Recruited tutors from schools on the East Coast at the request of Regional Education Advisors.
• Maintained email correspondence with Regional Education Advisors and Human Resources manager to ensure need for tutors is swiftly met.

Montgomery County, Maryland

• Tutored two elementary-school children in academic subjects, including reading and math.
• Maintained email correspondence with Regional Education Advisors.
• Adhered to parents' suggestions concerning their child's academic strengths and weaknesses.
• Considered tutees' grades on latest assignments and adapted to progress and residual difficulties.

Capitol Hill

• Compiled detailed and targeted call logs of southern donors for senators, including the chairman, and their senior staffers.
• Staffed senators’ fundraising call time, including Chairman Jon Tester’s, and conducted follow-up whenever appropriate.
• Staffed and helped manage high-dollar fundraising events in the South with principals, including then-Vice President Joe Biden.
• Processed major checks via NGP in compliance with FEC regulations.
• Contributed toward event memos for principals, including then-Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Democratic leadership.

Washington, D.C.

• Compiled succinct backgrounders on candidates and congressional districts for the Managing Principal.
• Assisted in prospecting clients for upcoming election cycles.
• Proofread mailpieces.

Capitol Hill

• Researched legislators of various constituencies in battleground states and prepared staff briefings with contact information.
• Staffed various constituency events, including three-day-long College Democrats of America National Convention, and represented the Community Engagement team.

Capitol Hill

• Drafted constituent correspondence on a wide array of policy issues, including immigration and campus sexual assault, among many others.
• Scheduled and gave hour-long Capitol tours.
• Fielded constituent calls, logged comments, and relayed to appropriate staff and Congressman.
• Attended briefings and subsequently composed detailed memoranda for legislative team.

Washington, D.C.

• Performed clerical duties, such as filing invoices alphabetically for the past fiscal year and note-taking during conference calls leading up to the annual conference.
• Updated affiliate tracking sheets to facilitate access as next affiliation cycle neared.
• Prepared and printed several documents, such as sign-in sheet and charter, for organization's annual conference.
• Updated registration numbers for annual conference to be distributed to members of the Affiliate Member Services (AMS) team across the country.
• Assisted supervisor in compiling documents in preparation for her month-long absence.
• Put together a budget analysis of the current and next fiscal years.

Silver Spring, Maryland

• Interned for the gubernatorial campaign of then-Attorney General of Maryland Doug Gansler and his candidate for Lieutenant Governor, then-Delegate Jolene Ivey.
• Performed data entry through Microsoft Excel, including migrating information from PDFs for ease of access.
• Staffed events, including open house and Election Night celebration, and interacted with supporters and voters.
• Phone-banked in order to invite volunteers to events, gauge support of the candidate, and encourage voters to head to polls on Election Day.
• Canvassed Prince George's and Montgomery counties to increase candidates' name recognition.
• Analyzed campaign finance reports and prior legislative history of state bills, at the request of Research Director, to substantiate mailers, television and radio spots, and talking points.

• Supervised 10 9- to 10-year-old children during the camp day.
• Helped run the camp activities, including Arts & Crafts and hour-long recess.
• Interpreted for Spanish-speaking parents at the welcome desk in the mornings.
• Hosted the in-camp talent show and engaged the stage-shy campers.

Bethesda, Maryland

• Maintained designated shoe zone tidy throughout entire shift.
• Interacted with and assisted customers.
• Rang up customers at register and capped off customers' shopping experience.
• Touted rewards program to new customers.

Silver Spring, Maryland

• Started and managed Facebook page with events and informative statuses.
• Maintained company website and uploaded new, pertinent information, including pictures of past events.
• Created documents, including summer-camp flyer and registration form, using Microsoft Office
• Performed administrative duties, such as copying, scanning, and faxing documents.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Government & Politics And Economics, 3.807

Activities and Societies: Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society, Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, University of Maryland Honors.

General Studies, Communication Arts Program