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Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence, Rhode Island Area

• Develop annual revenue and expense budget. Increased annual membership revenue three years in a row.
• Coordinate, implement and produce on-air, mail, phone and online fundraising efforts
• Facilitate RIPR’s Community Advisory Board meetings and activities
• Manage community engagement efforts and represent RIPR at community events
• Create fundraising messaging for on-air, print, email and social media communications

Providence, Rhode Island Area

• Researched and wrote successful grant applications to various private foundations and federal government entities
• Collaborated with conservation staff to research new funding opportunities and projects

Columbus, Ohio

• Managed operations of 17,000-member environmental advocacy organization.
• Directed multi-issue conservation program of state’s oldest and largest environmental nonprofit
• Guided strategic planning and board development activities
• Lobbied state legislators on complex energy policy changes and other conservation issues
• Wrote press releases, conducted radio interviews and cultivated new media contacts
• Raised over $400,000 in annual grant funding from private and corporate foundations

Columbus, Ohio

• Coordinated agency’s public involvement efforts in central and southeast Ohio
• Facilitated and moderated over 100 large community outreach events and contentious public hearings
• Created print and electronic outreach materials to communicate complex issues to the general public
• Led intra-agency task force in 2011 to streamline and improve agency operations

Columbus, OH

• Collaborated with Ohio cities to adopt goals and programs to reduce carbon footprint
• Recruited, trained and mobilized over 200 volunteers for robust voter outreach field campaign
• Coordinated nightly and weekly volunteer phone banks and canvassing events

Boston, Massachusetts

• Organized successful grassroots coalition to clean up old, coal-fired power plants in region
• Coordinated multi-state federal energy policy lobbying efforts
• Researched and wrote annual climate change report card for New England states and eastern Canadian provinces

Findlay, Ohio

• Facilitated county-wide youth development coalition of school and non-profit leaders
• Coordinated annual “Days of Caring” event that connected over 500 volunteers to more than 50 volunteer activities in the community

Toledo, Ohio

• Recruited, trained and managed staff of 10-12 community organizers
• Managed daily community organizing and door-to-door fundraising activities

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Master Of Arts, Political Science

Focus on comparative environmental policy; Canadian government; comparative politics Thesis: Canadian vs U.S. Implementation of the 1978.

Ba, Political Science And International Studies, Magna Cum Laude Honors

Activities and Societies: President, Student Government Association; Student Representative, Board of Trustees; Theta Chi.