Management: Supervised four staff as a Congressional campaign manager. At United Council, hired and managed nine full-time staff, whose responsibilities included field organizing, lobbying, communications, and community outreach. Research: Conducted research on intergenerational programs, education, vaccination policy, higher education and LGBT advocacy. Published in Policy Matters Journal. Policy: Researched, drafted and implemented policy as legislative staff and as an advocate. Notable issue areas included K-12 and higher education, health care, job training, welfare, LGBT civil rights, and state fiscal policy.Fundraising/Financial: Managed multiple budgets in excess of $500,000. Coordinated fundraisers, events, mailings, and donor relationships. Wrote a multi-million dollar federal grant. Raised over $100,000 at the UW-Foundation. Lobbying: Registered lobbyist (WI: 2002-06). Summer Associate with Broydrick & Associates (DC: 2008-09). Lobbied on four biennial state budgets, social justice issues, education funding, and helped defeat TABOR (2005). Media: Developed media strategy for organizations, hosted press conferences, designed press materials, gave interviews, wrote press statements, crafted editorials, ran letters to the editor campaigns, and updated Web content.Field Organizing: Managed a Congressional race, five successful statewide issue-based campaigns, and numerous legislative initiatives. Developed targeting, strategy, tactics, and events.Event Planning: Managed multiple 400+ person conferences, focusing on diversity issues. Planned small and large events, including skills trainings, legislative forums, and workshops.Outreach/Diversity: Served on the boards of two national social justice organizations. Advocated on issues affecting women; LGBT people, people of color, and people with disabilities.Computer Proficiency: Dreamweaver, STATA, MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint; Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Acrobat. Basic PHP and HTML knowledge.