Jerah Smith Email & Phone Number

Northampton, MA, US

Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

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Washington, District Of Columbia

College Park, Marylnd

• Evaluated the Maryland Transportation Plan, Comprehensive Transportation Program and newly updated county zoning code, preparing reports that assessed municipal relevance and provided recommended comments
• Developed and proposed unanimously adopted municipal Business of the Year program to City Council
• Assisted in preparing public and private grant applications, including a CDBG grant, county Historic Preservation Grant, county technical assistance grant, and the National League of Cities’ Innovation Ecosystem.
• Conducted community outreach and assisted in preparing for a two-day park improvement visioning process involving 6 focus groups, 8 stakeholder interviews and a public forum

University Of Maryland - College Park

• Forecasted central Maryland’s remaining housing capacity by comparing official and market-based growth projections with historical development trends and developable parcel data
• Designed a database to organize project development, project delivery, budgeting and more
• Facilitated project collaborations between students, faculty and local jurisdictions to provide students with experiential learning and local governments with professional-grade consulting products

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Advised APA leadership on communications strategy for the organization’s flagship Great Places in America campaign
• Coordinated with municipal staff and monitored progress to build and leverage press events celebrating the award
• Composed original web copy including blog posts about the importance of parks and engaging with elected officials, as well as beneficiary profiles for each Great Place awardee highlighting their excellence in planning

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Led four separate teams of 12 political consultants in developing and executing paid communications programs in 23 congressional races that totaled $25.7M in spending on 38 polls, 52 TV and radio ads, and 108 pieces of.
• Produced comprehensive 20-page strategy memos that provided tactical and communications recommendations for 25 congressional districts by conducting and synthesizing original qualitative and quantitative research
• Monitored 37 districts in order to assess viability and ensure quick dissemination of pertinent developments to colleagues
• Acted as the principle coordinator across multiple independent expenditure organizations to ensure uniform messaging and voter education strategy and efficient allocation of resources

• Co-Founded 501(c)3 and 501(c)4 to educate voters about partisan redistricting and advocate for reform
• Executed successful launch and growth of 200K email program by recruiting and directing over 80 partner organizations
• Assumed leadership position in researching and formulating organization’s redistricting policy objectives and legislative strategy by analyzing state-level trends, solutions and best practices
• Collaborated with stakeholders and organizations to build effective reformist coalitions in multiple states across the U.S.
• Led a team of consultants, vendors, and lawyers to develop the non-profit’s infrastructure, including establishing databases, fundraising channels, and ensuring compliance with IRS regulations

Palm Desert, CA

• Successfully re-elected vulnerable first-term Democrat in a politically diverse Republican-leaning seat 54.2%-45.8% by building and maintaining a geographically, politically, racially and socio-economically diverse.
• Oversaw multiple department’s budgets totaling $3.7M including executing a $2.3M paid communications plan spanning the Los Angeles and Palm Springs media markets, totaling $1.9M on television and $445K in mail
• Managed the resources of a 17-member campaign team as well as media, mail, and polling consultants
• Coordinated all campaign-related press, including providing on-the-record statements for local outlets

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Collaborated with press team to build and prepare for press conferences, debates, interviews, as well as drafted press releases and talking points
• Managed the flow of information to the gubernatorial candidate by collaborating with and balancing the needs of the Campaign Manager and department directors to ensure that short and long-term goals were achieved on time
• Advanced, prepped, and traveled with the candidate for all statewide travel

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Executed strategic political, congressional and community outreach; evaluated and prioritized incoming invitations
• Served as primary logistical and operational liaison between the congressional and campaign teams
• Conducted analysis of agricultural, nutritional and rural-related issues to inform Representative’s policy positions

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Briefed members of the DCCC Leadership and Members of Congress on the state of elections on a regular basis
• Drafted strategic candidate recruitment talking points and updates for DCCC Leadership
• Managed multi-million dollar DCCC-coordinated mail program

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Maintained extensive database of quantitative and qualitative information for over 200 targeted districts
• Facilitated operations for department of seven including Political and Campaign Directors, and five Regional Directors

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Created and maintained detailed records for over 1,000 individual expenditures totaling roughly $65.5 million and updated the Committee’s database and file management systems accordingly
• Compiled and generated daily expenditure reports relied upon by the Executive Director, CFO, and COO

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Norton, Massachusetts

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Compiled and synthesized Fact Sheet data for Legislative Director and Senator
• Improved Dear Colleague letter system resulting in increased efficiency and greater access

Master Of Community Planning

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science

Magna Cum Laude Independent Research: 2010 Midterm Election Forecasting

Education record

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