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Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

Lead policy and communications work for Seattle City Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6), chair of the Council's budget committee.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Worked with Seattle's nine elected councilmembers to create and implement a diverse array of communication strategies to help them connect with their constituents and achieve their policy goals.Key Accomplishments: ● Led in the development of communication strategies with elected officials from councilmembers to congresswomen, gaining high-value media coverage of key initiatives. ● Built strong relationships with journalists and built new avenues for clear and proactive communication with news media. ● Implemented new strategies for social media and content creation, increasing social media impressions 2250%.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Oversaw the Seattle City Council's Communications Department on an interim basis, working directly with all nine of Seattle's elected councilmembers to create and implement communications strategies that helped them pass legislation and connect with their communities.

Seattle

Embraced antiracist principles and employed a deep set of skills in project management, content creation, and media relations to create and implement innovative communication strategies for a diverse group of community leaders working to oversee the Seattle Police Department.Key Accomplishments: ● Redesigned the organizations website increasing usability, engagement, and building interactive features that helped thousands of community members participate in the police accountability process.● Built strong relationships with journalists, increasing media mentions by more than 500 percent.● Created engaging written, video, and social media content, including exploring emerging platforms like TikTok.● Successfully led communication, community engagement, and public policy development projects involving police use of force policies, crowd control tactics, and police contract negotiations.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Greater Seattle Area

● Won an Emmy Award for writing and producing a documentary advocating on behalf of families experiencing autism that were struggling to get the services they needed.● Managed a team of reporters, photographers, editors, and writers, creating two newscasts nightly in one of the nation’s largest media markets, reaching 1.7 million homes.● Led a redesign of the 11 pm newscast resulting in increased viewership

Fresno, California Area

● Produced the area’s best rated political show, live political debates, and election coverage.● Led the production of two newscasts daily, increasing viewership at the highest rates in the area.● Contributed to Emmy Award winning coverage of breaking news events.

Fresno, California

● Creatively shot and edited ready-for-air video news stories under tight deadlines for one of the area’s biggest TV stations.● Oversaw the technical aspects and field produced live news segments.

Fresno, California Area

● Redesigned the website, winning a prestigious award honoring the best college newspapers website in the country.● Managed a team of more than 20 editors, reporters, photographers, and graphic designers.

Fresno, California Area

Political Science

Activities and Societies: News Editor of the Collegian student newspaper, Central California Veteran's Oral History Program

Transfer, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Northern California President of the Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC), Editor-in-Chief.