Jessica Bright Email & Phone Number

Charleston, Sc, Us

South Carolina

* Overseen Federal races for the East Coast. * Managed executive relationships with campaign leadership and consultants. * Built and maintained effective relationships with Federal Candidates

South Carolina, United States

• Lead and manage the voter protection program, ensuring free and fair elections in South Carolina. • Supervise, train and mentor staff and volunteers on election laws, hotline processes, reporting and the use of hotline technology and resources.• Monitor escalated issues and reported voter issues to ensure problems have been resolved; review reports with aggregated data and trends, identify areas of improvement and execute key initiatives. • Communicate with stakeholders, building and maintaining awareness of the voter protection program through public speaking engagements (e.g., radio, television, virtual/online events, etc.). • Formulate weekly reports and implement performance-measurement system to substantially improve integration of quality, operational, and financial information.

Michigan, United States

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Ohio State Director (March 2020 – April 2020)• Oversaw campaign operations and established unique and innovative methods of digital campaigning to reach constituents during COVID-19 pandemic.• Managed, trained and motivated a staff of 30+, focusing on optimizing productivity and performance.• Demonstrated consistent quality of administration, fundraising, communications and systems; advised on recommended timelines and resources needed to achieve the campaign goals.South Carolina State Director (November 2019 – February 2020)• Promoted to state director and led significant campaign improvement efforts.• Surpassed all other presidential campaigns in political canvassing.• Planned, organized and hosted the most events and tours with Bernie Sanders and high-level surrogates. • Contributed to the improvement and increase in voter turnout for the 2020 campaign (as compared to the 2016 campaign). • Managed a $5 million budget, overseeing, monitoring and approving all expenses. • Developed and launched campaign’s strategic plan, which included the organizing plan (e.g., field plan), financial planning, political strategy, media plan and major event planning.• Led 60+ staff members including directors, deputy directors and organizers; served as liaison between the national departments.• Recruited and managed volunteers to help with various campaign activities; provided direction to volunteers, utilizing their skills and talents to support campaign goals. • Developed state-wide strategies collaborating with senior leadership team and national department to meet daily and weekly campaign metrics; created reports, tracked progress and maintained data integrity.• Organized collaboration with diverse constituency groups to plan involvement with the campaign; built relationships with organizations and stakeholders that represent those groups and communities. • Organized training sessions, managed endorsers and spoke on behalf of the campaign.

Charleston, South Carolina Area

• Managed a staff of over 60+ members covering communications, data, field, operations, political department and special events.• Assisted with strategic planning for the campaign.• Developed strategies and programs to support fundraising and campaign efforts.• Evaluated and reported on progress toward campaign goals and objectives; established organizational goals and key metrics to track for campaign progress.• Analyzed data and reports; reviewed national reports, advertising and promotional materials, such as posters and digital media. • Spoke on behalf of the candidate; completed public speaking engagements on TV shows (CSPAN and Cynthia Hardy Show) interviews for news articles ranging from The Boston Globe to The State Newspaper.• Fostered political relationships with local leaders and contributed to the significant increase in buy-in and trust in the candidate.• Communicated and engaged with staff leaders, volunteers, consultants and stakeholders.

Charleston, South Carolina Area

• Oversaw and led a successful political campaign electing Joe Cunningham to the U.S. House to represent South Carolina's 1st Congressional District after defeating opponent (R) 51% to 49%, emerging as the first Democrat to represent the 1st District since 1981.• Collaborated with the political strategist and campaign manager with implementing a successful political strategy to flip a congressional district.• Built a large network of political contacts and supporters at the local South Carolina and national levels.• Served as a liaison between the minority communities and the campaign.• Created, managed and communicated the schedule of events for the candidate, as well as staffed for major community events.• Worked closely with the team to form a strategy, organize and implement the “Get Out The Vote” campaign.

Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area

• Educated the candidate on the needs and concerns of the constituents; strategically managed the candidate’s calendar and staff events.• Established and maintained relationships with legislatures, key corporate decision-makers and local community members at events to publicize the campaign.• Strategized performance measures, monitoring and analyzing metrics to identify and implement performance-based improvements.• Recruited, managed and trained volunteers; achieved significant improvements in staff productivity through key performance indicators and trend metrics.

Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area

• Developed and executed comprehensive campaign and field plan and digital marketing plan.• Led a political campaign resulting in 44.26% of votes against the incumbent. • Researched opposition candidates and coached candidate on campaigning methods and strategies.• Engaged community leaders to advocate on behalf of the candidate.

Walterboro, Sc

Walterboro, Sc

Walterboro, Sc

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Master Of Science In Health Infromatics, Health Infromatics/ Telemedicine

Activities and Societies: HIMISS, PMC

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Health Science

Activities and Societies: Gamma Sigma SigmaResidential Assistant Brooks Theater Fellow Gamma Sigma Sigma, National Community Service, MIT.