John Desantis Email and Phone Number

• Serving as the staff member of the Onondaga County Legislature assigned to the Democratic Caucus.• Writing press releases, organizing press conferences, and managing media relationships & communications.• Managing Syracuse University Student Interns.• Created and Manage all Social Media Accounts.• Working one on one with individual elected officials as well as organizing and staffing caucus meetings.• Working with personal and politically sensitive information requiring confidentiality and swift action.• Supporting Legislators through research, constituent communication, and being someone they can confide in.• Frequent communication externally with municipal, county, state, and federal government officials.

Working with the Baldwinsville Teachers' Association and NYSUT, we organized in support of school board candidates who believe in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. For the May 2022 non-partisan election, we interviewed and endorsed candidates, promoted them across social media, organized volunteers, and helped get out the vote. Of the eight candidates who ran, the three we supported were elected by the residents of the Baldwinsville School District. They continue to serve and advocate for all our kids.

John DeSantis is the Founder and Executive Director of Believe in Syracuse responsible for overseeing the staff and the day to day operations of the organization.Believe in Syracuse Marketing & Fundraising Accomplishments:- Raised over $137,000 for our mission in the community primarily through special events and corporate sponsorship but also through Grants and Individual Donations.- Developed social media followings of 9,630 on Facebook, 9,866 on Twitter and 8,000 on Instagram, and oversaw Believe in Syracuse fellows who communicate with our followers.- Developed an email list of more than 4,100 subscribers and compose weekly emails.- Overseeing Marketing & Communications that is seen over 150,000 times per monthAwards & Honors:- Certified Community Leader - Onondaga County and the City of Syracuse - 2015- 40 under 40 Award Recipient - Central New York Business Journal - 2015- Special Recognition Award - CNY Nonprofit Awards - 2017Speaking Engagements:Thursday Morning Roundtable, Onondaga Citizens League, Eastwood Rotary, Chittenango Rotary, Social Media Breakfast, Global Business Travel Association, Eastern Winery Exposition, Nourishing Tomorrow's Leaders, iSchool of Syracuse University, Workers in Transition, Syracuse University Alumni Club of CNY, Say Yes to Education, Mary Nelson’s Youth Day, Toastmasters of Syracuse, 1 Million CupsPublic Relations Experience / Media Interviews:- More than 5 Interviews for Syracuse.com | The Post Standard- Wrote two articles published in Syracuse.com and the Post Standard- More than 15 Interviews for News Channel 9 WSYR- More than 15 Interviews for CNY Central - WSTM, WSTQ, WTVH- More than 5 Interviews for Spectrum News Central New York / Time Warner Cable News- 4 Interviews for the Daily Orange- Dozens of interviews for other local print publications and local radio stations

Directed a campaign that conducted 1,507 one on one solicitation meetings.Personally conducted 500+ one on one meetings to cultivate relationships, make an ask.Recruited 2,500+ volunteers over 4 years by focusing on organizational growth & development.Directed an organization of 927 people who volunteered during the first quarter of 2012.Developed 12 teams from scratch that represented the organization across 12 counties.Wrote quarterly strategic organizational plans that evaluated teams, outlined programs, set goals.Managed 10 team leaders for 13 months, coaching and training them as they developed teams.Work environment required high level of flexibility, ability to manage simultaneous projects.Utilized social media, and email marketing to engage, communicate and ask for support.Interviewed, hired, trained and managed & 75 student organizers.

Communicated campaign message to the press in interviews generating positive news coverage.Independently planned and directed 5 events with 200+ attendees each.Oversaw over 1,000 volunteer action events that averaged 10-25 attendees each.Served as New York State Data Lead for Obama Campaign. Database included supporter lists.Oversaw data entry training. Created targeted supporter lists that were used statewide.Managed operations of Syracuse office for 2 years 5 months.

Recruited, trained and managed volunteers who participated in get out the vote efforts.Managed database, conducted data entry, and created thousands of targeted voter lists.Made thousands of volunteer recruitment phone calls. Directed volunteer training sessions.