Consulting on progressive issue-based campaigns for nonprofit clients on a variety of causes to evaluate effectiveness and recommend or implement advocacy and media strategies to accomplish organizational goals: Evaluation, Strategy Development, and Workshop Facilitation:  Facilitate strategic planning and conduct scoping or evaluation research using focus groups, polling, document analysis, and stakeholder interviews Conduct trainings and facilitate customized sessions for external audiences, staff, or Board Advise on Board, donor, and partner management strategiesAdvocacy:  Draft field strategies and manage staff to meet campaign metrics  Manage and direct stakeholder training and engagement strategy Mobilize and organize public educational, advocacy, and lobbying events Production of internal and external advocacy materialsMedia:  Develop media strategy Draft and pitch content (LTEs, Op Eds, Press Advisories, Editorial Board Memos) Organize media events (tele-press conferences, physical events) Outreach to and relationship management of targeted journalistsRecent clients include: AARP, Jewish World Watch (California), Early Learning Indiana/All IN 4 Pre-K campaign (Indiana), the American Lung Association (Virginia), Vera Institute for Justice, Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action, Challah for Hunger, and the North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture.

• Coordinated international operational and human rights-focused partner organizations to develop and implement campaign strategies towards the US Government and address armed conflict against civilians in Syria, Iraq, Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, Nigeria, Yemen, and the Central African Republic• Provided intelligence and produced analysis of US Government policy to identify advocacy opportunities and inform strategy / campaign tactics among eight global office locations• Developed and implemented media strategies for campaigns • Drafted/edited/secured coverage for op-eds in high level media outlets (recent work published in NYT, Washington Post, USA Today, and others)• Organized delegations of civil society representatives and partners to effectively advocate directly to Members of Congress and the Executive Branch to influence foreign policy

• Managed six member team of campaign and advocacy staff • Developed advocacy strategies, tactics, targets, and narratives for public campaigns and actions• Built strategic coalitions around policy objectives and executed joint campaigns with partners (faith-based, NGOs, etc)• Oversaw the development of external communications from campaigns (e-blasts, offline print material, etc.)• Drafted grant reports and proposals related to the organization’s advocacy work• Led portions of the organization’s strategic planning process and quarterly reviews• Worked with celebrity spokespeople to develop actions and messaging• Represented the organization to diverse constituency groups and at national and international conferences• Designed and implemented capacity-building trainings (lobbying, media, and organizing) for targeted demographics

• Managed 52-member leadership committee of college and high school students for the student division, STAND • Directed all aspects of nation-wide programming and campaigns such as press releases, weekly newsletters, day to day operations, campaign strategy, conference and event planning, and website design • Oversaw the expansion of chapters from 300 to over 1,000 and national listserv growth from 3,000 to over 30,000

• Organized local progressive groups (labor unions, county Democratic parties, etc.) and state representatives to coordinate a state-wide education campaign on Wal-Mart's harmful business practices• Identified, trained, and organized grasstops activists across the state to build a campaign

• Customized and implemented coordinated phone and canvass persuasion campaign and GOTV program• Led volunteer recruitment efforts and worked with local colleges to develop Young Democrat programs • Provided site selection and preparation in advance of press conferences, community events, and fundraisers