Jon Monteith, Msw Email & Phone Number

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

The Senior Editor for Equity collaborates with policy experts to produce content that advances the Center’s policy goals and supports the organization's ongoing commitment to centering equity within its policy and research work.

• Provide clients with writing and editing services as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion consultation for journal articles, manuscripts, trainings and presentations, and other content.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Worked closely with the lab’s director to develop and administer equity-centered programs and initiatives aimed at supporting the mental health and well-being of UW students, faculty, and staff.
• Helped train thousands of UW community members in mindfulness, self-compassion, and resilience.
• Regularly facilitated staff meetings and discussions and led the team through a SWOT Analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) to set the stage for 2021-2022 strategic… Show more
• Regularly facilitated staff meetings and discussions and led the team through a SWOT Analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) to set the stage for 2021-2022 strategic planning.
• Served as lead editor and project manager for a nationally recognized guidebook that promotes student well-being through an equity lens and was disseminated to 6,500+ UW instructors and staff.
• Helped develop and secure grant funding for Resistance through Resilience, a new UW program that focuses on the application of mindfulness and compassion-based practices to interrupt racism. Show less

Bellevue, Washington

• Provided trauma-informed crisis services, case management, and direct financial assistance to survivors of domestic violence and abuse to support their path to safety, healing, and recovery.
• Co-facilitated a skill-building series for survivors facing financial abuse, debt, and credit issues.
• Conducted an evaluation of LifeWire’s strengths, service delivery gaps, and engagement with survivors from marginalized communities; used findings to issue policy change recommendations to… Show more
• Conducted an evaluation of LifeWire’s strengths, service delivery gaps, and engagement with survivors from marginalized communities; used findings to issue policy change recommendations to senior staff.
• Worked with LifeWire’s racial equity change team to implement DEI policies and best practices. Show less

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Worked closely with the executive director to develop a new message framework that supported the staff and board in communicating SPF’s mission, vision, and strategy to key audiences.
• Provided ongoing coaching and consultation to the leaders of more than 70 fiscally sponsored projects.
• Ensured all external content reflected SPF’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Greater Denver Area

• Led SiX’s national communications team and directly supervised three full-time staff.
• Oversaw an earned media strategy that raised SiX’s profile as a convener of progressive state legislators and generated positive coverage by outlets like MSNBC, USA Today, and The Washington Post.
• Provided strategic guidance and coaching to SiX’s network of more than 1,500 state lawmakers working to advance and defend progressive legislation across the country.
• As a member of SiX’s senior… Show more
• As a member of SiX’s senior management team, collaborated with other leadership staff on key decisions about strategic positioning, fund development, organizational structure, and staffing. Show less

Greater Denver Area

• Directed a rebranding initiative – including an overhaul of the organization’s marketing collateral and website – to emphasize MHC’s shift from service delivery to statewide advocacy and policy change.
• Advised MHC’s president on organizational development, strategy, and workplace well-being.

Greater Denver Area

• Served as One Colorado's on-the-record spokesperson and trained elected officials, coalition partners, and community members across the state to serve as media ambassadors for LGBTQ+ justice.
• Placed or directly shaped hundreds of articles, op-eds, and editorials advancing One Colorado’s issue priorities and amplifying the voices of LGBTQ+ Coloradans in media outlets across the state.
• Facilitated cross-departmental planning as a member of the organization's senior management… Show more
• Facilitated cross-departmental planning as a member of the organization's senior management team.
• Supervised a digital communications lead whose work tripled One Colorado’s social media growth. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Wrote keynote speeches, remarks, talking points, press statements, op-eds, and video scripts for the DNC chair, senior party leaders, national campaign surrogates, and elected officials across the country.
• Helped craft and disseminate daily topline messaging to DNC staff, state parties, and allied groups.
• Coordinated on-site press support at the 2012 Democratic National Convention and other events.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Drafted committee hearing statements, press releases, op-eds, and digital content for the Congressman.
• Fielded media inquiries, coordinated interviews, and monitored local and national coverage.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Organized annual Lobby Day for hundreds of community members representing more than 20 states.
• Represented HRC as a policy lead for federal relationship recognition and military issues.
• Directly managed the drafting, review, and production of HRC's Scorecard for the 110th Congress.

Master Of Social Work - Msw

Rhetoric, Professional Writing, Political Science

Activities and Societies: PRIDE, Daily Illini, College Democrats