Lead U.S. government lobbying activities for leading patient advocacy non-profit. Coordinate with internal stakeholders at all organizational levels to create dynamic Hill presence with CFF staff, board members, and patient advocates. Lobby on all issues related to the CF community, including appropriations, health insurance, R&D, antimicrobial resistance, and other policies beneficial to the patient population. -Created and executed expanded paid leave campaign for people at high risk of COVID.Educated internal stakeholders on importance of paid leave during pandemic.Wrote sign-on letter signed by over 160 organizations.Created and maintained relationships with HELP & Ed and Labor staff.Lobbied key Senate and House offices with affected CF patient advocates.CFF-led policy was included in the HEROES Act and provided to federal workers through the American Rescue Plan. Expanded paid leave plan also included in President Biden's COVID-19 plan.-Elevated CFF to leadership status with stakeholders working to pass bipartisan, bicameral PASTEUR Act and led strategic advocacy efforts focused on fighting antibiotic resistance.-Pre-pandemic, held first-ever virtual meetings between CF patients and Senators, including Senators Young, Braun, King & Collins, increasing the level of contact between the CF community and Members significantly.-Led numerous community fly-ins and webinars explaining policy and politics to key stakeholders-Created and curated a Hill-focused quarterly newsletter.-Served on elected steering committee of the Partnership to Protect Coverage, a leading patient advocacy coalition with over 40 members. Helped fundraise over $170,000 for 2022 PPC budget.Managed two staff members and guided their work product on numerous CFF initiatives and events.

Lead all U.S. government advocacy activities for non-profit tuberculosis (TB) vaccine research and product developer. Helmed campaign that led to ~$5.5M 3-year grant from Department of Defense to Aeras for clinical trial. Conceptualized and led first-ever TB focused Congressional staff delegation. Created and coordinated first-ever TB survivor advocacy Hill day. Managed multiple consultants and stakeholders. • Earned year-end organization wide Impact Award for innovation in TB advocacy.• Earned quarterly STAR Award for creating advocacy opportunities for Aeras employees.• Identified strategic area of growth for TB R&D funding within the Defense Department’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP).• Created full-spectrum campaign advocating for TB’s inclusion in CDMRP to key Congressional stakeholders. TB ultimately included in FY16 legislation that provided ~$17M for TB R&D, including ~$5.5 million directly to Aeras. TB additionally included in FY17 & FY18 appropriations.• Successfully lobbied for Congressional report language in FY18 Senate Labor, Health & Human Services appropriations encouraging BARDA to fund TB vaccine development.• Represent Aeras with high-level staff at Federal agencies including OMB, USAID, CDC, NIH and BARDA.• Represent Aeras with high-level staff at the UN and WHO.• Planned six days of TB-focused programming in Cape Town, SA to educate Congressional staff on challenges of R&D in resource limited settings.• Worked in partnership with TB Roundtable to increase USAID Global TB program appropriations $25 million over 2 years. • Led development of two TB survivor advocacy events in 2016 and 2017. Facilitated 2018 event.• Planned event and created material for annual TB survivor advocacy days, and managed Congressional visits schedules for 10-20 survivors and interested parties.• Lead engagement with domestic coalitions and stakeholders. Elected to Global Health Technologies Coalition Steering Committee.

Digital advocacy and volunteer management- Oversee digital advocacy communications from inception through delivery to over 280,000 advocates- Implement new media strategies to more effectively reach advocates and prospects - Create national campaigns to activate the over 1 million people on the Association’s house data file in advocacy efforts- Liaise with state & local Association officials on efforts to incorporate advocacy into field events, including volunteer trainingsProject manager for Convio update- Organized weekly calls with Convio representatives to upgrade Association capabilities- Led client-side Advocacy Center website development team- Point-person for implementation of Convio recommendations, including best practices in list building and managementCo-coordinated fly-ins- Co-planned multiple multi-day volunteer advocacy events featuring hundreds of Association volunteers - Supervised Association staff in scheduling Hill meetings and coordinating schedules- Co-managed advocacy day volunteer training, material production and overall event staffing

Support Senior Fellow Bill Schneider while producing communications content for Third Way- Create social media content for Bill Schneider’s Twitter and Facebook accounts- Conduct research for Mr. Schneider on current political trends and events- Track and catalogue press clips from across news spectrum relating to Third Way- Curate Third Way Tumblr for strategic campaigns

Intern Coordinator for UT Austin|Portugal Digital Media Leadership Program (DMLP)- Lead organizational outreach to area digital media companies - Connected Portuguese interns with Austin digital media outlets - Wrote and produced promotional material for DMLP targeted towards partner organizations and interested students- Managed relationships with over 20 digital media firms - Facilitated speaker series at two Portuguese universities featuring prominent digital media theorists and designersManaged both Year 5 and Cumulative Grant Report for Portuguese Government- Coordinated research teams in both Austin and Portugal on report materials - Curated report material from a variety of sources - Managed 5 Year Cumulative Report Appendix compilation

Assisted in the coordination of State Department’s Quadrennial Development and Diplomacy Review public launch and USGLC Annual Tribute Dinner for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton- Responsible for guiding the creation and dissemination of all material for speakers and panelists, including Deputy Secretary of State Jacob Lew- Assisted in event recruitment, including tracking RSVPs, outreach calls to key membership and managing interns- Created one-pager communications fliers that outline the USGLC’s missionFacilitated Government Relations campaigns and events on Capitol Hill- Handled Congressional research for Government Relations Director- Managed Congressional signatories for FY11 International Affairs Budget letter to President Obama from Congress- Managed Scheduled appointments and prepared materials for lobby days, Capitol Hill and administration outreach meetings

Coordinated advocacy day activities for a large multinational humanitarian organization- Consulted with the organization on strategic congressional targets- Scheduled over 250 Capitol Hill appointments for grassroots ambassadors- Created and provided background materials for all advocacy participantsAssisted in the organization of client events, including multiple multi-day conferences- Supervised U.S. Global Leadership Campaign staff and interns during advocacy daysCoordinated Congressional outreach for Healthy School Food Brigade Press Conference for Food, Inc. promotion- Researched relevant legislation and conducted outreach to pertinent Congressional staff members- Secured participation of Members of Congress in press conference

Assisted in Political Action Committee (PAC) administration for the APWU- Managed the integration of Vocus Government Relations PAC software into PAC operations- Facilitated the creation of a training program for new grassroots organizers- Trained grassroots organizers in Federal Elections Commission (FEC) law, PAC guidelines and PAC procedures- Produced monthly PAC fundraising reports for Legislative DepartmentManaged the tracking of over $1.5 million in PAC receipts and disbursements of over $1 million annually- Point of contact for APWU membership regarding PAC questions and concerns; filed FEC reports- Ensured that Committee on Political Action (COPA) & union locals were in compliance with FEC laws