Jon Cardinal Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, United States

Washington, Dc

• Managed the Senator’s economic agenda, including all legislative matters related to the annual appropriations process, job training, labor policy, manufacturing, and small businesses. • Led a team of seven regional directors and three policy staff in implementing economic development goals, and maintaining stakeholder relationships, including with business executives, elected officials, and labor union leaders.• Successfully led the passage into law several bills that improved federal economic development policies at the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Defense, and Education, and the U.S. Small Business Administration. • Built a bipartisan, bicameral, and cross-sector coalition that passed into law reforms to Department of Defense research programs to better accelerate the commercialization of basic research into new products. • Spearheaded the establishment of a public-private consortium that was designated one of twelve national “manufacturing communities” by the Department of Commerce to rebuild the manufacturing industry.• Participated in the Manufacturing Working Group for the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative America meeting, collaborating with national leaders to develop actionable commitments to improving U.S. competitiveness. • Oversaw the Senator’s public engagement strategy related to her role on the President’s Export Council. • Connected stakeholders with federal resources, including producing a bi-monthly newsletter and 29 thematic guidebooks on federal funding, as well as executing over 75 roundtables to support local initiatives. • Helped coordinate the Senator’s disaster response efforts, engaging state and local authorities on federal recovery resources, particularly in response to Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. • Directed the content, marketing and logistics for four statewide summits of between 200 and 600 participants.

Washington, Dc

• Negotiated with Senate Appropriators for the inclusion of over $440 million in directed funding for New York State projects and programs in 12 annual appropriations bills.

Washington, Dc

• Developed and managed an online database that tracked over 3,000 individual constituent requests for federal funding for use in briefing the Senator and setting funding priorities.

Washington, Dc

• Helped create a proactive outreach process to connect economic development initiatives with federal funding.• Compiled daily economic development briefings used by senior staff for addressing state needs.• Assisted in the administration of a $500,000 operating budget for the Washington, DC office and nine state offices.

Washington, Dc, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia

Ba, Government, Summa Cum Laude With Honors In Government

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Thelomathesian Society, SLU Democrats, New York State Young Democrats, Habitat for Humanity.

Washington Semester, Transforming Communities Program