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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Served as the Administrator of the Business and Professional Licensing Administration (BPLA). Comprised of more than 100 employees, the BPLA consists of the following divisions: Business, Occupational, and Professional Licensing, which includes supporting the District’s non-health occupational and professional boards and commissions; Corporations, which registers all entities and trade names operating in the District of Columbia; Weights and Measures, which registers and inspects all commercially used weighing and measuring devices; and the Small Business Resource Center, which provides guidance and training to existing and aspiring entrepreneurs.

Washington, District Of Columbia

Oversaw communications, public affairs, and legislative affairs operations for 475+ person department that provides business licensing, permitting, consumer protection, and housing inspections for the District of Columbia.Led development of DCRA's five-year strategic plan with input from a diverse range of community, business, and government stakeholders. Prepared agency director for public engagements and City Council hearings, including drafting testimony and briefing materials.Was responsible for the development of agency regulations and legislation, including emergency regulations designed to help the city respond to the coronavirus pandemic.Managed department’s public engagement, which has included the formation of a stakeholder advisory group, revamping the department’s public website, launching internal and external newsletters, planning in-person and virtual events, and liaising with industry groups, advocacy organizations, and community leaders.Assisted Mayor Muriel Bowser’s ReOpen DC Advisory Group by working with the food and restaurant industry to draft a set of recommendations aimed at guiding the city’s safe, phased reopening.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Was responsible for department’s media relations, including planning and executing media events, drafting speeches and talking points, responding to media inquiries, pitching reporters, and serving as department’s spokesperson. Efforts to raise the department’s profile included feature pieces in The Washington Post, WAMU, NBC4, and APWA Reporter.Prepared director for Council hearings, including drafting testimony and issue briefs.Developed and executed communications plans for department’s major public initiatives, including fall leaf collection, snow and winter readiness, and the expansion of the Mayor’s list of recyclable items. Each communications plan included the following elements: paid advertising, resident materials (including mailings), social media content, community events, and strategies for garnering earned media.Researched and wrote comprehensive policy memos for the Director examining the advantages and considerations associated with changing DPW’s summer collection hours, and ways DPW’s Parking Enforcement Management Administration could more effectively enforce vehicular bike lane violations.Established quarterly communication updates designed to keep senior department staff informed about issues raised by residents and key metrics such as website traffic, call volume, and social media analytics.Represented department and present to external audiences, including community stakeholders and foreign officials.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Led successful advocacy campaign to pass federal Lyme disease legislation on behalf of philanthropist client. Work included organizing lobby days for advocates, building and managing a coalition of organizations, drafting and placing a series of op-eds from respected thought leaders, lobbying members of Congress and securing cosponsors, and organizing briefing sessions for congressional staffers. Work culminated in the passage of the legislation as part of the 21st Century Cures Act in Dec. 2016.Managed federal advocacy and communications strategy for the 2021 Victory Plan, a client comprised of major donors supporting initiatives at the local, state, and federal levels to reduce the influence of money in politics. Work included lobbying members of Congress, leading a working group of campaign finance reform advocates and experts to assist the Clinton transition team in identifying and prioritizing policy initiatives, building public support for key reform proposals, and overseeing a variety of project grants to organizations such as the Center for American Progress, Public Citizen, and U.S. PIRG.Served as executive director of the Unclaimed Property Consumer Protection Alliance, a 501(c)(4) organization established by a client to bolster state unclaimed property laws on behalf of consumers.Drafted and presented a reorganization plan for a leading voter registration non-profit to maximize their impact heading into the 2016 election cycle.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Strategist on legislative, regulatory and reputational priorities for bank’s North American operations. Lobbied Congress on a variety of banking and financial services issues and provided frequent policy updates and briefings to senior bank executives and top clients.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Planned and executed media strategy for national bi-partisan organization representing all 3,783 state legislators and 20,000 state-level legislative staffers in the country.Responded to media inquiries, served as spokesperson and pitched news stories to local and national news outlets. Gained significant on-the-record experience with numerous print publications such as Politico, The New York Times, The Washington Post and the AP, and on-air interviews with Good Morning America, NPR’s All Things Considered and MSNBC.Wrote press releases, blog posts, State Legislatures magazine articles, op-eds and talking points.Managed social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) and updated organization’s website. Produced and hosted StateCast podcast, interviewing policy experts and lawmakers.Conducted media trainings for legislators and staff throughout the country.Managed professional development group for state communications officers, including developing programming for annual meeting and overseeing private sector fundraising.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Planed and executed hundreds of high-profile speaking events annually: recruiting speakers, coordinating logistics with outside vendors, managing budget and promoting events on organization’s website and social media platforms. Events included members of the President’s cabinet and panels of journalists at the National Press ClubOversaw company’s relationships on Capitol Hill, serving as liaison for congressional offices. Regularly recruited members of Congress to speak, planed company’s annual Capitol Hill reception and coordinated student visits to congressional officesServed as liaison for Congressional Board of Advisers and National Security Conference Board of Advisers, building and maintaining vital relationshipsBuilt and grew relationship with U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress to jointly produce series of civics webcasts. Relationship yielded dozens of cost-effective eventsManaged speaking budget of $150K+ annually, consistently coming in under budgetManaged 2 speaker coordinators and team of temporary staff

Helped produce YouTube fundraising video, oversaw candidate call time, organized volunteers

Researched news stories, chose segments, coordinated with reporters in the field, updated station website, booked guests and wrote all on-air scripts for hour-long broadcast

Taught two courses: World Issues (high school), Writing the Research Paper (middle school)

Drafted talking points for press events, compiled press clips, helped organize Capitol press conferences and assisted in writing press releases

Researched weekly discussion topics for producers and assisted show’s panelistsAssisted with guest preparation before show appearances

Masters, Public Relations & Corporate Communication

Bachelor Of Arts, Government