Joseph Powers Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Greater New York City Area

• Responsible as the primary day-to-day liaison between Start Small and any current or prospective clients and partners, including: engaging in outreach to community-based and other nonprofit organizations, managing the client application and intake processes, and directing client 6 month follow ups and surveys, as well generally ensuring clients receive prompt and appropriate assistance• Served as the point person for data collection, entry and database management processes, including regular, timely, comprehensive, and accurate collection and recording of constituent data in Salesforce and running database reports• Successfully worked to bring application processing time down by 19.42% (based on days to process) despite a nearly 50% increase in applications over the same time period, based on general efficiency, improved communication with clients, and coordination with IT to create a new, more intuitive application; likewise brought follow up completion percentage up by 8.32% despite a 34.12% increase in follow ups scheduled• Oversaw the operational needs of the Start Small office including addressing external information requests via phone and email; sorting and routing mail; maintaining a clean, organized, and efficient office environment; resolving space issues; ordering supplies; coordinating the office calendars; and furnishing administrative support to staff and volunteers

Alexandria, Va

• Founded The Alexandria Book Cart, a pop-up bookstore that partnered with local businesses, farmers’ markets, and festivals to create spaces where customers can browse a curated selection of new titles and rediscovered classics• As managing partner: coordinated meetings and calls for votes among Member partners; maintained annual business records according to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP); and, directed all ongoing operations including sales, social media presence, product pricing (both regular and promotional), and hiring and supervision of employees and contractors• Organized as an LLC and acquired a trade name, Federal EIN, and business license, as well as personally authored an operating agreement in order to most efficiently comply with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations • Successfully negotiated with vendors and partner businesses to secure locations and products for continued profitable operations

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Created a WorkSite database organized by subject matter, clearance level, and project team, based on the requirements and feedback of four directors• Consolidated training protocols, points of contact, procedures, and forms to establish more streamlined standard operating procedures• Contributed generally to the pricing, billing, and financial forecasting of the Venable practice areas

Greater New York City Area

• Collaborated in the closing of an initial $6.0MM term loan as part of a $200.0MM+ financing program that served as the conduit for one of Brevet’s structured products: authored certain key provisions of credit and due diligence memo; managed the master draft of the memo, incorporating input provided by multiple parties and from key discussion points in drafting committee meetings; and assembled the marketing memo• Served in the negotiation on an LOI for a $60.0MM senior secured loan to be employed in a proposed hospitality project, after conducting due diligence that included investment research, site visits, and participation in conversations with the counterparty at their headquarters• Lead due diligence on a $300.0MM+ proposed foreign government tax credit financing program that included investment research, the assembly of a PIB, interviews with industry experts and stakeholders, legislative analysis, and the ultimate compilation of a white paper• Performed industry and investment research on SD card manufacturing and sales related to a potential $5.0MM royalty stream buyout, and in response to an accelerated closing, successfully negotiated with consulting research team to secure deliverables three weeks ahead of schedule and at 28% of expected cost

• Managed a weekly bulletin of government affairs for both internal use and client distribution, focused primarily on the CMS but also covering relevant actions taken by other government agencies, such as the FDA, GAO, narrowing the scope from media releases to primary sources (i.e. direct announcements, transmittals, and regulations), while introducing follow up up analysis and updates in regulatory process• Studied and prepared analysis a variety of healthcare topics for clients and AP reports, including: prescription drug track-and-trace programs in Asia, private coverage of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients, nationwide insurer coverage of client and competition brand pharmaceuticals • Authored a series of blog posts describing complex healthcare issues in accessible terms, to highlight AP expertise and augment the AP brand, updated website content for the Northern Virginia Healthcare Policy Forum (of which AP is a member) and created and proposed a plan for future page design, and supported the AP Facebook page.

• Investigated healthcare topics relevant to client interest in academic journals, trade publications, and government databases, analyzed and presented large data sets, and contributed to, organized, and edited a report prepared for the U.S. Senate• Attended conferences and webinars focused primarily on healthcare policy, but also including: efficient techniques for navigating healthcare databases, employing Microsoft Excel effectively in research, social network theory from both mathematical and practical viewpoints• Developed website content for the Northern Virginia Healthcare Policy Forum, supported the AP Facebook page.

Doctor Of Law - Jd

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Applied Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Treasurer and Membership Chair for SEEJ (Students for Environment and Economic Justice); General member.

Education record

Activities and Societies: SEED (Student Entrepreneurs for Economic Development), GDO (Global Development Organization), American.