Kassandra Smith Email & Phone Number

Belle Haven, VA, US

Northern Virginia

As vice chairman for an advocacy website, I oversaw the strategic direction, content curation, and member outreach.

Baltimore/DC/NoVA

SickWeather.com is a new online social health network offering sickness forecasting and mapping. In our first year the site received nearly 1 million in impressions and hundreds of thousands of unique visitors. Sickweather was featured in Entrepreneur Magazine's 2012 "100 Brilliant Companies" in health technology. We've been featured globally in.

Fairfax, VA

Advised the candidate on local and federal legislative issues affecting the district's small business community. Managed endorsement processes. Cultivated relationships with the business community, associations, and chambers of commerce. Coordinated events with the candidate, scheduler, communications, and field staff. Built and executed media strategies.

Fairfax, Virginia

Performed Get Out the Vote and grassroots activities for one of the largest swing state districts: social media management, executing and creating strategy, email campaigns, volunteer organization, phone banks, literature distribution, poll running, canvassing, voter registration drives, and event management.

Washington, DC

Leading Authorities is a world-class speakers bureau, the nation's most progressive event design firm, and an award-winning production company. LAI designs events that produce tangible business results and engage audiences. Its talent roster includes thought leaders on business and politics, as well as entertainment acts. Leading Authorities is at the.

Washington, DC

• Acquired additional supervisory responsibility and administered a program budget of $300,000; grew the workload of the grassroots services team to include online messaging, prospect engagement, and political war room.
• Constructed the framework, communication plans, and strategy for 3 new grassroots programs that attracted over 300,000 new advocates; developed a new method of obtaining petition signatures online
• Grew participation in grassroots conference call program by 40% over 1.5 years via target marketing; negotiated a lower price and and VIP account management status from the vendor
• Managed a new 14‐state, 30-event VoteForBusiness Bandwagon Bus Tour that garnered media attention, engaged thousands, and registered 800+ voters

Washington, DC

Managed the division's communications operations utilizing micro‐targeting tactics and cross-promotion opportunities with other departments which led to a 9% increase in email opens and more internal collaboration

• Oversaw the Chamber's largest joint membership program for 400 chambers, associations and 250,000 small businesses that grew over 5% the first 3 years
• Built a new member program team from the ground up by hiring and supervised candidates; created customer service guidelines and streamlined member inquiry fulfillment

Washington, DC

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business organization representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions. Our members range from mom-and-pop shops and local chambers to leading industry associations and large corporations. They all share one thing in common—they count on the Chamber to be.

Gained expertise in client management and superior service delivery, plus event planning, marketing, and logistics. Executed communications plans.

Improved SVP's efficiency by 20% by implementing streamlined gateway procedures, creating a master department calendar, and taking on budgeting, communications, and project coordination duties.

• Wrote, edited and formatted correspondence, news releases and articles
• Researched, fielded and documented media inquiries; created weekly press clips package
• Photographed and reported on hearings and press conferences for a 700,000-reader newsletter

OK, DC, VA

Executed every grassroots action for over 25 state and federal races. Responsibilities included working polls (runner), canvassing, manning phone banks, as well as mailings, parade walks, event support, and youth engagement.

Health inspector and public epidemiology instructor

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

Readied prescription orders for final pharmacist approval, consulted with health care and insurance providers, managed client account database, raised public awareness of generic medication, interfaced with clients.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

One week per session annually

Associates, Liberal Arts

Activities and Societies: Photography and Graphic Arts, Creative Writing, Chemistry ClubsDean's List, President's Honor Roll, Regent's.

Bachelors, Mba, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Certification, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Diploma, Writing & Science

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Debate and Drama Team, Art Club secretary, Spanish ClubRecipient of the Excellence in.