Katherine Munal Schulze Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, TX

The Policy Director assists the House Republican Caucus in formulating policy decisions throughout the legislative session. The director aides the Chairman and Vice-Chair in running the House of Representatives Republican Caucus’ Policy Committee, which consist of sixteen state representatives. The Policy Committee issues stances on every bill scheduled.

Austin, TX

• Key member of Senior Management and a multi-dimensional strategist with hands-on responsibility for crafting, sustaining, and managing the Representative’s reputation as seen and understood by the public. Articulate.
• Controlled and established legislative and political outreach plans, including social media with three re-election successes in 2014, 2016, and 2018.
• Organized and managed the annual 2013 and 2015 Texas Breakfast which had 350+ guests including the Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General of Texas.
• Created daily morning news briefs with messaging plans for our staff and elected officials.
• Managed departments ~$130K yearly budget.
• Guided messaging through meetings with voters, advocacy groups, news outlets, and other elected officials.

Austin, TX

• Inspired the creation of messaging and personal branding for the Representative, including communication materials, press releases, promotion materials, remarks and speeches, public statements, and social media.
• Oversaw and directed an aggressive social media outreach campaign with 3,500+ Facebook fans, covering 16 counties of Texas.
• Set up and managed Capitol office and two district offices, including operations, administration, facilities, and human resources.
• Managed all communication activities related to special events.
• Performed ongoing assessment and annual review of Communication needs across the Office based on performance metrics.

• Served as the point person and coordinator for communications projects by developing, maintaining, disseminating, and enhancing all content elements and initiatives to ensure timely and consistent delivery of.
• Created all written correspondence for a senatorial office including letters, policy papers, and speeches.
• Wrote over 500 commendations honoring voters.
• Directed the front of the Capitol office controlling phones, visitors, and protestors.