Keith Willis Email & Phone Number

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Strategic consultant for community and labor organizations.
• Led HR and business development for the staffing company, Good Works Matters, during the 2020 cycle. Administered HR for a payroll of over 100 campaign staff, including insurance and retirement benefits. Led.
• Directed a campaign for the Catholic Labor Network to strengthen bonds between Catholic Churches and labor unions in the Mid-Atlantic by bringing together Catholic social justice activists, union members, and community.
• Developed career opportunities for graduates of Building Futures Pre-Apprenticeship Program of the Metro Washington AFL-CIO to place low-income DC residents with construction employers at a 90% placement rate.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Performed a broad range of functions as a member of the Senior Management Team of the Public Services Division including administrative manager, strategic advisor, staff leader, and campaign director. Executed the.
• Senior Staff Leadership: Handled a variety of complex projects including bringing affiliates into constitutional and programmatic compliance. Directed successful organizing, political and advocacy campaigns. Division.
• Administration Management: Provided oversight and financial management of the Public Services Division’s four budgets totaling $15 million. Managed the day to day operations of the budgets and accountable for spending..
• Human Resources Management: Responsible for division hiring process, discipline, transferring employees and other HR functions. Led division HR program, including staff development, organizational equity, and other.

• Planned, coordinated and designed education programs on a range of topics including collective bargaining, political action, leadership development, organizing, and representation.
• Developed a leadership development program for State Employees Association of North Carolina that includes developing a rank-and-file committee to manage a member-to-member political program and consulting with the.
• Consulted with local unions on leadership development, strategic planning and capacity building programs and facilitate training and planning events. Work with team of educators to develop Purple Team political.

• Cultivated a network of volunteers and activists to help with the local’s programs and activities. Served as staff person for three chapters: Para-educators, Office Employees, and Media & Technology.
• Implemented chapter goals and resolved workplace issues. Signed up members for COPE and to fill leadership positions in the local. Worked intensively with three departments with a history of management problems to.

Organized unions in both public and private sectors with campaigns ranging from large manufacturing units to university service and maintenance units. Conducted house visits and committee meetings. Researched, probed and assessed targets. Served as deputy to lead negotiator as part of negotiating team.