Lachlan Francis Email & Phone Number

Putney, Vt, Us

- Data lead for dozens of clients and hundreds of survey research projects over two-plus years, for clients including Governors, large-city Mayors, members of Congress, a leading nationwide civil rights group, local and state government agencies, non-profits, and Fortune 100 companies performing public opinion research- Production of client facing deliverables including toplines, crosstabs, trend tables, and research decks presenting our findings, as well as materials to aide in winning new business - Modeling and producing weighting targets for electorates and target audiences in varying research environments, whether likely voters, the general population of an area, parents, potential or actual customers, and more- Data visualization of survey, electoral, modeling, and demographic data in R, QGIS, Excel, and PowerPoint- Use of SQL, R, Python, and XML to query and manage various databases, perform regression analysis, model and analyze data, obtain randomized sample records for phone surveys, and code online opinion surveys

Greater New York City Area

Burlington, Vermont Area

Clients included: Vermont Democratic Party, Mayor Miro Weinberger, Angela Lynn for Delegate (VA), Vermont Environmental Research Associates, the Windham Foundation, and more

Rutland, Vermont

- Wrote and implemented aggressive fundraising and voter outreach plans that leveraged passionate grassroots support as well as institutional backing in a hostile and divisive campaign environment- Managed relationships with local and national media, including successfully pitching stories to the New York Times, NPR, CNN, and Vice News

Montpelier, Vermont

- Identifying underlying causes of poverty in Vermont - Examining poverty alleviation programs already in place to determine their efficacy- Work to build collaboration between nonprofits, local, state and federal governments, businesses and more in order to tackle issues brought up by poverty- Making recommendations to Governor Shumlin as to how State and Federal funds should be allocated so as to best serve impoverished Vermonters

San Antonio, Texas Area

- Led a team of four dedicated organizers in diverse and bilingual communities in Bexar County (population 1.8 million), coordinating with an array of progressive stakeholders and activist groups- Helped to execute media and organizing events featuring Members of Congress, local politicians, and the President’s Cabinet - Overall, turnout in Bexar County increased 21% over 2012, and for the first time in Texas history, every single countywide Democratic candidate won. In TX-23, the Democratic nominee lost by 1.3%.

- Supervised field operations throughout the state of Vermont, recruiting and training a team of field organizers, interns, and volunteers to meet ambitious voter outreach goals - In coordination with Campaign Manager, drafting and creation of statewide field, GOTV, and internship programs, as well as leading a variety of data analytics projects- Staffed candidate during political/fundraising call time, during events, performed opposition and issue research, and co-wrote campaign policy platform

Burlington, Vt

- Organizing field efforts and coordinating volunteers- Preparing campaign finance reports for the Vermont Secretary of State's office- Data collection and database upkeep- Fundraising, including event planning and donor solicitation

Windham County, Vermont

- Determining target lists of voters to call/canvass though campaign software such as VAN and voter database records- Creation of canvassing and phone bank scripts for volunteers - Scheduling and event planning for events at which candidate appears- Development of a fundraising plan and donor network- Handling of media contact and drafting of press releases

-Policy analysis within a complex governance system -Experience lobbying in the State House as a member of the Legislative Subcommittee-Speaker and presenter at multiple conferences across the state-Participated in two national searches for the Secretary of Education position

Burlington, Vermont

-Donor research and cultivation-Use of campaign software such as NGP and VAN-Writing donation solicitations-Planned fundraising event in Putney, VT, met goal of $5,000

Brattleboro, Vermont

-Performed legal research -Gained professional experience with Microsoft Word & Excel-Prepared trial notebooks -Corresponded with clients and other attorneys

Brattleboro, Vermont

-Managed phone banks, coordinated lit drops and led GOTV efforts in Southern Windham County-Staffed candidate at events-Use of social media and other technologies to promote campaign