I have worked on many different civil rights and human rights issues both locally and nationally. As an organizer, I network within a community to create positive social change. I build consensus with community members and officials to achieve our goal. Daily tasks include community outreach through personal contact and visibility events, creating informational materials for both print and social media and reassess the ongoing strategy to see if it needs to modified to achieve the goal.

As the Executive Assistant to the Executive Director, I helped manage the day-to-day duties of our organization. I would filter and prioritize meetings and phone calls and communicate on behalf of the Executive Director. I would gather documents and draft notes and correspondence for meetings. I organized meetings, including scheduling, sending reminders and organizing equipment and any other needs for the meeting. I would also research and organize public events and field trips for our after… Show more As the Executive Assistant to the Executive Director, I helped manage the day-to-day duties of our organization. I would filter and prioritize meetings and phone calls and communicate on behalf of the Executive Director. I would gather documents and draft notes and correspondence for meetings. I organized meetings, including scheduling, sending reminders and organizing equipment and any other needs for the meeting. I would also research and organize public events and field trips for our after school and teen programs. I was able to handle grant compliance and find new grant opportunities and submit proposals. Show less

Answered phones and greeted parents and visitors; accepted payment and kept track of our programs; scheduled and coordinated staff meetings and other meetings as-needed; write and edit documents from letters to reports and policy documents; create and maintain filing; track inventory and place orders for supplies as-needed

Goat on a Boat Puppet Theatre is a non-profit puppet theatre committed to introducing young children and their families to a lifelong love of theatre and creative arts.The goat has several types of events throughout an average week including puppet shows, puppet playgroups and family workshops. I helped with all of these events. This includes opening the theatre and setup for the day’s activities; Giving helpers their assigned duties for the day and be available for any questions they may have;… Show more Goat on a Boat Puppet Theatre is a non-profit puppet theatre committed to introducing young children and their families to a lifelong love of theatre and creative arts.The goat has several types of events throughout an average week including puppet shows, puppet playgroups and family workshops. I helped with all of these events. This includes opening the theatre and setup for the day’s activities; Giving helpers their assigned duties for the day and be available for any questions they may have; Greet guests and check them in; Sometimes introduce the show; Clean-up after the day’s activities and setup for the following day. I also helped with the marketing and PR for the theatre through Facebook; Our weekly email; Email about special events; Adding our events to local calendars both online and offline; And keeping abreast of media opportunities Show less

I was hired to work specifically on the New Yorkers for Marriage Equality campaign where we ultimately won equal marriage rights for all New Yorkers!I was part of the largest canvassing campaign that the Human Rights Campaign has ever had, with over 125,000 constituent contacts made to state senators statewide, in a 4-month period.I acted as a representative of the Human Rights Campaign on Long Island. The Human Rights Campaign is the largest LGBT civil rights organization in… Show more I was hired to work specifically on the New Yorkers for Marriage Equality campaign where we ultimately won equal marriage rights for all New Yorkers!I was part of the largest canvassing campaign that the Human Rights Campaign has ever had, with over 125,000 constituent contacts made to state senators statewide, in a 4-month period.I acted as a representative of the Human Rights Campaign on Long Island. The Human Rights Campaign is the largest LGBT civil rights organization in the country.I spoke at community meetings, schools, places of worship, etc. about the importance of passing marriage equality in the state of New York. Most places were not naturally sympathetic to our cause, so there was a lot of education and patience involved.I recruit volunteers, people to have house parties, petitioners, etc to have people in their communities contact their state senators to urge them to vote for marriage equality.We worked closely with other LGBT groups and other interested groups throughout New York and the federal level to create a unified front.I would organize and handle logistics of rallies, regional phone banks, television appearances, forums and community meetings; as well as submit daily and weekly reporting of goals met to both my immediate supervisor and the national headquarters of HRC. Show less

Long Island WINS is an information and education campaign about the positive contributions of immigrants to Long Island. As the Blogger/Online Organizer I handled the online media arm of the organization. This included blogging on relevant news and topics, local events, and opinions on immigration issues on Long Island. We incorporated a lot of social media including MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, FriendFeed, and kept track of new and innovative technology to reach the global community. I was very… Show more Long Island WINS is an information and education campaign about the positive contributions of immigrants to Long Island. As the Blogger/Online Organizer I handled the online media arm of the organization. This included blogging on relevant news and topics, local events, and opinions on immigration issues on Long Island. We incorporated a lot of social media including MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, FriendFeed, and kept track of new and innovative technology to reach the global community. I was very involved in the planning of many events after Marcelo Lucero’s murder in Patchogue, which included a candlelight vigil where over 1,200 people came to remember Marcelo’s life and support his family and friends during a difficult time. I would also attend events and conferences to educate people about Long Island WINS, its mission and focused on coalition building for a stronger Long Island. Show less

I guest blogged on DMI regarding immigration issues. They are an awesome public policy think tank.

Managed day-to-day operations of Jim Henry's campaign for Southampton Town Supervisor. It was a great campaign and in the end we lost by 53 votes in a 4-way race.