Maria Speiser Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, IL

Chicago, IL

• Helped coordinate, promote, and evaluate CBPP’s state affiliate network. This network is comprised of state-level non-profit organizations that analyze state policies for lawmakers, the media, and the public.
• Led evaluation of CBPP’s affiliate grantmaking program and distilled results into an annual presentation to some of the country’s largest foundations.
• Managed all promotional materials for CBPP’s state work, including our brochures, website, videos. I coordinated an… Show more
• Managed all promotional materials for CBPP’s state work, including our brochures, website, videos. I coordinated an overhaul of these materials in advance of the network’s 25th anniversary.
• Managed CBPP’s Salesforce CRM for our state work, including overseeing a build-out of the system to better manage relationships with state partners and funders, collect and store successes, and analyze impact and.
• Led the planning of CBPP’s annual state policy conference which hosts 700 of the country’s leading tax policy experts and advocates. Show less

Chicago, IL

• Managed state communications work and the implementation of a strategic plan for CBPP’s state communications team. The plan prioritized our work to increase impact and designed a reorganization of the team.
• Guided CBPP’s affiliate organizations through the development of strategic communications plans, including the use of earned media, development of marketing materials, and the deployment of digital tools, including.
• Guided CBPP’s affiliate organizations through the development of strategic communications plans, including the use of earned media, development of marketing materials, and the deployment of digital tools, including.
• Worked closely with development staff to create communications materials that increase funding for CBPP’s state policy work, including attracting new funding from philanthropic foundations and stewarding existing.

Chicago, IL

• Worked directly with an average of 10 state affiliate organizations each week to improve their written materials, including press releases, speeches and presentations, marketing materials such as brochures, videos, and.
• Managed the rebranding of CBPP’s affiliate network, including development of a new logo, website, brochure, and promotional video.
• Led interview and public speaking trainings for more than 65 staff from affiliate organizations.

Office Of U.S. Senator Claire Mccaskill

• Managed a team of three communications staff from 2010-2011 and oversaw all communications operations, which each week included pitching national and local reporters, 3-5 press releases, and multiple press events.
• Directly counseled Sen. McCaskill on how to talk about controversial issues in a way that would win the support of her constituents and influence national political debates before an average of eight television, radio.
• Directly counseled Sen. McCaskill on how to talk about controversial issues in a way that would win the support of her constituents and influence national political debates before an average of eight television, radio.
• Promoted and defended Sen. McCaskill as her spokesperson, speaking on-the-record with reporters from the Associated Press, the New York Times, Washington Post, network and cable news outlets, etc. I spoke on-the-record.
• Created and implemented a comprehensive communication strategy for Sen. McCaskill’s Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, including media relations plans for a dozen subcommittee hearings and investigations each year.

Office Of U.S. Senator Bill Nelson

• Wrote and edited an average of three press releases and advisories each week, and pitched press conferences and other media events to garner positive television, radio and print news stories.
• Penned keynote speeches that were delivered by Sen. Nelson and received by thousands of people at university commencements, memorial services, etc.
• Composed op-eds and letters to the editor signed by Sen. Nelson and published in dozens of newspapers.