Mark Reading-Smith Email & Phone Number

Berkeley, Ca, Us

New York, Ny, Us

In this role, I am responsible for the strategic direction and management of the organization’s work and staff in the areas of advocacy, policy, community engagement, education and communications.

New York, Ny, Us

I joined the Sikh Coalition in 2014 as the Senior Director of Media and Communications. When I took the job, I was told that the U.S. media would not care about the Sikh American story, but today we average nearly 300 U.S. media hits per month. This credit goes to the talented team that I manage as we work to deepen the brand and use communications as a sharp tool for driving advocacy results and raising Sikh awareness. Responsibilities: - Manage high-level media relationships and develop strategies for sustained media success- Manage all communications collateral: Op-Eds, website, talking points, messaging guidance, press releases, email blasts, and social media - Manage multiple staff, fellows and interns working within our department- Develop and lead crisis responses - Manage communications plans aimed at shaping victories in our work to combat hate, prevent racial profiling, create safer schools, end employment discrimination, and raise Sikh awareness- Develop and implement new tools and strategies for engaging and growing email and social media audiences- Directly support fundraising content development, including drafting grant proposals- Manage media trainings for staff, clients, community leaders and other allied spokespeople - Develop the tools and resources to improve internal communicationPrior to joining The Sikh Coalition, I spent six years as a Managing Director at Rethink Media, where I led collaborative communications campaigns on behalf of leading civil rights organizations that were working to close Guantanamo, push for meaningful surveillance reform, and fight to hold our government accountable for torture and drone strikes. This work also focused on pushing back on the discriminatory policies and hate crimes directed at American Muslim, Arab, Sikh, and South Asian communities.

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Mark Reading-Smith, Managing Communications Director of the Security & Rights Collaborative brings nearly a decade of experience working inside and outside Washington D.C. as a journalist and a communications expert focused on national security. Since joining ReThink in 2009, Mark has helped build the capacity of the Security and Rights Collaborative (SRC), a network of the nation's leading organizations and campaigns working at the intersection of national security, human rights and civil liberties. Mark's has an unmatched knowledge of the top reporters covering SRC issues, and proven skills in rapid response media strategy, message development, and communications planning. He has led communications work to challenge discrimination and hate crimes directed against American Muslims, Arab Americans and Americans of South Asian Heritage as well as efforts to challenge the warrantless surveillance of citizens and build support for an approach to terror suspects that is grounded in the American legal system. He has facilitated dozens of successful hits in all of the leading national papers, placed leading experts on broadcast outlets ranging from NPR to CNN and MSNBC, and placed op-eds from authors across the sector in nearly every top 50 print outlet in the country. Previously, Mark worked for the Center for Public Integrity and the Fund for Independence in Journalism, co-writing Iraq: The War Card - the most widely viewed investigation in CPI's twenty year history. Born in London Mark comes from a family with a rich history in journalism that moved him all over the world, finally landing him at Michigan State for degrees in International Relations and Political Philosophy. Mark has spread his Spartan fandom and love of all Detroit sports to the little league teams he has coached

Washington, Dc, Us

Investigative reporter, researcher, producer and project manager