Political Affairs: Worked in collaboration with all levels of the organization, administration officials, government officials, health policy researchers or any other external group towards reaching the goals and objectives. Monitored and assisted in the development of responses to national and local policies affecting urology practice, including population health, managed care, quality of care, state health policy, Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance markets.Government Relations: Built relationships with external stakeholders, including coordination and support of coalitions, trade groups, and aligned organizations. Coordinated meetings with advocates, lobbyists, lawmakers, and legislative staff.Public Policy: Reviewed and summarized relevant literature, studies and reports. Developed talking points, legislative summaries, and materials to support advocacy and policy efforts. Managed external communications for policy efforts including action alerts, website content, social media and e-newsletter articles.Fundraising: Responsible for overseeing grassroots fundraising efforts and Federal fly-in events for LUGPA member groups.

Education Manager: Reviewed training needs of ISAWWA members and created an educational calendar of courses, connected with speakers and training hosts to fulfill educational goals, and worked to innovate the Illinois section’s educational offerings. Committee Liaison: Assisted volunteer leaders with managing assigned committees; this included scheduling, communicating with the committee volunteers, and assisting them with educational programming and content for distribution.Government Affairs: Communicated with members and strategic partners on legislative and regulatory affairs, monitored Illinois legislation and regulations for changes that could affect the water industry in Illinois, and managed the Spring and Fall Regulatory Update programs.Workforce Development: Served as staff lead for the Illinois Section’s workforce development initiatives and programs.

Communications and Advocacy: Established and fostered collaborative relationships and strategic partnerships with private and public payers, regulatory agencies, and other professional societies. Influenced policy and underwriting practices so patients receive fair and appropriate coverage.Health Care and Public Policy Manager: Monitored and provided analysis and reports of trends in health economics and reimbursement policies, legislation, and regulations that impact qualified dentists providing oral appliance therapy.Research and Member Relations: Evaluated coverage and reimbursement policies specific to oral appliance therapy for sleep-disordered breathing and identify gaps. Researched and responded to member questions related to insurance coverage, legislation, and regulations related to dental sleep medicine.

Government Relations: Interacted with elected officials, legislative staff, and reporters via telephone, email, letters, or face-to-face meetings on a daily basis. Worked with the government relations team to provide research and technical assistance to elected officials.Legislative Research and Analysis: Tracked legislation at all levels of government while providing commentary and analysis as it moves through the legislative process, in a format established for internal communication.Management Experience: Managed and trained other policy analysts, assigned projects and supervised their research and writing.Research Coordinator: Corresponded with networks of policy experts and worked with Senior Fellows and Policy Advisors to fulfill research requests and to develop and carry out research projects. My primary goal was to build relationships with and expand the database of policy experts and promote the newest research from the leading experts on important issues.

Daily Blogging: Wrote daily blogs and news stories for Heartland's Out of the Storm News website, covering the issues of finance, insurance and real estate.Social Media Networking: Promoted blog material through the use of social media networks.

Legislative Outreach: Interacted with elected officials and staff on insurance and finance issues on a daily basis, met with legislators in target state capitals and attended legislative conferences nationwide.Legislative Analysis: Monitored and researched new legislation in Midwest target states and drafted responses to emerging issues via talking points, news releases, and op-ed pieces, with the goal of educating legislators.

Legislative Research and Analysis: Monitored state legislatures across the country for relevant legislation, tracked their progress through the legislative process and prepared reports on their structure and overall impact.Education and Advocacy: Communicated with state legislators on target issues, providing educational materials and acting as a clearinghouse for legislators on insurance and financial legislation.

News Reporting: Wrote news stories on finance, insurance and real estate issues targeted towards legislators for Heartland's monthly publication. Editing: Collected and edited news stories from various think tanks and news sources on targeted topics and assisted with layout of publication.

Legislative Research and Analysis: Analyzed and tracked health care legislation through the legislative process and created reports on the progress of pending legislation.Constituent Services: Responded to legislative constituent inquiries on agency programs, requiring both knowledge of agency programs and customer service skills.Mail Control: Documented and distributed correspondence between legislative offices and the agency. All incoming mail was entered into a tracking system built with Microsoft Access, requiring periodic system maintenance and updating.