Matt Kessler-Cleary Email & Phone Number

Mableton, Ga, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

- Manage WRI Ross Center's planning, monitoring, evaluation, & learning processes, with a focus on ensuring that project scopes and outcomes align to long-term strategy. - Co-create and implement monitoring & evaluation plans and systems to capture project and programmatic impact data. -Facilitate decision-making regarding allocation of funds towards strategic priorities. - Surface, assess, and disseminate qualitative impact narratives for internal and external audiences. - Manage a database of impact narrative data for utilization in longitudinal analyses. - Facilitate development of donor reports, through engagement with global team of technical experts.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

As a member of the Strategy & Performance team, I help to ensure that WRI Ross Center’s long-term results are properly captured, assessed and communicated within and outside the organization. I also manage projects intended to create new strategies and knowledge management practices and systems for WRI Ross Center. Specific role objectives include:- Manage WRI Ross Center's process for identifying, evaluating, and monitoring the long-term progress of the center's outcomes- Manage WRI Ross Center's database for programmatic outcomes- Create and maintain new knowledge management systems to capture and assess institutional experience- Oversee WRI Ross Center's annual workplanning process, and support monitoring of the center's annual progress towards planned objectives- Support major donor reporting utilizing qualitative knowledge management systems- Support WRI Ross Center's annual report utilizing qualitative knowledge management systems- Manage vendor relationships and contracts in support of WRI Ross Center's online learning platform, TheCityFixLearn

Washington, Dc

Proposal/ Donor Report Editing• Engage with technical teams to ensure quality and consistency of written project proposals, donor proposals, and donor reports• Support the Development team in the successful completion and submission of donor reports as neededEvent Coordination• Assist in the development of WRI Ross Center hosted conferences, logistics management• Work with technical teams to develop event agendas, including session topics• Engage with topic-relevant stakeholders to facilitate event participation and support• Ensure appropriate follow-up to all internal and external stakeholders• In conjunction with WRI Ross Center’s Communications staff, draft and disseminate event materials, both printed and digitalUrban Mobility Operational Support• Coordinate stakeholder engagement in the Urban Mobility Task Force• In conjunction with Urban Mobility Project Coordinator(s), play a lead role in organizing team retreats and activities

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Administrative• Create and lead a strategy for scheduling and agenda-setting to help the Director identify and prioritize fundraising, speaking and partnership opportunities• Schedule, prepare materials and take notes for Executive Team and Management Team regular meetings and high level events.• Organize Director-led internal meetings, as well as those with external guests; take minutes, order catering and track follow-up as necessary• Play a lead role in the organization of team retreats and activities• Identify opportunities and execute actions to improve operational efficiency• Ensure efficient and results-driven workflow management for the Director’s office• Arrange travel plans, international and domesticCommunications• In coordination with Communications team, lead in preparing Director for speaking engagements• Ensure appropriate follow-up to all internal and external engagements• Provide administrative support to Director by follow-up emails and phone calls; field and delegate emails and phone calls for follow-up by others• Use office software to create drafts and summaries, including meetings pre-briefs and de-briefsBudgeting• Prepare and monitor expense reports and timesheets and take action to ensure financial objectives are met• Lead, develop, and manage Director’s travel budget making sure travel reports are submitted on time and travel projections and forecasts match available funding.• Support the Director through budget and work-planning processes by organizing technical narrative reports and financial data • Liaise with key donors’ offices and handle reporting when needed

Arlington, Va

●Coordinate full scope of publicity campaign for Andy Stern’s book, Raising the Floor. ●Design and implement social media campaign to increase Andy Stern’s, and Raising the Floor’s, digital profile. ●Work with Chi/Donohue to produce a short video for social and digital media pitching the book. ●Field media inquiries and complete arrangements for author interviews and book reviews. ●Research, draft, and proofread editorials for publishing, and mass communications for wide distribution. ● Work with publishing house to provide materials (galley copies, printed copies, and digital graphic content) to reviewers, thought-leaders, and major media outlets. ● Facilitate scheduling, invitation, and hosting processes for book release party.

Alexandria, Va

• Provided support to the Association's Meetings Department, with specific focus on logistics operations in preparation for two annual, national meetings.• Organized and reconciled variations in the Meetings Department's digital files and hard copies to eliminate redundancies, and fill in file gaps.

• Compiled, edited, and formatted Association reports for use at Board of Directors meetings.• Conducted file review, developed new organizational structure, and consolidated Association files to eliminate redundancy and improve accessibility. • Provided content support for Association’s website and social media presence to grow the Association's digital audience. • Drafted and assembled Association’s Membership Program Administrative Manual to generate a standardized reference of Membership activities and recurring programs.• Reviewed Association’s research activities; provided suggestions on new research designs and directions to improve population representation of bi-annual survey.

Americaworks

Worked directly with the Director and Board Chair to plan and implement organizational initiatives. Facilitated communications between Director, Board Chair and the stakeholders and institutions with whom they engaged. Ensured that organization was operating according to its budget and charter. Pitched media to major national news media. Conducted support research for organizational writings, and conducted final edits and fact-checking. • Researched, drafted, and edited op-ed and journal articles for publication. • Facilitated Executive Director's television and radio participation to increase public awareness around core organizational initiatives.• Completed annual budget proposal to ensure AmericaWorks' operations were properly supported.• Reviewed and edited grant proposals to further fund AmericaWorks' operations. • Managed AmericaWorks' budget using SalesForce to properly account for staff payroll and expenses, as well as organizational expenditures. • Managed Executive Director's Website using to provide updates on recently published articles and actions. • Supervised two interns’ research projects to assess landscape of research on higher education costs and sustainable capitalism.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Conducted project research for Senior Fellow. Edited and fact-checked Senior Fellow's writings. Supervised interns and provided developmental and directional support for their individual research projects. Served as media point of contact for Senior Fellow; arranged logistics for Senior Fellow's print and television interviews.•Conducted research on retirement security; sustainable capitalism; and taxation models for use in issue campaigns. •Edited grant proposals to provide funding for activities.

Baltimore, Md

Served as first point of contact for prospective and new students, as well as their families. Received and processed student application materials with the utmost privacy and discretion. Managed a staff of 12-18 student employees per semester, and ensured all employees accomplished their respective tasks accurately. • Interviewed/ hired new employees to provide logistics support to full-time staff.• Trained incoming student employees on regulations and procedures.• Created weekly schedules for 12-18 student employees.• Delegated daily student employee responsibilities and tasks. • Conducted investigations into documents missing from college applications to aid in application completion.• Represented the admissions office at prospective student receptions, on and off campus to aid in recruitment and expand UMBC's public profile.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Ethics, Peace, & Human Rights

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), History