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Minot, Nd

Recruited and trained volunteers for canvassing, phone banking, and GOTV activitiesWorked with the state party and local stakeholders in the coordinated campaign to elect Dem-NPL candidates up and down the ballotPerformed voter contact activities such as canvassing, phone banking, and SMS outreachConsulted on social media and other digital outreach strategy within North Dakota’s Western region

Greater New York City Area

Managed all field activities in New York City with the goal of organizing and mobilizing parents into taking action on behalf of kids with learning and attention issuesSupervised two paid part-time Parent Fellows and trained and supervised a dozen volunteers to support our local activitiesDesigned workshops around the special education process, related policies, advocacy, and presented at over 50 schools, libraries, and other community organizationsEngaged offices of local elected officials, education departments, and other stakeholders to provide free trainings and awareness events for professional staff working in the spaceAssisted in digital outreach efforts to areas of the country without a physical staff presence, including social and email marketing, webinars, and one-off catalyst events

New York, Ny

Built and manage Understood’s Experts Program of over 75 top experts in the learning and attention issues space since organization’s 2014 launchProduce daily live expert video, Facebook, and Twitter expert access chatsServe as project manager for bi-monthly campaigns, coordinating social, email, Adwords, and content marketing promotion around expert and parent mobilization effortsWrite promotional copy for expert events, and produce all relevant web pages in the CMS Oversee and report on budget relating to expert activities

Greater New York City Area

Support Chief Outreach & Engagement Officer through scheduling and departmental coordinationReconcile grants and budgets with funding organizations, and process payments and contracts for over 40 external contractors Provide support on special projects for the department and coordinate all necessary office logistics

• Act as the organization’s liaison to nearly 130 Litigation Groups.• Planned and executed bi-annual conventions throughout the United States• Edited and wrote copy for the organization’s website, and helped monitor nearly 150 listservs.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Compose and edit constituent correspondence. • Attended hearings on behalf of legislative staff and political briefings on behalf of communications staff.• Various front desk and administrative tasks, and arranged and performed U.S. Capitol Tours.