• Directed Legislative & Political activities and mobilized 20,000 union members in IL, MI, and WI; as well as national EPA workers council and national NCFLL DOL workers council. Coordinated with over 70 locals – varied from healthcare in the VA; blue collar manufacturing in DOD; white collar PhD’s in EPA; customer service in SSA; Law Enforcement in TSA & BOP; and more.• Political mobilizer – Recruited new PAC members face-to-face as well as through action network e-mail blasts, within the guidelines of relevant federal law. Coordinate GOTV with AFL-CIO and other unions. Developed and led endorsement strategy including questionnaires, meetings with AFGE members, and PAC contributions. Led GOTV canvasses, phone-banks, text-banks, postcard campaigns, and more in multiple states.• Legislative organizer – coordinated meetings with elected officials, to discuss wide range of issues including budget, executive orders, privatization, agency mission. Coordinated district Legislative Conference activities including District 7 meetings, awards, meetings with elected officials from IL, MI, and WI, and legislative breakfast. • Trainer - Led Legislative & Political Trainings and built cadre of volunteer Legislative & Political Coordinators at locals.• Focus on AFGE YOUNG efforts to engage and mobilize young workers.• Used tech and data to develop strategies – votebuilder, campaign finance data, social media, etc.

• Membership recruiter – Coordinated organizing efforts with focus on internal organizing to recruit new members in a so-called ‘right-to-work’ environment. Led Bonus Bucks program to recruit new members, organized lunch & learns in IL, MI, and WI for several different agencies, recruited new members in person and through action network e-blasts. Developed e-dues e-blasts using action network and thru-text to send targeted messages.• Communications expert – manage District facebook and twitter, built wordpress website, migrated to new microsite on afge.org. Redesigned, edited, wrote for and took photos for quarterly newsletter, developed print and e-blast distribution model for newsletter. Won several communications awards including the Clyde M. Webber award, led communications trainings, built flickr archive for photos. Tracked data, used a/b testing, targeted messaging and refined message to maximize impact. Maintain up-to-date press list and organized several successful press events. • Right to Heal Campaign – founded and coordinated collaboration with veterans groups, SEIU and NNU to oppose privatization. • Strategic Plan – develop annual strategic plans in collaboration with district and national staff. Track progress, write district 7 reports for quarterly National Executive Committee meetings.• Paid bills, ordered supplies, coordinated National Vice-President's schedule, replaced copy machine (upgrade and cheaper), replaced fax machine with e-fax system, replaced phone and internet with upgraded and cheaper VOIP.*Coordinated union caucus - reserved hotel, gathered and organized credentials and documents for over 70 locals.

• Raised over $20,000 for party, candidates and causes.• Collaborated closely with national, state, county and other local township party organization.• Successfully managed and led volunteer and paid GOTV for campaigns for State Supreme court, opposing a city referendum, county board, and more.• Coordinated mail and print pieces – working with graphic designer and union print shop.• Wrote updated bylaws & endorsement process.• Oversaw compliance with state financial reporting regulations.• Recruited candidates for committeeperson, alderman, state rep, as well as dissuaded candidates from running against strong democratic incumbents.• Used technology and data to lead successful campaigns.

• Member of OPEIU Local 2 – the union for staff of AFGE, as well as other office workers in Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia.• Contact point for Local 2 to IL, MI, and WI State AFL-CIO’s. Committee on Political Education Chair for IL-10.• Delegate to the Northeastern Illinois Federation of Labor. Coordinated their 2018, 2020, and 2022 GOTV efforts.• Bargaining Campaign with AFGE over staff union contract.

• Twice a month radio show with interviews with political, musical, artistic, and other guests and music. • Station focus on youth engagement. • FM signal covers all of Chicago at 105.5FM – online stream available globally at lumpenradio.com* Archive of Episodes at mixcloud.com/wgaschicago

Data-based communications that amplifies grassroots organizing for progressive groups.

Manage member database, Track growth, assist new branches, coordinate corporate research, organize social media and messaging.

Researched candidates and tracked election updates. Wrote candidate questionnaires and participated in staff meetings. Developed the first local union online candidate questionnaire and tracking system. Coordinated strategic targeting, drafted and updated election calendar.Researched and wrote internal white papers and opposition research.Canvasser and volunteer recruiter on We Are Wisconsin recall campaigns. Campaigned in rural and urban districts.Canvass Captain on We are Ohio / Fight for the Fair Economy to repeal Senate Bill 5 in Ohio. Managed multiple offices in several cities, recommendations became state-wide standards, coordinated with coalition and community partners, coordinated several earned media efforts.

Developed field plan, recruited volunteers, spoke on behalf of the campaign for a 133 million dollar school referendum.Trained canvassers, organized informational events, maintained voter database.Canvassed in extreme weather conditions.

Build and maintain database of union members. Coordinate with the president of the union regarding messages sent to members.

Responsible for volunteer recruitment, persuasion of swing voters and get out the vote effort in 4 townships in a top tier General Election Congressional election in Chicago's North suburbs.Coordinated field effort with other Regional Field Directors, and other Democratic campaigns up and down the ticket. Coordinated with the finance team during boiler room fundraising.Helped develop field strategy, participated in strategy meetings. Managed a field office in Lincolnshire, responsible for multiple staging locations.Organized phone bank and canvass efforts, established a field leadership team, hired deputy field organizers.Maintained voter and volunteer databases.Trained volunteers, led workshops, spoke to high schools about the campaign.Created walk and call lists of targeted voters.Coordinated candidate appearances and organized events.

Political writer for popular Chicago based news website. Published several articles covering topics such as health care, education, law, war, protests, and film reviews.

$15 per hourGraded online forums for several classes including Labor History, Introduction to Organized Labor and Labor Organizing.Assisted teachers in leading class discussions, forming curriculum, assigning new homework and resolving grade disputes with students.Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees Local 1, Chicago

Responsible for canvassing, phone banking and payroll of a successful Democratic State Representative Primary Campaign. Directed a field organization of over 25 people, provided training and instructions to canvassers and phone bankers. Managed a budget of more than 10 thousand dollars. Made progress reports and participated in strategic planning.

Legal research, answered phones.

Counselor at progressive summer camp. In charge of 100 campers ages 13-17. Coordinated activities, led group events

Field Organizer, $1,500 per month.Experience on a fast paced special election primary campaign.Organized canvassing volunteers. Assigned tasks, made walk listsPhone banking coordinator. Made call lists and assigned volunteers. Made thousands of calls to identify voters and supporters.Intern Coordinator. Set schedule and responsibilities for five student interns.Event planner. Arranged events with candidate, organized outreach and set schedule.Rides for voters coordinator. Election day get out the vote effort to provide rides for seniors.Assistant body-man. Kept candidate on schedule, introduced him to people he needed to meet.Signature collector. Gathered hundreds of signatures in subzero weather to gain ballot access.

Led a group of five from local Alderman's office in door-knocking, speaking with swing and undecided voters and identifying voters preferences.Canvasser in Gary, Indiana with labor union get out the vote effort. Knocked on hundreds of doors, spoke with voters, informed them of ways to vote early.

I was an organizing intern who worked on campaigns to unionize non-union shops. I met with workers on a regular basis, discussed their issues one-on-one, mapped out the social networks at shops, identified shop leaders and recruited new members.I was awarded "Activist" recognition for my support of the Congress Hotel Strike. I led a delegation to New York City to meet with relatives of the owner of the Congress Hotel.I recruited new activists to become interns for the union.I organized students and workers to support the union as it negotiated a better contract.

Made thousands of phone calls identifying voters, informing voters about the campaign and getting the vote out on election day.Data entry of voter identification information.

Organized student trips to Washington DC, New York, and Miami for protests against the War and the Free Trade Area of the Americas. Led student delegation to San Francisco for United Students Against Sweatshops conference. Organized protests on campus against the war, tuition raises and sweatshops. I also organized the Colombia Action Network conference at DePaul.Led the boycott against coca-Cola in solidarity with Colombian workers. Coordinated flier distributions and educational events. In student government, I wrote and led to passage a boycott resolution. As a member of the Fair Business Practices Committee of DePaul University, led the endorsement of the boycott.Brought speakers on campus including labor leaders from Chicago, Colombia, Mexico and Nigeria, obtained school funding for speakers.I participated in the Colombia Action Network's human rights delegation to Colombia, where I met with leaders of the food and beverage workers union, the oil workers union, the national union federation, human rights groups, peasant organizations, dissident parties and student activists.Awarded Excellence in Public Service Award from DePaul Students Against the War.