Matthew Mcquaid Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

I provide public relations support for Teamsters trade divisions and serve as the lead communications staffer for the IBT Dept. of Political and Legislative Action. This includes managing media inquiries, pitching reporters, drafting press releases, talking points, speeches, and other materials; prepping interviewees prior to them speaking with the press.

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Bakersfield, California Area

• Ran the first ever data and volunteer driven grassroots field program on behalf of Amanda Renteria in California’s 21st Congressional District, including budget management, hiring; creating, overseeing and implementing.
• Managed a staff of fourteen field organizers and two regional field directors across four regional field offices; was responsible for holding them accountable for their volunteer capacity building metrics, voter.
• Built and managed a volunteer base of 600+ consistent volunteers that completed over 3,000 volunteer shifts and contributed the 132,207 door attempts and 515,526 phone calls made throughout the course of the cycle.
• Planned and managed implementation of our 28-day Get Out The Vote effort, oversaw a 15-pt advantage in the first week of PAV returns, exceeding both 2010 and 2012 projected turnout models.
• Coordinated with statewide and local democratic campaigns, the DCCC, the California Democratic Party, multiple county parties, community leaders, labor unions, and campaign consultants on campaign strategy and.

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Recruited, hired, trained, and managed a team of over 100 paid canvassers on behalf of the Virginia League of Conversation Voters PAC's efforts to elect Terry McAuliffe Governor of Virginia
• Contributed to a program that knocked over 300,000 doors in thirty-six days throughout the Richmond metropolitan area, including a GOTV program that knocked on over 100,000 doors in four days
• Implemented a successful, cutting-edge experiment that tested the effectiveness of showing informational videos to voters on ipads when compared with traditional canvassing techniques

Long Beach, New York

• Served as primary point of contact in the Long Beach satellite office, worked closely with Long Beach Democratic Club and down-ballot candidates to implement an effective county-wide campaign strategy
• Served as the Long Beach Staging Location Director during primary GOTV; oversaw an average of 2,000 phone calls per day that contributed to Tom Suozzi's seventeen-point win in the democratic primary for County Executive

Cambridge, Massachusetts

• Ran a team of over 100 paid canvassers on behalf of the League of Conservation Voters Victory Fund
• Held canvassers accountable to rigid doors-per-shift goals and exceeded goals of launching a minimum of 22 canvassers seven days a week; contributed to reaching overall project goal of over 250,000 doors

Greater St. Louis Area

• Helped to implement a statewide program that knocked on over 2 million doors, made over 6 million phone calls, and re-elected Senator Claire McCaskill to the Senate with a 15% margin of victory
• Recruited hundreds of volunteers to meet strict daily goals, and trained them to execute a grassroots voter turnout strategy including canvassing, phone banking, and community gatherings.
• Served as Regional Volunteer Coordinator, responsible for tracking and managing intern and volunteer capacity in all 3 St. Louis City offices.

Greater Boston Area

Authored articles and blog postings related to current events, politics, and nightlife geared towards Boston's college-aged demographic

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Served as busser and food runner, delivered room service, provided banquet service for large events, other duties as needed

Greater Boston Area

Greater Boston Area

Greater Boston Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area