Maya Benson Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Flagstaff, Arizona, United States

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Mason City, Iowa, United States

• Assisted Regional Organizing Director in coaching organizers to meet deadlines and goals, and conducted daily check in and check out calls to go over day-to-day priorities as Region 5 Rural Pod Leader
• Recruited, trained, and managed 2 interns; developed goals and accountability measures while emphasizing personal and professional development
• Confirmed and trained 24 caucus night leaders to persuade and maintain potential supporters in 12 precincts on caucus night
• Confirmed and trained 4 staging location leaders to launch over 50 volunteers during Iowa Get out the Caucus
• Persuaded 240 Iowans to commit to caucus for Elizabeth Warren
• Knocked 4,800 personal doors and made 13,000 personal dials

Dorchester, Massachusetts

• Organized volunteer recruitment in North Central MA for the Elizabeth Warren campaign, and the Massachusetts Democratic Coordinated Campaign
• Responsible for managing a team of 100 volunteers, interns, and young leaders
• Accountable for meeting weekly goals
• Collaborated with coordinated campaigns, community leaders, Democratic Town Committees, and other political organizations, to create voter awareness events and build a volunteer base

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• Researched policy, and wrote a brief, about Scottish women in STEM fields to inform my Member of Parliament how she could make an impact in diversifying science, technology, engineering, and mathematic concentrations.
• Investigated topics for policy and new legislation to determine what the office would support during voting, and to create legislation to help the lives of Scottish individuals

Boston, MA

• Made phone calls inviting constituents to fundraising events to get candidates elected in their district
• Inputted fundraising checks into Microsoft Excel to keep campaigns organized for their Office of Campaign and Political Finance Report
• Researched non profit work to determine whether the firm should fundraise and invest in the company

Washington DC

• Researched policy for oversight and investigation team to include in briefings surrounding topic areas that impacted constituents, as well as the American population as a whole
• Wrote memos for staff members regarding briefings and hearings in the Capitol to aid legislative correspondents in research of their issue area
• Answered phone calls from constituents who wanted to voice opinions regarding legislation, which would be logged into a database and viewed when the Senator decided whether to support a bill

Lowell. MA

• Dealt with constituent concerns, including immigration, social security and opinions on bills in congress, and directed calls and concerns to government agencies
• Attended public constituent events around the district, including a ceremony for a hospital groundbreaking

Nashua, NH

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Women'S And Gender Studies

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Gay-Straight Alliance, Field Hockey Team, Marching and Concert Band, World Hunger Task Force