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Dallas, Tx, Us

Dallas, Texas, United States

In conjunction with the Public Policy and PAC Committee members and the TREC Lobbyist, develops public policy agendas and strategies for advocating on parkland dedication fees, Forward Dallas, digital kiosks, and other policy issues important to the commercial real estate industry. Manage Public Policy Committee, PAC Committee, and Programs Committee meetings, design briefings, and agendas. Brief committee members on TREC letters of support, positions, and lobbying action. Manage, develop, and execute an educational programming plan that links all segments of The Real Estate Council organization, and provide networking opportunities and industry expertise to enhance TREC’s position as an industry leader. Plan and organize all programs to increase membership, engagement, and revenue, and offer unique perspectives about salient topics like artificial intelligence, and proposed reforms to the City of Dallas’ organizational structure. Work with TREC Lobbyist to draft policy statements and positions. Develop and manage educational briefings for membership with elected officials and agencies. Plan, execute, and track recruitment drive for PAC membership. Work with TREC President and Senior Director on the statewide legislative agenda through the Real Estate Councils of Texas.Research and draft TREC's public policy newsletter, The Download, and disseminate pertinent information with members about policy proposals at the city and state level that impact commercial real estate.

Dallas, Texas, United States

Serve as a conduit between the residents, council staff, and the City Manager's Office.Manage the District 13 team, delegate responsibilities, ensure timely completion of tasks, and create opportunities for team growth by organizing departmental training sessions and coordinating with City departments.Act as the first point of contact to assist residents navigating city departments, ensure timely completion of resident requests, and work to foster a positive relationship between the council member and residents.Assist, support, and coordinate the council member’s agenda, events, and travel.Analyze federal, state, and local statutes and policies, including the 2024 Bond program, Dallas charter review process and amendments, and develop federal community grant proposals. Prepare summaries, talking points, propose questions, conduct research, and collect supporting data and metrics to inform the council member’s position.Communicate and brief the council member on all community and media issues relating to the district and the city as a whole, with a focus on public safety, transportation, public works, domestic violence, and human trafficking.Prepare briefing materials to ensure the council member is briefed about all items on all committee and council agendas.Organize community town halls, listening sessions, and other ceremonial events, and brief community on behalf of the council member.Oversee the application and submission process of the council member's board and commission nominations.

Austin, Texas, United States

Subject Matter Expert for Tarrant County MUD #2 (H.B. 5310): Advised the representative on strategic efforts to gain coauthors and Senate sponsors for the bill, leveraging in-depth knowledge of legislative processes.Legislative Research and Policy Expert: Conducted comprehensive research on authored legislation and served as a subject matter expert for nine bills across various committees, including county and veterans affairs, attending committee policy meetings to provide expert testimony.Urban and County Affairs Team Lead: Led all legislative efforts related to urban and county affairs for bills in the Calendars Committee, delivering legislative background research and informed vote recommendations to the representative.Office Liaison and Gatekeeper: Acted as the primary liaison between constituents, lobbyists, stakeholders, and the representative, ensuring clear communication and message transmission across all parties.Speechwriting and Legislative Advising: Drafted member speeches for committee and House floor presentations, ensuring accuracy and strategic messaging, while advising on feedback and stylistic revisions to enhance delivery.Bill Management and Strategy: Collaborated with office staff on nine authored bills, providing expert guidance and addressing stakeholder concerns, with 66% of the responsible bills successfully passing the Texas House.Legislative Tracking and Analysis: Monitored and analyzed legislation for 14 Texas House committees in the Calendars Committee, identifying trends and making strategic vote recommendations during the 88th Legislative Session.Database and Stakeholder Management: Maintained over 2,500 entries in the Calendars Committee preference card database, consulting with stakeholders and lobbyists to review and enter legislative preferences into the Legislative Management System.

Arlington, Texas, United States

Manage 8 classes per semester; adopt syllabi, establish course calendars and learning objectives, and routinely evaluate progress through reading questions, discussions, and two 60-question exams.Develop digital slide presentations, and provide extensive interaction and clear and concise communication to groups ranging from 20 to 150 students on 24 major Texas and U.S. government subtopics, and over 50 subtopics; post supplemental articles and learning aids on the course website.Co-sponsor the Southeast Campus Pre-Law Club; organize a volunteer event in conjunction with the Tarrant County Food Pantry, pack 150 food boxes, greet recipients, and fill family vehicles with healthy foodstuffs.Collect, analyze, and synthesize facts and data from various surveys, opinion polls, and medical research from scholarly sources and government agencies; publish easily digestible white papers as supplemental reading.Research complications caused by federalism in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the disjointed public health response and federal, state, and local laws, executive orders, rules, and mandates.Empower students to find their voice through civics education, help students discover their own views, understand electoral primary and general election dynamics, and provide opportunities to volunteer and connect with interest groups that reflect their values.Plan and execute Saturday class trips for over 30 students and their families to the Bush Library and Museum at SMU; schedule transportation, procure funding for the purchase of advanced tickets, and schedule docents to co-host tours of permanent and temporary exhibits with the museum box office.

Arlington, Texas, United States

Public speaking to groups of up to 160; ask compelling questions about the right to privacy and the appropriate approach to interpreting the Constitution: originalism or living constitutionalism.Build professional networks with students; connect students with Chris Pizarro Realty, which provides internships and mentorships for students pursuing a career in real estate.Manage up to nine classes per semester across two campuses with over five hundred students; write and post assignments, manage the Canvas page, write emails, draft syllabi and curriculum, and establish standards and methods for evaluating fact and concept comprehension.

Arlington, Texas, United States

Led Saxe Fellow research team collecting observations of media mentions of 19 major taxonomies and 200+ subtopics (military personnel/hospitals), contributing to the Comparative Agendas Project dataset.Attended the UTA Graduate Poster Conference at the Bluebonnet Ballroom; presented research design on the relationship between state judicial methods of selection and use of judicial review.Analyzed variables using chi-square tests, finding a statistically significant relationship between judicial method of selection and decisions in criminal cases on appeal between elected and appointed state supreme court justices.Edited and graded undergraduate research papers for grammatical errors and evaluated content through applying a rubric.Assisted Chair Rebecca Deen in researching Texas women’s ascent from PTA to elected office and contributing to the women in politics dataset.Political Science Department host at the Welcome Back Event, Fall 2019, POLS booth, Library Plaza.

Mansfield, Texas, United States

• Conduct data entry and data analysis on a weekly basis for quality assurance purposes and then translated and entered customer purchase orders into Mouser intranet• Ensure a high attention to detail, interpreting diverse purchase order formats for data entry and exceeded a ninety percent level of accuracy while entering one hundred lines an hour

Mansfield, Texas, United States

Managed wireless sales for Walmart #284 Customer service to wireless customers, teach differences between major contract and prepaid cell phone carrier plans, answer phone related questionsMaintain inventory records for all contract cellphones for AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint Employee of the month, March 2009

Arlington, Texas, United States

information from the Texas filing office or the Texas Register on education policy.Refer constituents to proper animal, infrastructure, legislative, and state HHS services; respond to phone and digital inquiries, and respond to Spanish-speaking constituent inquiries.Attend community legislative outreach events at Bob Duncan Community Center; meet with constituents and educate the public about emergency items during the Texas 83rd Legislative Session.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Political Science And Government, 3.7

Activities and Societies: Alan Saxe Research Fellow Graduate Teaching Assistant• Alan Saxe Research Fellow, assistant researcher.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science

Minor in Spanish