Melanie Bruns Email and Phone Number

Compose correspondence for the City Council Member, often independently, requiring knowledge and judgment in the selection of data or interpretation of laws, rules or policies and assures documents are error free.Act as liaison between Council Member Cervantes and department heads.Schedule travel arrangements and make reservations.Attend and take notes at meetings and prepare summaries.Perform administrative functions such as mail, managing emails, meeting setup and customer service (including phones and office visits).Investigate and resolve constituent inquiries and complaints.Schedule and coordinate Council Member Cervantes's appointments and meetings, maintain Council Member Cervantes's calendars.Provide agendas and appropriate  materials needed for meetings.Review and answer routine correspondence, respond to inquiries as directed.Represent Council Member Cervantes, as directed, at meetings and social functions.Prepare oral and written reports.Make public presentations and attend standing community meetings.Work with minimal direction.Maintain interdepartmental relations.Make public presentations and speeches to any number of people.Maintain good working and public relations.Maintain confidentiality and good judgment.Establish and maintain records and files, some of which may be confidential.Research and investigate administrative problems and take the appropriate action.Approve or resolve by oneself constituent complaints;Interprets rules, laws and policies and apply them with good judgment.Prepare and present basic thorough, comprehensive reports and recommendations.Adapt with flexibility to change.Properly compose business letters and memos.

Devisied a campaign strategy and field plan.Became proficient in PDI, creating voter universes, phone banks, and door-to-door canvassing, etc.Created all training materials in house for volunteers and staff.Created and maintained a  campaign budget.Kept expenditures within the set budget while working with the treasurer.Responsible for the hiring and training staff, as well as managing campaign staff.Oversaw a staff of 10+ employees.Responsible for payroll and all on boarding new hire paperwork for campaign staff.Maintained awareness of campaign finance and campaign compliance laws, ensured that all employees and volunteers adhere to them.Being the primary point of contact with the actual candidate, staffing the candidate at any and all in-person events.Liaising with various team members, including  political consultants, and external agenciesClarissa won this race.

Devisied a campaign strategy and field plan.Became proficient in PDI, creating voter universes, phone banks, and door-to-door canvassing, etc.Created and maintained a campaign budget.Kept expenditures within the set budget while working with the treasurer.Responsible for the hiring and training staff, as well as managing campaign staff.Oversaw fundraising and staffed the candidate at fundraising events.Oversaw advertising/text campaigns.Maintained awareness of campaign finance and campaign compliance laws, ensured that all employees and volunteers adhere to them.Being the primary point of contact with the actual candidate, staffing the candidate at any and all in-person events.Liaising with various team members, including political consultants, and external agenciesYxstin won this race.

Recruited, trained, and managed the canvass field team.Created staff and volunteer training materials.Created aspirational goals and coach organizers to success.Developed appropriate metrics and manage systems of accountability for staff and volunteers.Collaborated with and facilitated communication between field teams from partner campaigns and coordinated campaign offices.Facilitated communication between the field team and management.Analyzed data and modeling to create and track progress in voter contact universes.Leverage innovative voter contact tools and integrate them into the field plan.Additional duties as assigned by campaign manager or candidate.Clarissa won this race.

Successfully transitioned to a remote campaign by utilizing Zoom, Google Suite, PDI dialer, and other digital tools to accomplish campaign goals.Engage and educate the public of Assemblywoman Cervantes’s re-election campaign.Initiated phone calls to prospective voters to encourage them to vote, volunteer and support the candidate.Collected voter responses and information and logged them into PDI.Assisted the campaign director with any and all necessary duties.Communicate back to the team if a voter needed assistance (i.e. ride or absentee ballot).Assisted PAV (Permanent Absentee Voter) voters in successfully filing in their ballots.Conducted poll watching at multiple locations in Assembly District 60 on election to ensure that voter rights were respected and protected.

Engaged and educated the public of Senator Bernie Sanders’s campaign.Identified, recruited, trained, and supported volunteer leaders.Recruited, trained and developed teams of volunteers within their communities.Facilitated meaningful relationships with volunteers and supporters.Initiated phone calls to prospective voters to encourage them to vote, volunteer and support the candidate.Participated in door-to-door canvassing in communities all over California Congressional Districts 41 & 42.Organized events and mass meetings (i.e. Barnstorms, large community canvass efforts, phone banks, etc.).Maintained campaign office space, answered incoming calls to the campaign office, and assisted with whatever additional tasks necessary as directed by management.Identified supporters in California Congressional Districts 41 & 42.Used digital tools to support organizing on the ground (i.e. National and Statewide dialer systems, the BERN app, etc.).Motivated volunteers to meet voter contact goals.Conducted training for new volunteers to ensure success when interacting with the public.Organized and delegated precinct campaign captains to assist in door-to-door canvassing.Collected voter responses and information and logged them into PDI.Assisted PAV voters in successfully filing in their ballots.Collected PAV ballots door-to-door from constituents.Communicated back to the team if a voter needed assistance (i.e. ride or absentee ballot).Conducted poll watching on primary election to ensure that voter rights were respected and protected.Communicated with local community leaders, activists, and political groups to build a local progressive network

Initiated phone calls to prospective voters to encourage them to vote, volunteer and support the candidateCollected voter responses and information and logged them into PDI.Assisted the campaign director with any and all necessary duties.Conducted training for new and fellow canvassers to ensure success when interacting with public.Organize and delegate precinct campaign packets to out to fellow canvassers.Market the candidate by passing out informational flyers.Communicate back to the team if voter needed assistance (i.e. ride or absentee ballot).Assist PAV voters in successfully filing in their ballots.Collect PAV ballots door-to-door from constituents.Participated in door-to-door canvassing in communities all over California Assembly District 60.

Provided voter education to meet campaign objectives.Exhibited professionalism when directly engaging with the public as a representative for CVP and the Democratic Party while walking in Assembly District 60 and AssemblyDistrict 65.Engaged constituents in conversation within the community.Went door to door without making appointments.Persuaded strangers into registering to vote through education.Met a set quota of registered voters each week.Performed voter registration and updated existing voter registration information with voter registration rolls.Qualified potential new voters to the Democratic Party.Registered and educated existing voters to vote by mail