The Director of Advocacy is the issue advocacy and statehouse program lead, meaning she is the primary strategic decision maker from January to June. She oversees the New Frontiers program, and is the day-to-day director of communications and organizing staff from July-December while the Vice President is leading our electoral work. She will take point on legislative and local issue advocacy, work with the communication and organizing staff on our public engagement strategy, and lead… Show more The Director of Advocacy is the issue advocacy and statehouse program lead, meaning she is the primary strategic decision maker from January to June. She oversees the New Frontiers program, and is the day-to-day director of communications and organizing staff from July-December while the Vice President is leading our electoral work. She will take point on legislative and local issue advocacy, work with the communication and organizing staff on our public engagement strategy, and lead collaboration with other advocacy organizations. She also is the primary coordinator for Loud Light issue advocacy communications and digital organizing tools (such as EA/VAN, Scale to Win, etc). Show less

- Created and implemented the first grassroots organizing program for the ACLU of Kansas which grew to over 4,000 active volunteers and 20,000 supporters in two years. - Established a volunteer leadership pipeline that trained more than 300 grassroots leaders to oversee our volunteer base and implement our relational organizing tactics. - Coached staff, volunteers and more than 30 coalition partner organizations on understanding civil rights issues, policy solutions, and integrated… Show more - Created and implemented the first grassroots organizing program for the ACLU of Kansas which grew to over 4,000 active volunteers and 20,000 supporters in two years. - Established a volunteer leadership pipeline that trained more than 300 grassroots leaders to oversee our volunteer base and implement our relational organizing tactics. - Coached staff, volunteers and more than 30 coalition partner organizations on understanding civil rights issues, policy solutions, and integrated advocacy strategies, with a focus on centering impacted populations and finding creative solutions. - Designed and maintained data systems that produced internal weekly and quarterly campaign metrics reports on volunteer engagement and base analysis across campaigns. Generated external reporting data for various internal, external, and field organizers’ impact reports.- Reviewed data reports and written materials to provide actionable insights and feedback on integrated advocacy campaign strategy and tactics to increase base engagement in order to achieve and exceed campaign goals. Show less

- Led coordinated campaign with Hillary for America including phone banks, canvasses, community events and political rallies across the state; recruited nearly 1,500 new volunteers to support these efforts.- Managed and trained staff and volunteers on advocacy technology including VAN, micro-targeting, peer to peer messaging, and integrated social media. Responsible for reporting metrics of these tools to the state and national organizations. - Incorporated new tactics in campaigns for… Show more - Led coordinated campaign with Hillary for America including phone banks, canvasses, community events and political rallies across the state; recruited nearly 1,500 new volunteers to support these efforts.- Managed and trained staff and volunteers on advocacy technology including VAN, micro-targeting, peer to peer messaging, and integrated social media. Responsible for reporting metrics of these tools to the state and national organizations. - Incorporated new tactics in campaigns for volunteers and coalition partners, such as a relational organizing program, "train the trainers" leadership development program, and constituent driven accountability campaigns targeting more than 20 elected officials. Show less

- Managed international and domestic programs, which included training 20 international human rights defenders in at-risk activist accompaniment, election observation for two international elections, victim testimony reporting, maquiladora worker organizing campaigns, and political and media communications.- Designed and maintained two websites that received over 100,000 unique visitors, a mass email account with an average open rate of 32% and all social media accounts. - Led many… Show more - Managed international and domestic programs, which included training 20 international human rights defenders in at-risk activist accompaniment, election observation for two international elections, victim testimony reporting, maquiladora worker organizing campaigns, and political and media communications.- Designed and maintained two websites that received over 100,000 unique visitors, a mass email account with an average open rate of 32% and all social media accounts. - Led many successful fundraising drives and was personally responsible for raising a minimum of $25K per year. Show less

- Developed and implemented a more comprehensive data analysis and training system that increased staff effectiveness, average donor amount, and frequency of new donor acquisition. This training plan was then implemented within many different local PBS offices across the nation. - Directed new and lapsed membership campaigns where I exceeded our goal of creating $400,000 in new revenue annually. - Managed a 20 person department, including hiring, firing, training new staff, and… Show more - Developed and implemented a more comprehensive data analysis and training system that increased staff effectiveness, average donor amount, and frequency of new donor acquisition. This training plan was then implemented within many different local PBS offices across the nation. - Directed new and lapsed membership campaigns where I exceeded our goal of creating $400,000 in new revenue annually. - Managed a 20 person department, including hiring, firing, training new staff, and leadership identification and development of the department. Show less

- Directed issue-focused political field campaigns and organization membership drives on three national congressional campaigns, one gubernatorial campaign, and one presidential campaign.- Managed up to 10 field managers and 50 staff at a time, during which I identified and trained 6 future leaders who have managed and directed Working America and congressional campaigns across the nation.- Recruited and trained over 100 canvassers in fundraising, list-building techniques, voter… Show more - Directed issue-focused political field campaigns and organization membership drives on three national congressional campaigns, one gubernatorial campaign, and one presidential campaign.- Managed up to 10 field managers and 50 staff at a time, during which I identified and trained 6 future leaders who have managed and directed Working America and congressional campaigns across the nation.- Recruited and trained over 100 canvassers in fundraising, list-building techniques, voter persuasion, and “Get out the vote” techniques in three states. Show less