Michael Berkowitz Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

United States

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Washington, DC

Washington, DC

• Worked with local activists and stakeholders to elect Democrats in my turf
• Wrote weekly newsletters about campaign activities and daily emails about shifts,actions, and events
• Recruited hundreds of volunteers to join events and actions
• Led a team of 6 volunteers to run a virtual staging location during GOTV andmanaged an intern

St. Louis City County, Missouri, United States

• Coordinated Midwest organizing strategy across 8 campuses to build support for a peaceful resolution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict
• Spearheaded decision making for the direction of J Street U with 7 other board members, organizing thousands of students nationwide
• Developed and led organizing trainings for new leaders and organizers in the Midwest at regional and national summits for hundreds of student organizers

• Edited and wrote op-eds and press statements written by J Street U students nationally
• Coordinated the J Street U social media strategy on Twitter and Facebook

Greater St. Louis Area

• Researched, wrote, and advocated for health care policy for our chapter
• Trained new members and helped develop their own policy proposals

As a member of J Street exec board, I have organized and run events, coordinated with other student groups, written articles, and phone banked politicians to try to build support for a two state solution to the Arab Israeli conflict.

• Edited and wrote op-eds, statements, and grant proposals for clients, particularly Jewish Democratic leaders
• Analyzed the social media strategies of our primarily Jewish Democratic clients
• Assembled our morning news round-up and gained experience with LexisNexis and TVEyes

Maryland

• Canvassed thousands of doors and worked at 4 polling stations
• Made phone calls to supporters
• Helped oversee the recount on behalf of the campaign

Wrote, programmed and edited surveys. Analyzed and tabulated results. We examined the salience and prominence of different populist sentiments in varying parts of the population, and their ties to racial animosity.

Bethesda, MD

Grew stem cells, differentiated them into heart cells, and tested the effects of different compounds on the new heart cells. Performed laboratory procedures including: chemical solution preparation, cell culture preparation, cell differentiation, and protein gel electrophoresis. Analyzed data for research on breast cancer and cystic fibrosis. Coauthored a.

Starting in freshman year of high school, worked on high school newspaper in progressively more responsible positions, including: General Reporter; Section Editor (Israeli and Jewish news); and Business Manager.