Michael Reeves Email & Phone Number

Lubbock, Texas Area

• Governmental Affairs professional responsible for growing grassroots governmental affairs activities within the organization. Provide several services to the local realtor associations within the region, including.
• Work with local associations to develop and implement a grassroots political plan that encompasses all governmental affairs areas and outlines ways to expand their government affairs programs
• Track and analyze progress of key legislation
• Assist local associations in conducting interviews with local and state candidates
• Assist local associations in encouraging active involvement of their legislative committees by setting goals and implementing programs that advance the Realtor agenda
• Attend and encourage realtor attendance at legislative town hall meetings

• Chief Executive of non-profit advocacy association that seeks transportation and economic development improvements throughout North America’s energy and agricultural heartland
• Tripled membership in coalition with members in ten states, 2 Canadian provinces, and 2 Mexican states
• Lead governmental affairs program that promotes interests at local, state, and federal levels
• Partner closely with departments of transportation at state and federal levels
• Conduct media interviews and make public presentations to promote coalition objectives
• Collaborate with local elected officials to promote community development within the coalition

• Public Affairs executive for governmental affairs, communications, and transportation program
• Developed and implemented governmental affairs program for business organization
• Strategized legislative priorities with lobbying efforts at local, state, and federal levels
• Initiated involvement in issues campaigns and organized candidate forums
• Directed organization’s communications program, including media relations, monthly newsletter, monthly television and radio programs, and website
• Managed organization’s transportation program, including identifying community priorities and seeking funding sources