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 planning, grassroots, legislative, political action committee fundraising, and communications.• 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• Assist association executives and local PAC chairs build a PAC culture to increase involvement• Help local associations develop, present, and execute issues mobilization campaign plans • Track and report any events, opportunities, legislative activity, or member input that assists in building a public record on our issues, assists our legislative agenda, or improves the image of the association

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