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Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Conduct strategic research on companies and organizations as well as the government and industry regulations that govern them.Drafted an internal, comprehensive 50-state analysis of standards related to the regulation of the private security guard industry, including agency and guard licensing, background checks, training requirements for armed and unarmed officers, and insurance/bonding.Assembled numerous profiles of private security guard agencies operating in the union’s markets, analyzing their corporate and business structures, histories of litigation and administrative violations, executive and management backgrounds, financials, clients, and other details relevant to the union’s organizing priorities.Worked with the union’s Government Affairs Department to prepare a dossier on an irresponsible federal security contractor to serve as a test case for President Obama’s Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces Executive Order.Presented findings and conducted trainings, online and in person, concerning ongoing and completed projects, research sources relevant to federal security contractors, and techniques to deal with large data sets.Performed strategic research on targeted mental health & developmental disabilities employers in support of corporate social responsibility campaigns, including worker interviews and other groundwork in preparation for wage & hour, quality of care, and other regulatory/legal enforcement efforts.Designed a new backend SQL database for unifying the tracking of buildings, contractors, and building security/cleaning accounts across the Property Services Division and its various Locals.

Greater New York City Area

Assisted Executive Director with management of UnitedNY staff as well as communications/other consultants.Created, monitored, and reported on $2 million budget.Coordinated with leaders & staff of community partners such as New York Communities for Change, Make the Road NY, and other allied organizations, as well as policy groups such as the Fiscal Policy Institute on strategic campaigns dealing with income inequality & low-wage workers.Planned & drove major actions in New York City and Albany as part of the Fight for $15 and other low-wage worker campaigns, including strategic & logistical planning, on-the-ground direction, & managing relationships with police.

Greater New York City Area

Authored a major report, "Money for Nothing," analyzing over 100 of New York's interest rate swap agreements and showing how big banks, despite causing the 2008 economic collapse, reaped windfall profits from public budgets via these ubiquitous yet little-understood financial instruments.Conducted other research in support of low-wage worker organizing & financial industry accountability, focusing on public subsidies and corporate tax dodging.Wrote op-eds, created fact sheets, drafted & delivered testimony.

New Jersey

Award-winning interior design and home furnishings boutique that specializes in custom upholstered furniture, unique lighting, tables & chairs, and other home accents.Manage technology implementation; perform bookkeeping; supervise store employees; work with potential & existing clients on product selection & ordering. Purchase, install, and troubleshoot computers, software, and LAN. Install, set up, integrate, and maintain small business inventory, bookkeeping, point of sale, vendor, and customer database systems. Design & hand code standards-based web site using XHTML, CSS, and semantic markup.

Greater New York City Area

Managed multiple Head Start, homecare, and home-based child care campaigns in a 7-state region through overall coordination of legislative, community outreach, communications, field organizing, & research components of campaigns; strategic planning of field operations; recruitment, training, supervision, & evaluation of staff; management of databases; maintenance of relationships with Locals; and management of relationships with contract organizers.Led teams of organizers & members during sign-up campaign and GOTV efforts on Illinois, Washington, Oregon, Massachusetts, and Iowa child care campaigns.

Greater New York City Area

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Lead Organizer on successful 2600-person campaign. Hired & trained new staff. Managed relationship between statewide & local organizations. Drafted proposals for & oversaw administration of annual campaign budget. Purchased, installed, and troubleshot computers, software, and LAN. Redeveloped & maintained relational databases for member, activist, and ally tracking. Trained staff & members of organization on computer systems, software, and database use.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Greater Chicago Area

Organized home care workers working for private, non-profit agencies as well as those working as part of the State's publicly funded home care services system. Mobilized union members for political and issue-based action campaigns.

Ba, Political Science; Minor In French

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