Nathan Schaefer, Mssa Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

The National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) is dedicated to finding better treatments and cures for inheritable bleeding disorders. VP of Public Policy, 7/2019-Present; previous: Senior Policy Director, 2/2016-6/2019Advise/execute key Federal and State public policy objectives for a national organization with various chapters in every state. • Lead on the annual Washington Days event bringing together 500 advocates from 47 states to DC each year.• State Politics: Manage state-by-state policy priorities, including public/private insurance policies and advocacy days at US State Capitols.• Community Relations: Spokesperson and representative for the foundation, working in collaboration with national HIV/AIDS and hemophilia advocacy organizations; advising on Federal policy positions and statements and directing all grassroots communications. • National Lobbying: Lead the Policy Department’s week-long national advocacy experience in Washington, DC, with consumers from across the country, including lobbying visits, Congressional receptions, coalition meetings, etc.

New York, Ny, Us

Same as above with expanded duties as a Vice President.

New York, Ny, Us

Serves as a part-time instructor for 2 Master level courses: (1) Advocacy in Social Work Practice (2009-2017) and (2) Social Work Practice in the AIDS Epidemic (2016); teaching graduate students. • Create class syllabus and course planning; lectures, discussion content, & assignments.• Grade assigned papers, quizzes, and exams; assessing students based on participation, class performance, assignments, and examinations.• Report and analyze student learning outcomes and class reviews, ensuring student performance.• Collaborate with higher education colleagues on course curriculum, implementing new innovations and changes for continuous improvement in learning opportunities.

Statewide educational/political advocacy organization working toward equality and justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Provide leadership to two organizations, Empire State Pride Agenda Foundation (501(c)3) and Empire State Pride Agenda, Inc. (501(c)4). Manage and develop 15 staff members in multiple office locations and monitor budgets totaling $2.5M. Form and implement the organization’s vision in a post-marriage equality environment.• Lobbying: Led grassroots, communication, and direct lobbying efforts that resulted in nondiscrimination protections for transgender New Yorkers statewide, and significant progress towards legalizing surrogacy, and banning conversion therapy.• Fundraising/Board Relations: Ensure organization remains financially secure by raising private and institutional revenue; recruit new directors and manage the activities of diverse boards of directors.• Branding: Revamped organization’s visual brand identity the first year as executive director, including web, social media presence, and other collateral.• Communications: Serve as the organization’s representative to all media outlets, at fundraisers, and in all external affairs.• Development & Membership: Direct efforts of organization’s Political Action Committee, including official endorsements and the raising and allocation of resources that support pro-LGBT candidates to elected office.

New York, Ny, Us

Led all advocacy, organizing, and government relations for the agency. Edited the quarterly HIV treatment and policy publications with a readership of 400,000+. Secured Federal, state, and local government funding to support the agency’s direct client services.• Strategic Relationships: Built/nurtured relationships with key policymakers and staff at the national, state, and local level with a focus on Members of Congress.• Legislative Affairs: Guided key bills through the New York legislative process, including an HIV testing bill that required medical providers to offer an HIV test to all patients and a bill that provided crucial anti-bullying protections.• Advocacy Coalitions: Led national advocacy coalitions focused on Federal HIV policies, including efforts to repeal the decades-old US HIV travel and immigration ban, raise awareness of HIV prevention/treatment in correctional facilities, draw attention to the growing number of older adults who are HIV positive, and develop/implement the first National HIV/AIDS Strategy.• National Leadership: Led countrywide efforts to reform the Food and Drug Administration’s policy that permanently prohibited gay and bisexual men from donating blood; managed relationships with key national LGBTQ organizations and their constituencies.• Budget Management: Successfully administered a $2+ million departmental budget that included multiple private foundation grants, funding cycles, and reporting mechanisms.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Provided leadership/direction to 12 staff, including policy staff and HIV prevention specialists. • Developed and administered budgets, lobbied legislators and policymakers on HIV prevention, funding, and treatment, and advocated for implementation of evidenced-based, comprehensive sexuality education, statewide. • Wrote grants and created contracts, interagency agreements, and collaborations.

Influenced relevant Federal legislation, including the 2006 reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE Act. • Kept grassroots advocacy network of 3,000+ members informed and participated in Federal comprehensive sexuality education and HIV prevention coalitions.

Master Of Social Administration (Equivalent To Msw), Concentration In Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology, Interpersonal Communications, Anthropology