Patrick Curry Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

-Assisted Pritzker Fellows Laura Dove and Adrian Perkins in running weekly seminars on American government and politics-Organized the ambassador team to complete research requests and staff Fellows events-Connected Fellows with like-minded student organizations, promoted Fellows events, and arranged activities for student engagement with the Fellows

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

-Researched Supreme Court precedents and federal statutes related to religious exemptions for a report on the limits of religious freedoms-Wrote a literature review of relevant legal journal articles on religious exemptions-Prepared questions for religious experts participating in moderated panel discussions that were hosted by the Aspen Institute and broadcast live

-Provided financial management and federal compliance consulting to Democratic campaigns and theirassociated political action committees (PACs)-Assisted clients in implementing management structures that met financial best practices-Developed processes using Visual Basic and Excel to convert financial data from payment vendors into formats needed for financial reporting and storage in NGP-Provided clients with written explanations of compliance issues and strategies for resolution -Prepared and filed quarterly financial disclosure reports to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) that would become publicly available-Managed client banking activity including wire payments, ACH payments, cutting checks, monthly bank account reconciliations with Quickbooks and NGP, and check depositing -Paid invoices, ran payroll, and made all other client disbursements-Trained junior employees on client engagement, accounting, and database management-Set up state unemployment insurance accounts for client employees-Filed the necessary tax documents for campaigns with the IRS and sent the required forms toemployees and contractors-Recommended and implemented software platforms that best fit a campaign’s needs

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Prepared accounting and disclosure material for Democratic campaigns and their associated PACs for inclusion on quarterly FEC reports-Trained client staff on FEC rules and regulations-Corresponded with donors on behalf of clients to resolve compliance issues-Refunded donations when necessary for compliance purposes or per client request-Screened all incoming client contributions for permissibility under federal law-Knowledgeable on all three versions of NGP and on using ActBlue, Direct Connect, Authorize, and Democracy Engine as payment software

Schaumburg, Il

-Assisted the Democratic Congressman in raising $868,690 for his re-election fund and $63,550for his leadership PAC-Won re-election with 65.7% of the vote in Illinois’s 8th congressional district, which had votedfor the Republican gubernatorial candidate in 2014-Arranged for and took notes during 69 hours of calls between the Congressman and key donors-Researched and prioritized donors each day for the Congressman to call-Advised donors on how to comply with FEC regulations when making donations and followed upwith donors when compliance issues arose-Deposited and tracked all checks received in the mail or from fundraising events-As needed assisted the Congressman at campaign and fundraising events-Updated campaign’s daily finance report to accurately account for all funds received throughNGP, ActBlue, and by check

Silver Spring, Md

-Won the Democratic Nomination in a county of 1.1 million people in suburban Washington D.C.-Coordinated logistics for 54 fundraising house parties with 592 attendees-Handled campaign contributions and used NGP to track donors-Managed and trained the 6 field organizers on staff-Had 333 total volunteer shifts completed-Assigned targeted precincts to our candidate, field organizers, and volunteers for canvassing-Tracked all field data for the campaign in VAN

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

-Planned and executed environmental advocacy actions and events-Recruited, mobilized, and trained volunteers in issue advocacy and grassroots organizing-Developed relationships with community leaders for participation in field events-Tracked all volunteer outreach and actions in VAN-Had 17 volunteer submitted letters-to-the-editor published in the Las Vegas Sun-Researched effective talking points for letters-to-the-editor-Submitted daily and weekly field reports on progress to meeting metric goals

Bowling Green, Oh

-Assigned by the campaign to organize students at Bowling Green State University in order to meet campaign goals-Visited 150 classes and 27 student organizations to explain voter registration-Recruited, trained, and managed 12 campaign interns-Used Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat to create visibility and excitement for the campaign-Registered over 2,500 new voters in the area-Consistently met capacity-building phone call goals-Managed GOTV capacity to best meet campaign goals-Proficiently used NGP, VAN, and VoteBuilder-Reported into the Regional Organizing Director-Worked in conjunction with the Ohio Democratic Party

Kansas City, Ks

-Japanese-owned pre-clinical drug development company-Designed and performed over 20 metabolism and enzyme inhibition studies on drug compounds-Processed and verified scientific data for inclusion in reports to 30 clients-Corresponded with clients concerning the handling for drug compounds-Followed Good Laboratory Practices to ensure all studies met industry standards-Operated TECAN Liquid Handling System to complete assays

Lawrence, Ks

-Made volunteer recruitment and voter identification calls-Canvassed in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri before their caucuses/primaries-Caucus organizer for Kansas's 7th District Caucus-Elected as a Delegate to the Kansas Democratic Party Convention

Lawrence, Ks

-Race in Kansas's 2nd Congressional District-Registered voters for advanced ballots-Participated in candidate visibility events-Made volunteer recruitment and voter identification calls-Organized and trained volunteers during GOTV

Lawrence, Ks

-Organized calling lists, scripts, and location space for phone banks-Informed interested voters about upcoming speeches and political events-Recruited new members to attend meetings, register voters, and volunteer for the campaign in Iowa-Led weekend trips to Iowa to register voters for vote-by-mail ballots

Overland Park, Ks

Prepared a summarized and indexed booklet of Kansas state laws relating to reproductive healthcare. Crowd canvassed at public events for petition signatures, made 100 plus electioneering phone calls a week, entered data into Microsoft Excel

Master Of Public Policy, Harris School Of Public Policy

Activities and Societies: Urban Policy Student Association, Institute of Politics, Latin American Matters, Intramural Sports (Dodgeball.

Bachelor’S Degree, Microbiology

Activities and Societies: KU Young Democrats, KU Alternative Breaks, Stephenson Scholarship Hall, Students for Obama: KU Chapter

School Of Biological Sciences

Study Abroad, Spring Semester