Managed the highly-competitive re-election campaign of Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal.

Served as Congressman Heck’s top political advisor, working alongside him to achieve significant legislative victories, hold the Trump administration accountable, advocate for local concerns in Congress, and ensure our constituent’s voices were heard in D.C.Built and maintained relationships with key stakeholders in every corner of Washington’s 10th Congressional District: veteran and military organizations, local governments, business community, organized labor, communities of color… Show more Served as Congressman Heck’s top political advisor, working alongside him to achieve significant legislative victories, hold the Trump administration accountable, advocate for local concerns in Congress, and ensure our constituent’s voices were heard in D.C.Built and maintained relationships with key stakeholders in every corner of Washington’s 10th Congressional District: veteran and military organizations, local governments, business community, organized labor, communities of color, tribal nations, issue advocacy groups, and local Democratic party organizations.Led a team of 7 district employees to advance Congressman Heck’s legislative agenda. Conceived and implemented policymaking and outreach plans to accomplish strategic goals and deliver tangible results, including:- Brought together hundreds of health care advocates to save the Affordable Care Act and stop thousands of Washingtonians from losing health care coverage- Fought back against Russian government and Trump administration disinformation through development of counter-messaging narratives utilized in national and local media, culminating in the first impeachment of Donald Trump- Convened regional environmental stakeholders to coordinate Puget Sound recovery goals and set federal policymaking priorities, leading to the creation of the Congressional Puget Sound Recovery Caucus in 2013 and an annual appropriation of $25 million for habitat restoration and other recovery projects- Collaborated with leaders of state and local governments, tribal nations, and Joint Base Lewis-McChord to develop and pass the COMMUTE Act, creating funding mechanisms for projects reducing traffic congestion on I-5 around JBLM- Organized public town hall meetings and informational seminars demystifying the federal policymaking process Show less

Orca Organizing was a full-service Democratic consulting firm, providing campaign services in specialized fields of modern political campaigns, including communications, organizing, finance, digital, voter data, and strategic planning. Guiding this work was a commitment to making Democratic campaigns more effective, more efficient, and more engaged with local communities.Clients included Congressman Denny Heck, Washington State Auditor Pat McCarthy, Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards… Show more Orca Organizing was a full-service Democratic consulting firm, providing campaign services in specialized fields of modern political campaigns, including communications, organizing, finance, digital, voter data, and strategic planning. Guiding this work was a commitment to making Democratic campaigns more effective, more efficient, and more engaged with local communities.Clients included Congressman Denny Heck, Washington State Auditor Pat McCarthy, Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards, Olympia Mayor Pro Tem Jessica Bateman, and candidates in competitive races for the Washington State Legislature and county offices. Show less

Led campaign staff in the creation of goal-oriented, metrics-driven communications, finance, and field plansWorked with pollster, TV, and direct mail consultants to develop compelling paid communications content, including in-district TV shootUtilized Haystaq DNA predictive models to build targeted universes for direct mail and direct voter contactManaged day-to-day operations, schedule, and fund disbursement for paid staff of 10 in three campaign officesPrepped… Show more Led campaign staff in the creation of goal-oriented, metrics-driven communications, finance, and field plansWorked with pollster, TV, and direct mail consultants to develop compelling paid communications content, including in-district TV shootUtilized Haystaq DNA predictive models to build targeted universes for direct mail and direct voter contactManaged day-to-day operations, schedule, and fund disbursement for paid staff of 10 in three campaign officesPrepped principal for debates and newspaper endorsement interviews and helped prepare remarks for campaign events Show less

Office of Congressman Denny Heck (D-WA)Crafted and executed communications plans for freshman office, focusing on local pressOn-the-record spokesman for all media inquiriesGenerated national and local media coverage on complex topics such as reverse mortgage reform, Export-Import Bank reauthorization, and banking access for regulated marijuana businessesHelped prepare remarks for D.C. and in-district speaking engagementsCreated office’s online presence… Show more Office of Congressman Denny Heck (D-WA)Crafted and executed communications plans for freshman office, focusing on local pressOn-the-record spokesman for all media inquiriesGenerated national and local media coverage on complex topics such as reverse mortgage reform, Export-Import Bank reauthorization, and banking access for regulated marijuana businessesHelped prepare remarks for D.C. and in-district speaking engagementsCreated office’s online presence, including content for website and social media accounts Show less

On-the-record spokesman throughout 2012 cycleWrote campaign communications plan and messaging guideWorked with consultant team to develop paid communications contentPrepped principal for debates and newspaper endorsement interviewsHelped prepare remarks for campaign and party eventsPrior to hiring of Finance Director and Campaign Manager, managed campaign fundraising and principal’s schedule, in addition to communications responsibilities

DCCC Campaign Fellow converted into full-time summer Field OrganizerOrganized Thurston and Lewis counties during competitive 2010 primary election

Managed volunteer field program in swing legislative districtWorked with Washington State Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign to develop local plan for general election GOTV