• Under the supervision of one of the principal lobbyists, served as co-lead for the firm’s newest client during the 2022 Legislative Session. Tracked up to 50 different bills considered to be priority legislation for as many as seven clients at any given time• Attended or listened to committee hearings to take notes and report back, dispatched regular client updates, contributed to client member meetings, and supported witnesses testifying in committee hearings by composing talking points and offering technical support when necessary• Researched, authored, and distributed educational materials to clients and legislators, including white papers, presentations, fact sheets, and witness testimony for committee hearings

• Performed administrative tasks to support Commissioners Emma Pinter, Steve O’Dorisio, and Lynn Baca• Managed the Commissioners’ calendars and scheduling requests, responded to direct constituent outreach, processed incoming and outgoing correspondence, and assisted with the planning and execution of various events• Conducted in depth policy research upon request to inform the boards’ positions on key policy issues affecting local governments

Under the Senior Director of Public Policy and Advocacy, the Manager of State Public Policy acts as the primary contact for the Association's involvement in realizing state-level policies that would support Coloradans with Alzheimer's or other dementias, their families, and caregivers across the state. Primary accomplishments include:• Drafting a strategic three-year policy and advocacy plan to achieve the Association's National State Policy Priorities (NSPPs). • Tracking, summarizing, and interpreting dozens of state-level legislative and regulatory policy proposals using the Quorum legislative tracking platform. • Translating complex policy issues to create easily digestible informational materials for legislators and advocates.• Building good working relationships with many individuals in the statehouse and in public and non-profit organizations that operate around state policy. • Overseeing, supporting, and mobilizing a team of 12-15 volunteer advocates. • Planning and coordinating a tribute on the Floor of the House of Representatives in honor of the Alzheimer's Association's Advocacy Day, where volunteers lobbied 18 state legislators on three critical bills.

Administered the legislative office for a State Representative during the 2019 legislative session. • Prepared weekly dossiers for bills the Representative would hear in committee, incorporating issue background information, fact sheets, and notes on the potential fiscal impacts. • Performed clerical and administrative work such as answering phone calls, filing, organizing policy materials, and promptly replying to emails. • Maintained the Representative's schedule, including responding to event invitations, scheduling meetings with stakeholders, and keeping track of committee and caucus obligations.• Served as the primary contact point for the office's constituent relations. Designed, administered, and updated the Representative's webpage, authored email responses and newsletter updates, managed logistics for in-district town hall meetings, and coordinated with nonpartisan legislative staff to resolve agency-related constituent concerns.

Ran the successful campaign for Representative Marc Snyder - Colorado House of Representatives District 18. Invited to continue supporting Representative Snyder as a legislative aide.• Supervised a campaign team comprised of 3 paid and 10 unpaid staff. • Created and executed a comprehensive field plan that included effective voter targeting for each stage of the campaign, as well as tracking and reporting daily and weekly canvass data results. • Built an effective fundraising strategy that allowed the campaign to raise three times as much as the closest competitor in a three-way race. • Developed an online donor database with over 1,000 entries and designed a unique tracking spreadsheet to ensure the campaign met monthly fundraising goals. • Defined successful campaign messaging and oversaw the implementation of a multimedia communications strategy.

Built and directed the signature-gathering campaign to qualify Initiative 97 (Proposition 112) for the November ballot. Primary accomplishments include: • Supervised the opening of 6 offices along the Front Range and directed the recruitment, training, promotion, retention, and management of over 300 field and office staff in the span of three months. • Administered the payroll system for all 6 offices, including tracking hiring paperwork, hourly rates, and timesheets for all staff.• Monitored the collection, tracking, and in-house verification of over 100,000 signatures from registered Colorado voters. • Deployed teams of canvassers to strategic locations in cities across the front range for the most efficient use of canvass time.

Collaborated with the Project Managers other Canvass Directors to implement strategic field outreach plans with specific campaign deliverables. • Recruited, trained, and managed a staff of canvassers to disseminate targeted grassroots and grass-tops messaging on an array of politically based projects. • Generated and employed canvasser training plans. Held staff accountable for attendance, timeliness, meeting quota, and maintaining professionalism in a lighthearted office environment. • Authored clear, concise, and professional reports on day-to-day operations and helped maintain a healthy and open partnership with the client. • Collected and analyzed data from daily and weekly operations. Implemented quality control and best practices of data collection and information gathering. • Anticipated and met the staffing requirements of the campaign according to client deliverables. Conducted interviews, hired successful canvassers, and completed the necessary paperwork for new hires.

Collaborated with the Project Managers other Canvass Directors to implement strategic field outreach plans with specific campaign deliverables. • Recruited, trained, and managed a staff of canvassers to disseminate targeted grassroots and grass-tops messaging on an array of politically based projects. • Generated and employed canvasser training plans. Held staff accountable for attendance, timeliness, meeting quota, and maintaining professionalism in a lighthearted office environment. • Authored clear, concise, and professional reports on day-to-day operations and helped maintain a healthy and open partnership with the client. • Collected and analyzed data from daily and weekly operations. Implemented quality control and best practices of data collection and information gathering. • Anticipated and met the staffing requirements of the campaign according to client deliverables. Conducted interviews, hired successful canvassers, and completed the necessary paperwork for new hires.

The Borgen Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to alleviating global poverty through legislation. Each week I was responsible for contacting my congressional leaders and mobilizing others to do the same; raising awareness through social media as well as traditional media outlets; speaking to local groups and classes about The Borgen Project; and fundraising. As a telecommuting intern, much of my work was self-motivated. Some of my greatest accomplishments include:• Earning the Chief Closer Award by raising $1,340 over the course of the six-month internship. • Earning the President’s Circle Award by scheduling meetings with the offices of all three of my congressional leaders.

Part of the team to elect David LaGrand for State Representative of the 75th District of Michigan. Responsibilities included: • Compiling and managing a donor database of over 900 potential donors, their contact information, our communication with them, and their contributions to the campaign. • Running field operations tracking voter outreach and responses to the candidate. Mobilized over a dozen volunteers to knock on doors, deliver yard signs, and make phone calls on behalf of the candidate.

Managed a successful campaign to pass a millage to allocate funds in order to repair the streets and sidewalks in East Grand Rapids. Responsibilities included research and data entry for a list of endorsement targets, writing and designing campaign literature, canvassing door to door to educate neighbors about the millage, and distributing yard signs.

Worked on various campaigns including those to create federal regulations for coal ash waste in Kentucky, ban the dumping of fracking waste in Ohio, and stop the consumer funded bailout of coal plants in Ohio. Responsibilities included going door to door to provide education about the issues, present ways for citizens to take political action (such as writing letters to lawmakers) and convincing citizens to make financial contributions to the movement.

Worked on various campaigns including those to reduce toxic air and water emissions from coal fired power plants in Michigan, as well as a campaign to restore provisions to the federal Clean Water Act. I went door to door to provide education about the issues, present ways for citizens to take political action (such as writing letters to lawmakers) and convinced citizens to support the movement with a financial contribution.

Went door to door canvassing and raising money for the PIRGIM "Update the Bottle Bill" campaign.

Oversaw the set-up prior to camp opening and management of the swimming area at Camp Michigania throughout the summer. Responsibilities included managing a team of lifeguards, making the schedule, and communicating with other Area Leaders and Administration to ensure every family's best experience.

Creating and executing workouts, both on the water and off. Also, overseeing the safe use of equipment and students.