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o Oversaw the recruitment of approximately 150 sales staff for a New York based solar company, more than doubling the size of the sales team in less than a yearo Facilitated a strong relationship between the company and the client, working closely with the client’s Vice-President of HR and sales team to set and achieve recruitment goalso Managed the full cycle recruitment process, including candidate sourcing and outreach, interviews, reference checks, and new hire onboarding

o Supervised team of 3 directors to effectively coordinate the management of over 30 full-time canvassing staff, resulting in raising more than $500,000 over 4 summerso Developed and executed 7 summer campaigns over four years to advocate for increased recycling in Connecticut, protect iconic waterways such as Long Island Sound and Lake Michigan, end “Pay-for-Delay” practices in healthcare markets, eliminate subsidies to large agribusinesses including Monsanto and Cargil, and compel Subway to purchase only antibiotic-free meats

o Developed and implemented a plan to demonstrate support for the Clean Power Plan from key constituencies, including health care professionals, parents organizations, and college studentso Conducted lobby meetings with staffers for key members of the House and Senateo Executed a media strategy that resulted in published earned and opinion media

o Supervised team of 7 canvass directors to execute Colorado Fair Share’s campaign to reelect Senator Mark Udall, leading team to surpass door knock goal by 150%o Oversaw 85+ full-time and part-time canvassers, including 12 field managerso Created and implemented comprehensive plan to reach recruitment, retention, leadership development, and campaign goals

o Recruited, trained, and supervised over 250 interns and volunteers on 3 college campuseso Directed the New Voters Project, a non-partisan effort for youth voter registration, during the 2012 general elections, registering over 3,500 students and making 10,000 Get-Out-the-Vote contacts at UConn Storrso Secured over $150,000 in annual funding by developing support among students, faculty, and administrators to re-establish the ConnPIRG student fee at the UConn campuses and winning a student referendum o Educated and trained students on key campaign skills; for example: running meetings, building coalitions, working with volunteers, and reaching out to media platforms; counseled student leaders to develop campaign strategies; worked with students to insure compliance with campus budgetary rules