Rob Benner Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Researching the history and development of inequitable transportation policy in the US under Professor (and former DOT Secretary) Anthony Foxx.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Toledo, Ohio, United States

Greater New York City Area

New York, New York

• Launched, recruited, and fundraised for the Smart Cities Collaborative, a learning and support network providing direct technical assistance to senior leaders in 20+ cities pursuing new mobility projects
• Generated case studies, best practices, and strategic and regulatory approaches for implementing transportation technologies such as dockless scooters, bikeshare, and electric vehicles
• Planned agendas for quarterly in-person workshops with 60+ attendees and monthly digital workshops
• Led six-month community engagement, research, and consulting project with city client on AV implementation
• Advocated for constituent interests on proposed federal AV legislation through lobbying, policy analysis, and outreach
• Developed content for biweekly newsletter and conducted original research for posts on mobility trends

• Coordinated logistics, agenda, and press with local governments, federal agencies, and coalition members for 15 two-day technical assistance workshops in 2016
• Managed calendar, travel, and expenses as executive assistant to former Maryland Governor Parris Glendening
• Strategized and developed timeline, implementation, and project literature for new technical assistance partnership with USDA

• Developed social media and marketing strategy for national multi-year advocacy campaign
• Coordinated with staff to create and organize monthly communications calendar
• Researched and analyzed data on arts and sciences education to create shareable content
• Provided direct verbal and written outreach to 286 member organizations

• Developed and sent text messages to over 90,000 supporters for Bernie 2016 campaign
• Analyzed client activity and wrote monthly strategic action plans for civil rights, voting rights, and women’s rights advocacy groups
• Managed internal metadata to maximize subscriber engagement and mobilization

• Provided research for upcoming honors seminar on race and gender at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago
• Created searchable database of over 75 primary sources, such as newspapers, magazines, and private journals, along with detailed analysis of each
• Searched through popular primary sources, such as newspapers, magazines, and private journals for relevant material

• Assisted undergraduate and graduate students with all writing-related issues in coursework, research papers, and theses
• Completed two semesters of training through specialized English department course focusing on effective tutoring strategies and the role of race, class, and gender in university writing centers
• Developed a website page on writing in the discipline of history

Master In Urban Planning

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History

Activities and Societies: Student Government Association, Boulder Society, Volunteers in Action, UVM History Review, College Democrats,