Ross Wallen Email & Phone Number

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Digital Strategy and Project Management: -Manage an email list of 300,000+ activists; guide strategy and tactics of multi-issue campaigns and overall engagement in grassroots lobbying, fundraising and voter-engagement efforts from conception to implementation. - Manage all digital communications, including website, Facebook, Twitter, and other new media accounts. - Lead USAction digital program transition from 200,000/year contractor to a team of two in-house staff.Campaign Planning, Strategy and Outreach: -Participate in the planning and execution of unified multi-issue and electoral campaigns for the USAction network of state affiliates and partners.-Build strategic relationships with national campaigns and allies including congressional offices, labor, organizing networks, public policy and advocacy organizations on national and local events, multi-issue legislative campaigns and field and online mobilization efforts.

Assist with communications, i.e. research, monitoring press, progressive media and policy discussions, blog contributions and the development, promotion and dispersal of Wellstone Action’s message in an effort to communicate the story of Wellstone ActionUtilize video, blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and other social media tools to promote Wellstone Action staff as thought leaders, increase website traffic, improve local/national recognition, and highlight the work of the organization and its partners while furthering its mission

Voter ID and Persuasion in support of endorsed MN state House candidatesAdvocating for quality affordable health care in the US Senate race for Health Care for America NowAll in 9 districts across rural and suburban Minnesota

Volunteer Coordinator*Identify school need and recruit volunteers for an urban, public high school *Use community, ethnic, and neighborhood news organizations to advance positive image of the school district and to recruit*Utilize websites such as VolunteerMatch and Idealist.org to recruit and expand volunteer base locally and globally via virtual opportunities (translation) *Manage a volunteer program totaling 50+ volunteers with over 1800 hrs over a nine month periodParent Liaison*Edit and produce a monthly parent newsletter *Organize and coordinate parent events, i.e. Latino and Somali parent meetings, parent technology night, etcCommunity Engagement*Partner with Somali, Latino, immigrant, law focused and other non profits to better fulfill the mission of MPS*Use blogs and other social networking tools (Facebook, My Space) for community organizing and social change*Assist students and families in connecting with area colleges, professionals, services, and other resources

*Provided quality customer service*Met or exceeded goals for time*Worked with crew of one other college student.*Painted exterior of one to three urban homes a week for eight plus hours a day, four to six days each week

Ba, Anthropology, African Studies

Activities and Societies: Volunteer at Expo Elementary School, Intramural soccer/ football/ basketball Lived in Cape Town, South Africa.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Captain of Tennis and Soccer teams, President of Student Government