As an Account Director at Accela, Toby manages relationships with State, Provincial, and local governments across the Pacific Northwest. Accela’s regulatory compliance software enables jurisdictions to efficiently track, permit, and enforce codes. The solution is used in Anchorage to monitor food safety, Seattle to approve building plans, and across Oregon to regulate elevators. Previously as Director of Public Sector Sales at Brandlive, Toby worked with the campaigns of President Biden, Prime Minister Trudeau and governments from the European Union to the State of Hawaii to facilitate virtual events during the pandemic. Toby was a Field Organizer for the Bernie Sanders Presidential Campaign and has managed Congressional races from New York to Oregon. He had the honor of introducing Bernie Sanders before 5,000 attendees, and NYTimes columnist Nicholas Kristof remarked he delivered the "best pitch" he had ever heard. Additionally, his work received a "Pollie" award for the most successful virtual fundraiser in political history: the virtual original cast reunions of the Princess Bride, Superbad and the West Wing which raised $6 million dollars, the contempt of Ted Cruz, and trended #2 on Twitter globally.Outside of professional pursuits, Toby is a Masters candidate in Public Administration at Portland State University, where he is learning the science of operating a government, and is a Mentor and Ambassador Board Member at the Big Brother program. He is halfway through his goal of summiting the 16 volcanoes of the Cascade mountain range, enjoys tending to grapes on his family's vineyard, and exploring the beauty of the Pacific Northwest with his beloved chocolate lab, Rosie.
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