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• Oversees the public policy activities of a federally-funded state agency• Works with a 27-member Governor-appointed board to set goals, establish legislative priorities and position statements; creates and implements strategies to advance TCDD agenda• Monitors policy discussions of Texas Legislature, state agency boards and advisory committees• Manages a staff of full-time policy specialists to analyze key issues, develop position papers and issue briefs, provide testimony at legislative hearings, and offer comments on agency rulemaking• Coordinates the quarterly meetings of TCDD Public Policy Committee, gathers input from members, offers presentations on relevant topics, and provides updates on staff activities• Maintains strategic partnerships with advocacy organizations to collaborate on common goals • Drafts and edits weekly alerts for website and email list during the legislative session, including “Bill of the Week” and “Legislative News;” produces 30-second video updates for social media• Conducts presentations on legislative advocacy and the work of TCDD to groups across the state; plans and moderates an ongoing series of panel discussions on key policy issues• Helps to coordinate agency grant activities; oversees the development of Executive Summaries and RFAs, provides informational webinars and facilitates peer review panels• Reviews grant applications and makes recommendations to TCDD Executive Committee• Analyzes and reports on systems change outcomes of agency grant projects• Compiles key information for annual report and 5-year state plan to federal government

• Served as chief advisor to an elected official representing a district of 173,000 constituents• Veteran of six regular sessions and seven special sessions of the Texas Legislature• Worked with the Representative to craft legislative agenda; implemented strategies to guide policies into law through the use of bills, amendments, budget riders, and administrative rules• Served as the Representative’s lead staffer for the House Calendars Committee; analyzed over 1,000 bills encompassing a wide variety of legislative issues and made recommendations• Managed a staff of full-time legislative aides and interns• Maximized a limited office budget to meet staffing and operational needs• Maintained a working knowledge of legislative rules, processes, and deadlines• Oversaw communications strategy, drafting press releases, statements, op-eds, and talking points; crafted and undertook a social media campaign of legislative infographics• Planned and conducted numerous town halls and public meetings, including a community outreach event attended by nearly 1,000 people• Drafted and edited a biennial 3,000-word legislative wrap-up, mailed to over 61,000 households• Organized an informal study group of over 20 staffers to discuss policy and strategy

• Coordinated the daily schedule of an active, in-demand elected official• Tracked a variety of public policy issues, distilled pertinent information to the Representative• Analyzed hundreds of bills each legislative session, offered policy recommendations• Attended meetings, briefings, and events within the district as an agent of the Representative• Communicated with constituents, provided casework assistance, and drafted responses to correspondence

• Performed in dozens of productions with well-regarded regional theatres across the country• Toured across the nation to perform live poetry in schools, libraries, and other settings• Conducted workshops for teachers and students on poetry performance• Provided additional performance and literary education to children in challenging environments

• Kept active knowledge of over 1000 items in America's largest Natural Foods Dairy Department• Trained future Dairy Buyer and Dairy Assistant, as well as new employees• Coordinated ten employees, assigning tasks and goals for each shift• Engaged in frequent interaction with customers, answering questions, making suggestions• Voted “Most Valuable Team Member” by co-workers eight times