Various consulting projects on an independent basis.

• Managed working groups responsible for examinations of various aspects of the City of New Orleans, including recovery, city services, budget, HR, IT, and boards and commissions• Assisted Transition co-chair in aspects including personnel interviews, budgetary adjustments, conflict resolution, and finding creative solutions to challenges in various policy areas• Drafted policy recommendations and process enhancements for both the Transition as well as Mayor-Elect’s incoming Administration

• Coordinated and managed all aspects of campaign including day-to-day operations, media relations, campaign finance, and political strategy

• Coordinated all aspects of campaign including message development, political strategy, fundraising, and oversight of all contracts• Managed diverse campaign staff with particular emphasis on delegation and prioritization

• Managed field staff and oversaw personnel issues• Implemented creative mobilizations based on capacity organizational challenges• Coordinated health care reform campaign including giving policy briefs and liaising with coalition partners• Coordinated and implemented numerous other campaign areas including communications, logistics, and political operations

• Managed all voter contact operations including canvass, phone banks and Get Out The Vote• Organized successfully to receive Orleans and Jefferson Parish Democratic Executive Committee endorsements• Managed day to day operations of campaign office including scheduling and office staffing

• Recruited candidates to run for office• Developed and maintained local Democratic coalitions focused on strengthening party unity• Developed and implemented media events designed to counteract political rallies• Coordinated party-building activities over 14 Parishes• Assisted in field operations of Democratic campaigns including phone banks, canvassing, and Get-Out-The-Vote

Development• Managed membership: coordinated letter writing campaigns, drafted appeals, and targeted donors• Developed grassroots network to aid fundraising, created local Chapters Community Organizing and Advocacy:• Developed and maintained relationships with community leaders and other NGOs • Disseminated campaign information to AHC members and other organizations through diverse media and person communication• Coordinated Congressional and Administration advocacy • Tracked advocacy efforts & developed campaigns to increase effectivenessAdministration• Managed day to day administration of office and supervised volunteers• Presented information regarding operations to Board of Directors as well as AHC members via publication of quarterly newsletter, daily updating of organization website and personal communication via telephone, email and in-person meetingsEvent Management• Organized and coordinated yearly gala fundraiser • Organized political fundraisers

• Targeted young voter outreach as part of the New Voters Project• Solicited membership renewals and donations for environmental and consumer advocacy groups

• Directed daily operations of radio station including long term planning and all legal compliance• Managed executive staff of 25 and general air-staff of 125 volunteers• Planned and supervised relocation of station, including facility planning • Managed station finances including budget projections