Responsible for growing the coalition of partners and volunteers to support and grow the organization’s mission in the DC area, leading visits with local, state and federal elected leaders and their staff and advocating on policy priorities, planning and executing meetings and grassroots events to educate, build relationships and create visibility of Moms Clean Air Force in the DC Area, and increasing the visibility of Moms Clean Air Force on climate change and air quality issues through media.

With over 100 employees, Phone2Action is the world's leading technology company for civic participation and stakeholder engagement providing a full suite of tools to facilitate organizations' grassroots advocacy efforts. Founded in 2012, the platform has empowered millions of advocates to make over 27 million connections with elected officials via email, phone call, and social media. As a member of the Customer Success Team, I managed relationships with a portfolio of 65 large and small environmental NGOs. Provided high quality, hands on support to clients, supporting their day-to-day use of a robust digital advocacy software platform. Responsibilities included training new clients, supporting day-to-day use of the platform, assisting with strategizing on and carrying out successful digital grassroots advocacy campaigns, and renewing annual service contracts.Oversaw all aspects of client relationships including implementation, on-boarding, campaign building, training (virtual & in-person), strategic guidance, technical support and acting as a liaison between the client and our software engineers and product developers. Clients ranged from single state NGOs focused on a handful of issues, to large national NGOs.

ENERGY STAR is a voluntary U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program that delivers environmental benefits and financial value through superior energy efficiency. Through ENERGY STAR, EPA partners with businesses and public-sector organizations to transform the way that commercial buildings and industrial plants use energy. Over more than 20 years, the ENERGY STAR Program has helped these organizations save more than $192 billion in energy costs.Managed all aspects of program implementation - scope of work, budget design, resource allocation, deadline management, vendor relationships and program assessment and evaluation. Oversaw a budget of $650,000 per year and 15-20 contractors allocating dollars for staffing across different tasks.Established and maintained coalition partnerships with national retail companies raising awareness of the financial benefits of energy efficiency, greenhouse gas reductions, and the adoption of low carbon technologies. Companies included big box, department stores, supermarkets, and restaurants including Target, Staples, Kohls, Verizon Wireless, McDonalds, and Kroger. The partnerships helped to reduce energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions across their buildings and helped them to achieve recognition, such as certifications for their buildings, and eventually an Energy Star partner of the year award.Defined program vision and led cross-functional team of colleagues and consultants to design a successful audit program for Energy Star building certification applications, lending increased credibility to the credential. Coordinated the development and distribution of 6 quarterly newsletters to an audience of more than 300,000 individuals. Developed and distributed marketing materials and created web content targeting to program partners in the retail sector

WaterSense, a voluntary partnership program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is both a label for water-efficient products and a resource for helping people to save water. The program is transforming the marketplace for products and services that use water and promoting a nationwide ethic of water efficiency to conserve water resources for future generations and reduce water and wastewater infrastructure costs.Established and cultivated partnership between EPA and professional plumbers & landscapers, increasing market awareness and branding of WaterSense products. Working with professional landscapers, developed marketing and outreach strategies for a new efficiency standard for irrigation systems along with a leading a campaign to increase awareness of WaterSense labeled products among plumbers, as a way to increase their market adoption. WaterSense labels showerheads, toilets, sprinkler systems, urinals, and bathroom faucets.Lead outreach programs that including developing website content, conducting webinars and participating in direct outreach (i.e. email and phone calls) to trade associations.

Established in 1994, the Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP) is an EPA partnership program that works with the nation's pesticide-user community to promote Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices. Created and sustained relationships with corporate program partners including pesticide manufacturers, environmental NGOs, farmers, or members of the public administered through formal public comment periods, public meetings, and by reaching out to agricultural extension agents. Worked directly with national small business pest control operators and cleaning service companies that had signed on as program partners. Served as primary contact within EPA and helped navigate the program requirements. Managed a team of 5 contractors writing task orders and budgets, and then worked closely with the contractors to make sure their work products met Agency requirements and were completed on time and within budget.Key Accomplishments/Achievements• Co-led the development of new business processes and systems, emphasizing environmental outcomes, performance metrics, and customer service standards.• Revamped program structure and re-engaged longtime partners.• Created three tiers – bronze, silver and gold – as a way to show distinction among organizations and reward progress over time. • Developed criteria of pesticide preferred behaviors that we wanted to see partners adopting and added them to the template partners used for annual reporting.• Designed a list of performance measurements our program could use to measure our success (number of program partners, reductions in amount of pesticides used by partners, etc.) in our own annual reporting.

Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) is a regulatory program under the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA). The industry is required to report to EPA on the storage, use & releases of hazardous substances.Hired to play a key role in transforming the program through a transition because of my background in chemical risk communication. Managed a portfolio of projects, each with the goal of putting risks from toxic chemicals in communities into context for the public. These included a risk assessment training module and a GIS-based tool highlighting cancer risk by location. Oversaw development of training workshops for facilities required to report on toxic releases, ensuring compliance with regulations. Designed & delivered trainings on how to attain a certification for your building. Led the development of an interactive mapping tool that members of the public could use to learn about their relative cancer risk from toxic emissions in their community. It used Geographic Information System Mapping (GIS) to overlay TRI data onto a map, as well as information on risks of getting cancer as a result of different everyday actions (eating peanut butter, smoking, etc.). Created and presented a series of training workshops for companies that were required to report under EPCRA.

In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates pesticides at the national level. Congress gives the EPA this authority through several federal laws, including the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). By regulating pesticides, the EPA works to protect human health and the environment.Oversaw analysis and review of pesticides in adherence with Federal regulations. Managed EPA’s review process for specific pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Role was to coordinate teams that consisted of economists, wildlife biologists, chemists, and toxicologists relating to human health risks, environmental risks and the economic benefits of the pesticide. Made recommendations to management on any changes that I thought needed to be made to pesticide labels. Reviewed about 3-4 chemicals per year. Learned to balance the wants and needs of various stakeholder groups in making sensitive decisions in a highly politically charged environment.8.806.9