Robert Stephens Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

New York, US

New York, US

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

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New York, US

I briefed National Urban League President, Marc Morial, on national voting trends and voter suppression activities. I tracked voter turnout and voter suppression tactics in six swing states during the 2020 general election and Georgia senate elections. I created a dashboard that monitored daily voter outreach and designed strategies to combat illegal.

Washington, DC, US

Washington, DC, US

• Serve as in-house policy counsel on a wide range of federal policy issues and provide in-depth analysis on existing and emerging policy initiatives and their impact on individuals with learning and attention issues.
• Create and execute national multi-year policy agenda and complementary campaigns to advance important and systemic change benefitting individuals with learning and attention issues.
• Identify and analyze key U.S. federal public policy issues that may have an impact on the 1 in 5 children with learning and attention issues and their families; and lead the development of organization-wide policy.
• Develop, implement, and manage NCLD’s legislative and political strategy to advance the organization’s policy agenda and organizational objectives using creative and innovative approaches.
• Establish and cultivate external relationships with Congressional offices and decision makers from both political parties, the Administration, allied organizations, coalition partners, and initiate and maintain.
• Identify and manage opportunities for NCLD to advance its policy agenda through special projects, white papers, and other initiatives that contribute to thought leadership supporting the 1 in 5 with learning and.

US

• Selected as one of 15 out of an applicant pool of 500 candidates and expertly manage a diverse legislative portfolio, including criminal justice, environmental and energy policy, women’s issues, labor and veterans.
• Wrote and comprehensively managed the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017 which passed the House of Representatives with 30 bipartisan cosponsors.
• Organized a high profile Congressional briefing on Civil Rights Movement and Black History Month in collaboration with Teaching for Change which exceeded all expectations.
• Advanced, supported and communicated a diverse array of legislative priorities of the Congressman – a member of the Ways and Means Committee – to constituents, legislative staff, and other stakeholders.
• Conceptualized and drafted the Law Enforcement Inclusion Act of 2016 and Community Reentry Act of 2017 to exacting professional standards and under a heavy workload.
• Composed and oversaw entirety of bipartisan YouthBuild appropriation letter driving 150+ cosponsors.

New York, NY, US

• Selected as proven leader in the fields of policy, politics, and advocacy, and provided key contributions to workshops with social justice and education advocates from around the country.
• Engaged and collaborated with a wide variety of fellows to develop a complete long-term leadership plan and clarify the personal vision for impacting educational equity.
• Designed and facilitated superb workshops on race, equity, and class-ism.

New York, NY, US

• I conceptualized, created, and implemented a network of professional development for teachers with 3-25 years of experience. I designed alternative learning experiences for over 1,000 alumni teachers and corps members.
• Promoted to Director of Alumni Teacher Leadership, and excelled as a member of Senior Leadership Team for the region.
• Designed unique, aggressive alumni meeting strategy to individually and collectively motivate alumni to take action, sharing resources and tools to continuously assist with short and long-term career goals.
• Originated numerous new opportunities to connect with fellow alumni and volunteer opportunities, share updates on Teach for America, and reconnect alumni with the Teach for America movement.
• Built productive, external professional relationships with essential community stakeholders, including schools, school systems, parent associations, university partners, and advocacy organizations to set a clear agenda.
• Utilized Salesforce and established formal protocols to more accurately report/track alumni progress toward career goals, monitor involvement with Teach For America, and make data-driven decisions regarding strategic.

New York, NY, US

• Retained alumni in Dallas/Fort Worth, and recruited talented alumni nationally to join region. Drove alumni diversity and inclusiveness initiative. Ensured civic engagement of corps member/alumni. Built strategic.
• Championed integral community partnerships vision and operational plan with Senior Managing Director, Partnerships & Human Capital, and built relationships with 105+ community stakeholders.
• Planned, executed and scaled Dallas-Fort Worth’s second annual Ed Reform Bazaar to improve existing and cultivate new community partners as well as recruit and retain talent for over 460 corps members.
• Originated and executed comprehensive alumni talent recruitment and operational retention plan, including Dallas-Fort Worth’s first annual talent recruitment weekend as an essential regional component.
• Integrated software solutions to create and manage a database of alumni currently seeking job opportunities, as well as efficiently track open positions in the metropolis and proactively match them.
• Developed, organized and executed stellar Teach Beyond 2 Campaign, in addition to the What’s Next Lunch in partnership with Manager, Community Partnerships as a key alumni retention and engagement strategy.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Managed field organizers, early vote campaign, and other targeted project staff. Supported state leadership in designing and executing a campaign for NC, leveraging knowledge of local communities, demographics and.
• Designed entirety of volunteer recruitment, training, and management system to maintain exceptional quality, diversity and the quantity of support staff over the course of the campaign (10 staff, 160 volunteers).
• Developed custom-tailored outreach plans for an urban region of Winston-Salem, NC, monitored policy decisions, created contingency plans, and drafted talking points and remarks for local elected officials.
• Coordinated logistically complex voter registration drives that resulted in 7,500+ voters registered in only six months.
• Orchestrated distribution of 5K+ community credentials for Democratic National Convention.
• Established a cohesive grassroots network which produced a record 50K phones calls in six months.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Facilitator, Trainer, and co-supervisor for members of the school's department. Handled training of peer educators, teachers and teaching in the classroom. Managed program evaluation, reporting and broader DCPS.
• Designed and implemented an exceptional program to serve diverse students.
• Improved methods to support all high school health teachers competently teaching sexual health education as mandated, covering professional training, development of teaching tools, in-class co-teaching and peer feedback.
• Performed exhaustive evaluation of the implementation of “Becoming A Responsible Teen” (B.A.R.T.) and “Making Proud” Choices (M.P.C.) for 40+ schools serving 3K+ students to assess changes in students’ knowledge.
• Trained, monitored and diligently evaluated a 10-member team of Public Allies (AmeriCorps members) regarding teaching and presenting skills.
• Documented department and teaching best practices to facilitate replication across the organization and among DCPS teachers, designing professional development opportunities to leverage these best practices.

New York, NY, US

• One of 3700 from an applicant pool of 25K for two years’ service to under-resourced public schools.
• Formed and implemented rigorous math curriculum for students, leading to two years of growth on North Carolina End of Grade (EOG) tests and increasing math scores by 27%.
• Inaugural member of Instructional Talk Through, diversifying teaching practices within Title I schools Charlotte, NC).
• Collaborated with a multitude of team members to create the school’s first time out of school time enrichment program for low-income students.
• Organized and coordinated Project Avalon, an unparalleled mentoring program for at-risk minority males.
• Assistant coach for 15- member boys’ basketball team and 55-member boys football team, and advised 25 members Right Moves for Youth group while maintaining complete dedication and professionalism.

Master Public Policy, Public Administration

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science