https://freedomforward.orgFreedom Forward works to end U.S. alliances with nondemocratic governments, including dictators, kings, and apartheid systems.

2008-2011; 2017-2019• Areas of work include public affairs, government relations, policy analysis, marketing, and communications strategy and implementation.• Food & Water Watch: Generated online marketing and digital campaign actions for national environmental organization.• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Engaged 100K NRDC Facebook users in social media actions and content on environmental themes.• Global Exchange: Grant-writing / program development on environmental and human rights issues.

• Digital campaigner for national U.S. online activism platform focused on stopping the Trump agenda and advancing progressive policies.• Responsible for digital marketing, email communications, and online-to-offline pipeline of public pressure on U.S. Congress to stop Trump tax policies.• Strategic coordination with top elected Democratic leaders in U.S. Congress and major national nonprofit organizations. • Nationwide grassroots pressure to protect Affordable Care Act.

• Political strategist, media spokesperson, and lobbyist to U.S. Congress, State Department, White House, and international diplomatic corps.• Testified before U.S. Senate Commerce Committee and other bodies of U.S. Congress regarding human rights concerns.• Human rights missions and travel: Egypt, Occupied Palestinian West Bank, Turkey, Morocco, Tunisia. U.S. human rights missions: Ferguson, Baltimore.

• Led successful cross-functional teams that combined government relations, legal advocacy, policy analysis, and communications strategies to achieve civil rights gains. Promoted from field organizer to director after two years.• Secured policy improvements in San Jose police practices and Los Altos treatment of LGBTI communities.• Drove passage of 50+ city and county government resolutions across Northern California calling for reform of federal Patriot Act and surveillance policies.• Built California congressional opposition to anti-immigrant legislation by highlighting law enforcement and community concerns. • Developed strategic alliances across diverse Silicon Valley communities: religious, labor, immigrant, minority, and LGBT groups.• Top public speaker with 75+ speaking engagements and many radio/TV/print media appearances.

• Raised $300K+ from 10,000 members via direct mail and phone solicitation campaigns.• Managed marketing and fundraising campaigns for environmental organization.

• Designed collateral and client outreach promotions for B2B exchange startup focused on recruiter industry.

• Secured $15 million increase in student aid funding from U.S. Congress.• Testified before U.S. Senate Committee on Judiciary regarding scholarship scams.• Represented student interests in negotiated rulemaking under Higher Education Act Reauthorization.• Advanced goals through coverage in The Washington Post, Chronicle of Higher Education, AP wire stories, trade press.