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Portland, Oregon, United States

• Serve as the Oregon public affairs lead for the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) Program, strategically developing a comprehensive public affairs strategy that advances the program at the regional, state, and federal levels.• Successfully led government relations team to help secure $3.1 billion for the IBR program - $1 billion from the Oregon Legislature, $600 million from a USDOT Mega Grant, and $1.5 billion from a FHWA Bridge Investment Program Grant. • Facilitate and lead meetings between Oregon and Washington to negotiate agreements related to tolling on the Interstate Bridge. • Develop, track, monitor, and analyze state legislation related to transportation and other areas that could impact ODOT’s work and budget.

Salem, Oregon, United States

• Lead research, writing, and analysis for seven committees in the Oregon House of Representatives, resulting in improved legislator engagement and comprehension of complex policy topics. • Serve as a political strategist for state representatives communicating strategies and policies both internally and externally, in order to build bipartisan relationships and improve communication with stakeholders. • Developed and expanded internal and external oversight of Oregon’s budget process resulting in increased agency transparency and accountability by the Oregon Legislature.• Work closely with state agencies, county governments, local governments, lobby, stakeholders, and the general public on various legislative concepts and strategic projects ensuring exceptional stakeholder engagement, inclusivity, and that everyone has an opportunity to participate in policy decisions.• Spearheaded the creation of new systems from previously unstructured and ambiguous concepts in order to increase educational opportunities for legislative members and encourage transparency.• Collaborate with the Policy and Communications teams to identify relevant policy opportunities and needs for future legislation.Policy Portfolio included: Ways & Means, Revenue, Energy & Environment, Agriculture & Natural Resources, and Transportation

Greater Atlanta Area

• Participated in major gifts fundraising work including: prospect research, donor communications, donor database maintenance, and gift processing resulting in increased organization and new partnerships. • Trained UNICEF UNITE members to better understand the legislative process at the national, state, and local levels increasing overall engagement of volunteers. • Developed and implemented UNICEF’s political advocacy strategy throughout the SE Region, which diversified their advocacy efforts to include state legislatures rather than simply focusing on the U.S. Congress.

Salem, Or

• Developed all new processes and procedures related to a freshman Representative’s administrative, financial, legislative, and operational activities, which transformed the office and resulted in the member’s priority legislation being passed in a bipartisan manner during his first legislative session. • Creatively brought together constituents, lobby, and other government officials at both the state and federal levels to solve problems and share insights. • Drafted, oversaw, and directed priority bills, amendments and legislation achieving meaningful and measurable impacts for the district and state.• Wrote all newsletters, press releases, social media posts, and speeches resulting in an increased presence in the media and increased followers across platforms. • Provided policy analysis for House Committee on Revenue, House Committee on Energy & Environment, and Joint Committee on Transportation.

Salem, Or

Oregon City, Oregon

• Led communications with donors, constituents, lobby groups, and various government officials building bridges across sectors and educating them about the candidate. • Represented candidate at various community events and forums resulting in positively influencing the candidate’s profile and name identification. • Scheduled meetings between candidate and donors ensuring that donor investments achieved the anticipated outcome.• Coordinated volunteers and managed support staff resulting in increased name identification and candidate presence through signs, mailers, and phone banks.

Beaverton, Or

Salem, Or

• Coordinated with stakeholders including business owners, organizations, community leaders, and legislators in order to expand donor partnerships and identify opportunities for ballot measure initiatives.• Initiated, organized, and drafted campaign mailers resulting in increased donations and support for ballot measures.• Collaborated with Communications Director on all press releases and to build a new website.• Lobbied at the Oregon Legislature to build relationships with key legislators and provide testimony on various bills.

Newberg, Or

- Oversaw and maintained a constantly changing schedule of 90+ clients and 80+ caregivers catered to providing in-home care whenever the client required service.- Evaluated caregivers' skills to match the client's needs, which includes judging personality types, location, and caregiving skills.- Adapted to an ever-changing, fast-paced work environment.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Ph.D., Global Leadership And Change

Activities and Societies: . Ph.D. Advisory Committee - Cohort Representative SWB Journal - Peer Reviewer

Master Of Arts - Ma, Global Development And Justice, Summa Cum Laude

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science