Tim Appleton Email & Phone Number

> Provide direct supervision, hiring and oversight of day to day operations of multiple legislative campaigns across the country of full time employees and contracted lobbyists, including budgeting, planning and staff development.> Responsible for the full range of campaign activities including strategic planning, hiring, contracting, budget development and management, as well as lobbyist relationships and other activities. These efforts included successful passage legislation in Washington, DC, Hawaii, Maine and New Jersey.

South Windsor, Ct

> Development and implementation of statewide Connecticut campaign responsible for expanding in state supporters from a mere 350 in 2012, to well over 10,000 by April 2015, utilizing coalition building, individual outreach, social medial as well as paid and earned media. > Appear throughout Connecticut, Maine, New York and Rhode Island representing a national non-profit through legislative lobbying, public hearing testimony, speaking engagements, media appearances, including news affiliates of NBC, CBS, ABC and Fox News as well as public forums to promote stated legislative goals.

> Responsible for performance appraisals, professional development plans, mentoring and implementing training protocols on behalf of a five member team of legislative aides within the Senate Democratic Caucus.> Served as the Legislative Aide in the 3rd State Senate District (East Hartford, South Windsor, East Windsor, Ellington) focused on constituent services; scheduling for the Senator; conducting policy research; attending legislative committee meetings; briefing and advising the Senator on policy issues; writing; creating and managing databases; conducting meetings with constituents, school groups, lobbyists and others.