Veronica Butcher Email & Phone Number

Garner, NC, US

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

As a State Budget Management Analyst II and Team Lead, Veronica possesses extensive knowledge and skills in public administration, accounting, budget analysis, and program evaluation. With a deep understanding of the state budget process and legislative intricacies, she excels in researching, analyzing, and interpreting complex data to provide nonpartisan.

Raleigh, NC

As the founder and creator of both a consultancy start-up and the Citizen Change Academy, Veronica is deeply committed to empowering individuals and fostering positive change. Through her consultancy, she spearheaded the development of strategic plans and financial systems while actively recruiting clients and nurturing relationships. Providing strategic.

As Director of Programs, Veronica led dynamic teams, overseeing policymaker convenings such as the Hunt-Kean Leadership Fellows and State Legislators Retreats, both in-person and virtually. In her role as a Director, she served on the organization's leadership team where her recommendations shaped strategy and streamlined the organization's program.

As Executive Director, Veronica successfully navigated the organization's transition from the American Lung Association of the Southeast. Veronica spearheaded the development of a new strategic plan, fostered new partnerships across the southeast, developed innovative programs, and defined the organization's policy platform in alignment with its mission.

Veronica was appointed by Governor Roy Cooper to serve as Chairperson of the North Carolina Youth Advisory Council. The Council advises and supports the work of the NC State Youth Council as well as the 23 charted Councils across the state.

To formulate policies for the advancement of the mission, to make recommendations to the Governor and to the General Assembly concerning the Museum, and to assist in promoting and developing wider and more effective use of the North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences as an educational, scientific and historical exhibit.

Wake County, NC

Successfully managed Monika Johnson Hostler's campaign to be elected to the Wake County School Board. Oversaw all operations of the campaign including strategy, fundraising, and volunteer coordination.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Appointed by Governor Bev Perdue to serve as her Policy Advisor on Energy, Environment, and Agriculture. This position was the primary contact between the Governor’s Office and NC Dept. of Environment & Natural.
• Liaison: Direct cabinet agency staff acting as liaison between Governor’s Office and each agency. Specifically: reviewing and critiquing strategic plans, budgets and regulations. Attended weekly staff meetings… Show.
• Liaison: Direct cabinet agency staff acting as liaison between Governor’s Office and each agency. Specifically: reviewing and critiquing strategic plans, budgets and regulations. Attended weekly staff meetings.
• Advisory and Policy development: Advise Governor on policy issues related to energy, environment, and agriculture. Conduct research and develop recommendations regarding the Governor’s and the agency’s legislative.
• Analysis: Analyze existing and proposed local, state, and federal legislation and regulations. Develop and track legislation for the Governor eg. Developed shale gas policy framework laid out in Executive Order 118.
• Coalition building: Build relationships and strategic alliances with public officials and stakeholders in business, interest groups and the general public. For example passage of residential and commercial building.

• While working at the NC Conservation Network devised and created a state-wide working group to bring together all organizations lobbying for federal climate change policy to establish a coordinated campaign which.
• Leadership: Led 18 organizations with shared policy goals including: recruiting new stakeholders, facilitating meetings, creating shared campaign plans… Show more While working at the NC Conservation Network devised.
• Leadership: Led 18 organizations with shared policy goals including: recruiting new stakeholders, facilitating meetings, creating shared campaign plans & field activities.
• Grassroots activism: created and implemented lobbying campaigns. Recruited, trained and managed volunteers and interns executing these plans on a wide range of environmental issues.
• GOTV: Used the VAN to target efforts, organized phone banks, and registered voters.
• Grant writing. Assisted with writing grants and responsible for tracking and writing report on deliverables.

Managed a working Board of Directors including overseeing daily operations of the organization. Created and implemented streamlined policies and procedures. Media spokesperson for Women’s Advocacy Day Press Conference (June 2006 & May 2007) and Women’s Legislative Agenda Report Card Release (March 2008) (December 2005). Monitored and analyzed public.

• NCWU is a coalition of 40 progressive women’s groups in NC. With no paid staff the President acts as the Executive Director of the coalition. NCWU unites the efforts of its member groups through Local Women’s Agenda.
• Managed a working Board of Directors including overseeing daily operations, reviewed annual goals, and committee work… Show more NCWU is a coalition of 40 progressive women’s groups in NC. With no paid staff the.
• Managed a working Board of Directors including overseeing daily operations, reviewed annual goals, and committee work plans.
• Funding. Oversaw creation of organization’s first fundraising plan, 100% Board giving, and creation of three grant applications, and the implementation of a sponsorship program for local women's agenda assemblies.
• Internal controls. Led review and changes of finances and budgeting practices which increased financial security of the organization. Came in under budget and with a surplus each year. Led the Board through an.
• Assisted with 501 (c)(3) nonprofit status and strategic planning processes

Coordinated media affairs including press releases and press briefings. Coordinated grassroots mobilization. Assisted in drafting policies and lobbying to create the following NC laws: §8-53.12 Testimonial Privilege for Violence Victims, §15C Address Confidentiality Program, §14-27.1 Sexual Battery, and §50C Civil No-Contact.

Ba, Public Administration & Political Science

Activities and Societies: Phi Mu Fraternity

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