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-Led voter protection efforts for the Maine Democratic Party and statewide coordinated campaign in the 2024 cycle that successfully defended State House and Senate majorities -Organized campaign’s voter education, in-state voter protection hotline, and poll watching efforts-Recruited and managed over 400 poll watching and legal volunteers for early vote, voter protection hotline, Election Day voter protection teams-Had second highest volunteer shift completion percentage (96.07%) of any battleground state voter protection program

Portland, Maine, United States

Portland, Maine, United States

Roles:-Serving as principal representative of organization at the Maine State Legislature-Working with professional and volunteer leadership to support and grow our advocacy team, and developing strategic campaigns to win ambitious democracy reform at the state level. -Drafting and monitoring legislation related to democracy reform issues.-Organizing the League's non-partisan election observation program for all state elections at all stages, including training, execution, and reporting.-Representing Democracy Maine and our constituent organizations on advocacy coalitions, including Mainers for Modern Elections and the Coalition for Racial Equity.-Working closely with organizing team to connect project teams with external partners and potential volunteers.-Organizing and supporting local campaigns on relevant ballot initiatives such as local ranked-choice voting and municipal public campaign financing.Achievements: -Worked on lobbying and education efforts to pass several key bills in 2021, including online voter registration (LD 1126), a corporate contribution ban (LD 1417), ongoing absentee voting (LD 148), and expanded student ID use for voting (LD 1575). -Generated over 1000 pieces of constituent contact on priority legislation.-Primary staff lead on League election observation training and execution across Maine, and drafted post-election reports on 2020 primary and general elections based on over 300 observation reports from 200+ volunteers.-Drafted language for LD 1575 and supported drafting and testimony around other key legislation.-Assisted with organizing and outreach for successful 2021 local ranked-choice voting ballot initiative in Westbrook, Maine.

Lexington, Virginia

• Worked with campaign director and field director to develop field plan for final 40 days of rural VA House of Delegates campaign• Recruited and trained volunteers to conduct voter outreach and identified and trained volunteer leadership• Planned, prepared, and staffed candidate events throughout the district• Conducted direct voter outreach through door knocking and phone banking• Assisted with donor research and outreach

Austin, Texas Area

• Graded and offered detailed edits and feedback on written pieces for graduate-level Writing for Public Policy course• Met with students during weekly office hours to help improve their professional writing• Helped teach students how to write memos, op-eds, and other forms of professional writing at a graduate level

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted research on the foreign policy values and priorities of members of Congress and congressional candidates• Wrote congressional candidate endorsement recommendation memos for the organization’s Executive Director and Board of Directors• Wrote and distributed press releases, member emails, and social media materials relating to organizational endorsements of congressional candidates in coordination with campaigns• Drafted daily news emails and weekly events emails for the organization’s member lists• Oversaw outreach and assisted with interviews with potential endorsed candidates

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Provided planning support on committees for internal and external events• Managed scheduling, finance reconciliation, and travel logistics for firm CEO and COO• Managed operational tasks such as reception and vendor orders for firm’s headquarters • Assisted finance department operations by preparing expense reports for executives, assisting with financial filing system conversion, and creating training materials

Washington D.C.

• Edited policy briefs intended for Department principals including the Secretary of State and Deputy Secretaries of State for formatting and clarity according to Department of State style and format guidelines• Coordinated submission of briefing papers with drafters and other staff in different bureaus to ensure prompt delivery of time-sensitive documents• Assembled and edited briefing books and provided support to advance team for official travel • Assigned and tracked briefing paper editing within the office using proprietary software

Master Of Global Policy Studies, 3.94/4.0

Sample coursework: Politics and Issues of the Texas Legislature, Managing Overseas Operations, Political Violence, Analytical Methods.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Relations And Affairs

Political Science And Economics

Spring 2013 Study Abroad in Santiago, Chile through the School for International Training (SIT). Semester theme centered on Political.