Partnership for Large Election Jurisdictions

Assistant Director, Operations and Development, Dec 2024 - Present
Director of Communication and Innovation, July 2024 - Dec 2024

  • Coordinated resources and support for local elections officials managing the largest election jurisdictions in the country, focusing on media engagement, trust-building, and crisis response in a challenging legal and political environment
  • Created and implemented data systems and smart automations around membership-building, grant reporting, and event management
  • Developed infrastructure to support an organizational shift from contract to full time staff while undergoing significant growth
  • Conducted qualitative/quantitative research to capture and distill best practices in the space into actionable recommendations that will modernize elections administration

Inst. for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education

Chief of Staff, Oct 2020 – Aug 2024
Director of Strategy and Coordination, July 2019 - Oct 2020

  • Worked with the Central Leadership Team to redevelop the organization’s mission, theory of change, and DEI goals, and to instill impact-oriented practices
  • Managed the day-to-day activities of VPs and team leads, and coached the staff through a multi-year culture shift around trust, transparency, accountability, and feedback
  • Represented the organization externally, at gov. agencies and coalitions, as well as in communications and outreach
  • Created HR and management systems that fostered agency and empowerment throughout the team
  • Designed strategy for campaigns, facilitated cross-team collaboration, and managed projects from undefined to done

Creative Commons USA

Outreach and Policy Manager, Feb 2017 – June 2019

  • Directed activities of the Creative Commons USA project, including strategy development and relationship-building with coalition partners policymakers
  • Recruited and launched a nationwide network of 100+ advocates for openness in education, research, and art
  • Developed and disseminated content – training materials, presentations, articles, websites, policy briefs, and more
  • Managed a team of legal and research fellows

U.S. Public Interest Research Group

Higher Ed Campaign Manager, January 2013 – February 2017 (excluding campaign/canvass times below)

  • Oversaw advocacy and organizing efforts around access to higher education, including outreach to federal, state, and agency policymakers
  • Managed a team of organizers and interns
  • Set messaging for, appeared in, and generated over 600 media hits, including from AP, New York Times, Washington Post, NBC, ABC, and CBS
  • Conducted surveys, analyzed data, and published reports
  • Drafted grant proposals to secure more than $800,000
  • Ran conference workshops and briefings for students, faculty, organizers, and others

NC PIRG

Organizing Director, 2014

  • Managed a team of three full-time organizers and recruited a core leadership team
  • Developed shared metrics and goals among a spectrum of local stakeholders
  • Generated almost 30,000 student voter contacts in one month before the election

Fund for the Public Interest

Canvass Director, 2014, 2013, 2011

  • Built and maintained campaign offices, recruited/oversaw teams of directors
  • Employed an average of 30-40 full-time staff week-to-week
  • Combined, these offices raised nearly $1 million for public interest causes

Courtney for Congress

Field Organizer, 2012

  • Led successful voter outreach efforts in CT-2; recruited and developed a volunteer base of community members, party officials, and local leaders; managed large amounts of data