Experience

Disaster Accountability Project

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and Executive Director

  • Aug 2007 - Present

  Disaster Accountability Projects saves lives and reduces suffering after disasters by improving preparedness, response and relief through citizen oversight and engagement, policy research and advocacy, and public education. **Disaster Accountability Project is a 2008 Echoing Green Fellow Organization** For more information: http://www.echoinggreen.org/fellows/ben-smilowitz



Freelance

• World Travel

  • Dec 2009 - Oct 2010

  25 Countries Worked remotely, traveled around the world visiting Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador (and Galapagos), Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, France, U.K., Kenya, Tanzania (and Zanzibar), India, Holland, Belgium, Italy, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, Australia.



Americans United To Protect Social Security

• Director of Online Outreach

  • Mar 2005 - Jun 2005



Campaign for America's Future

• United States
• Political Organizations

• Campaigns Organizer

  • Aug 2004 - Jun 2005



Ashoka

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Mid-Atlantic Manager

  • Sep 2003 - Aug 2004



State of Missouri

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Coordinator, Governor's Youth Cabinet

  • Jun 2002 - May 2003



National 4-H Council

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Trustee

  • 1998 - 2003

• Trustee

  • 1998 - 2003



International Student Activism Alliance

• Co-Founder, Director

  • Nov 1996 - Jun 1999