Experience

U.S. High Speed Rail Coalition

• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Dir. of Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement

  • May 2022 - Present

  Advocacy and coalition-building for high-speed rail across the U.S. We mobilize leading unions, cutting-edge businesses, and public servants to advocate for investments that will finally make high-speed rail a reality in America. USHSR works with the Biden Administration, DOT and FRA to shape implementation of the $66 bil. in rail dollars appropriated in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Our dedicated, passionate team leads relentless strategic advocacy campaigns that persuade the most powerful decision-makers in America to fund high-speed rail. We harness the talents and capabilities of our members and partner with a broad alliance of high-speed rail supporters from a diversity of sectors and across the political spectrum. Our full-scale media strategy continues to produce outstanding results by impacting lawmakers and policymakers. Show less



Citizens' Climate Lobby

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Congressional Liaison

  • Oct 2016 - Present

  Work with Capitol Hill environmental policy aides to Hawaii's U.S. Senator Brian Schatz and Rep. Ed Case, providing the members and their staff with relevant legislative, scientific, economic data, and other information to help guide their policy decisions, especially focused on federal carbon pricing policy. We develop bipartisan climate policies that curb America’s use of fossil fuels, while supporting and promoting the exploding renewable energy jobs economy. In 2019, CCL was the driving force behind introduction of bipartisan carbon fee and dividend bills in both the U.S. Senate and the House. Provide public affairs services such as media outreach to local and state-wide outlets, drafting press releases, op-eds, LTEs, talking points, and messaging strategies. Show less



California State Assembly

• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legislative Aide to Assemblymember Alex Lee

  • Dec 2021 - Apr 2022

  I staffed the Assembly Transportation Committee, the Budget Subcommittee on the Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation, and the Penal Code Revision Committee. Crafted legislation that creates responsibility for Lithium-ion EV batteries when they reach their first end of life (EOL) cycle and are out of warranty. California will lead in this space as millions of EV batteries will eventually need to be refurbished, repurposed, and recycled. After meetings with stakeholders, policymakers, thought leaders, constituents, and subject-matter experts, I provide guidance to the Assemblymember on a variety of issue-areas such as High-Speed Rail, Veterans Affairs, Energy Utilities, and Privacy and Consumer Protection. Show less



The Hawai'i State Senate, Senate Majority Research Office

• Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

• Legislative Counsel and Researcher

  • Nov 2020 - Nov 2021

  Senate Majority Research Office (SMA) is a team of dedicated legislative lawyers charged with drafting every bill, resolution, and governor's message that originates in the Senate. We work with Senators, leadership, committee chairs in both chambers, and staff, often taking ideas for legislation from their earliest stages then crafting them into bills and resolutions. We follow the measures through the committee process, advise and consent, floor votes, then to the governor's desk. SMA drafts more than 1500 measures each legislative session. This session I have focused on bills impacting sex trafficking, housing relief, active transportation, energy, climate change, voting rights, electrification of state fleets, and EV charging infrastructure, Each of these policy areas has been influenced by the coronavirus pandemic, requiring innovative thinking to address the widespread impact on all communities. Show less



The Hawai'i State Senate

• United States
• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Energy Policy Analyst and Legislative Aide

  • Oct 2019 - Aug 2020

  Provided comprehensive guidance, policy analysis, and advisory opinions for Senator Wakai in his role as chair of the Committee on Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism. From drafting legislation, to creating strategies to support the senator’s broad policy agenda, Compose talking points, speeches, press releases in an engaging, easy-to-read manner I work daily with policymakers, stakeholders, legislators, and public officials at the local, state and federal level to advance our state’s ambitious renewable energy and climate crisis goals. As a consensus builder I am working with a broad coalition of public officials, legislators, media outlets, and grassroots groups to advance Senate Bill 3150, our current carbon pricing bill that has support in both the Senate and the House. The COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity for our legislature to re-examine how we will achieve our ambitious energy and climate mitigation goals by 2045. Show less



L|P|C Strategies

• Sacramento, Calif.

• Climate Advocacy and Public Affairs

  • Jul 2012 - Nov 2019

  Government Affairs and Policy Advocacy: Active Transportation, Carbon Pricing, and Climate Action With a strong mix of law, policy and communications experience, L|P|C Strategies provides campaign communications and messaging strategies, grassroots support, field organizing, and GOTV planning for political candidates, issue advocacy campaigns, ballot measures, and community leaders, By employing a wide range of tools to achieve its clients’ goals L|P|C Strategies is positioned to deliver goal-oriented results in a digitally-savvy environment. Media outreach is accomplished with talking points, speeches, op-eds, and press releases in an economical, engaging, easy-to-read manner. Successful advocacy reaches decision makers, community leaders, and the highly-networked constituencies on which they depend for support and funding. With an emphasis on building consensus around challenging issue-areas, L|P|C Strategies values its relationships with stakeholders, elected officials, policy makers, and influential leaders in the Hawai'i State Legislature, the California State Capitol, and Wash. D.C., all of whom provide leading edge information and ideas. Policy Areas: Climate Change & Mitigation, Energy, Economic Development, Criminal Justice Reform, Veterans Affairs, and Civil Rights. Representative Clients: Jessica Morse for Congress (CD-4 -- 2018), Citizens' Climate Lobby (Current Congressional Liaison & Public Affairs Adviser), Hillary For America (2016), Elizabeth Echols for California State Assembly (AD 15 -- 2014), Genesis Communications, Iris Films, and Titan American Built Manufacturing. Show less



Hillary Clinton for President (2016)

• Sacramento, Calif.

• GOTV Phonebank Coordinator for Battleground States

  • May 2016 - Nov 2016

  From our campaign office and massive call center in Sacramento, I worked with a fantastic field team. I created messaging strategies and call scripts, trained volunteer phone-bankers, and managed hundreds of volunteers. Our team of amazing volunteers made more than 650K calls (and texts) to battleground states such as Nevada, Arizona, North Carolina, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. From our campaign office and massive call center in Sacramento, I worked with a fantastic field team. I created messaging strategies and call scripts, trained volunteer phone-bankers, and managed hundreds of volunteers. Our team of amazing volunteers made more than 650K calls (and texts) to battleground states such as Nevada, Arizona, North Carolina, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.



Elizabeth Echols' 2014 Campaign for State Assembly (AD15)

• Berkeley - East Bay

• Campaign Communications Consultant

  • Sep 2014 - Nov 2014

  Provided strategic communications consulting on social media, messaging, GOTV and field operations. Developed phone banking protocols designed to maximize our messaging to potential voters, donors and supporters. Provided strategic communications consulting on social media, messaging, GOTV and field operations. Developed phone banking protocols designed to maximize our messaging to potential voters, donors and supporters.



State Senator Cathleen Galgiani

• State Capitol - Sacramento

• Legislative Policy Staff

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

  Staffed bills and provided detailed comparative bill analysis, policy research, and subject-matter expertise. Drafted critical legislative documents: fact sheets, press releases, media inquiries, talking points and speeches. Developed relationships with members, key staffers, constituents, stakeholders, lobbyists, advocacy groups, and committee consultants. Extensive experience with health care, public safety, consumer protection and education policy. Staffed bills and provided detailed comparative bill analysis, policy research, and subject-matter expertise. Drafted critical legislative documents: fact sheets, press releases, media inquiries, talking points and speeches. Developed relationships with members, key staffers, constituents, stakeholders, lobbyists, advocacy groups, and committee consultants. Extensive experience with health care, public safety, consumer protection and education policy.



Office of Robert Pearsall

• Los Angeles, Calif.

• Criminal Justice Advocacy & Research

  • Mar 2000 - Jul 2012

  Comprehensive legal, legislative, regulatory, political research and analysis. Primary focus on indigent felony appeals and felony trials. Preparation of habeas writs, law & motion pleadings, briefs for criminal & civil appeals. Strong background with homicides, gangs, RICO, drugs, civil rights litigation, and other complex matters. Regular use of electronic research tools such as Westlaw and Lexis/Nexis. Comprehensive legal, legislative, regulatory, political research and analysis. Primary focus on indigent felony appeals and felony trials. Preparation of habeas writs, law & motion pleadings, briefs for criminal & civil appeals. Strong background with homicides, gangs, RICO, drugs, civil rights litigation, and other complex matters. Regular use of electronic research tools such as Westlaw and Lexis/Nexis.