Experience

POPVOX

• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder, CEO

  • Feb 2010 - Present

  POPVOX is an innovative advocacy platform that meshes legislative data with individuals’ personal stories and sentiment. Winner of the social media category in the 2011 SxSW BizSpark Accelerator startup competition, POPVOX delivers public input to Congress in a format tailored to actionable policy decisions and empowers users to leverage their expertise and numbers. POPVOX provides a legislative dashboard for Congress and government affairs professionals with bill status information, customized… Show more POPVOX is an innovative advocacy platform that meshes legislative data with individuals’ personal stories and sentiment. Winner of the social media category in the 2011 SxSW BizSpark Accelerator startup competition, POPVOX delivers public input to Congress in a format tailored to actionable policy decisions and empowers users to leverage their expertise and numbers. POPVOX provides a legislative dashboard for Congress and government affairs professionals with bill status information, customized tracking, bill-specific advocacy information, and real-time constituent sentiment and comments. Show less



POPVOX Foundation

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and Executive Director

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  The POPVOX Foundation works “to inform and empower people and make government work better for everyone.” This includes reimagining the concept of “civic infrastructure,” and providing new ways for government to share information and engage the public, with an emphasis on diverse participation and rebuilding public trust.



San Jose State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Political Science Lecturer

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  San Jose, California, United States



University of San Francisco

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • May 2021 - Present



University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Civic Technology Lecturer

  • Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

  Berkeley, California, United States



People-Centered Internet

• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Sep 2018 - Dec 2020



New America

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Fellowship

  • Jan 2017 - Dec 2017



Harvard Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technology and Democracy Fellow

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

  Cambridge, Massachusetts



US Congress

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legislative Counsel, Office of Rep. Pete Stark, Chair of Ways & Means Health Subcommittee

  • Aug 2007 - Feb 2010



US Congress

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern - Ways & Means Health Subcommittee

  • Jan 2007 - Apr 2007

  Washington D.C. Metro Area



United States Attorneys' Offices

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Internship

  • Sep 2006 - Dec 2006

  Greater Memphis Area



US Federal District Court, Western Division on TN

• Internship with the Chief Judge

  • Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

  Jackson, TN



City of Jackson, TN

• United States
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Tornado Recovery Coordinator

  • May 2003 - Aug 2004

  - Managed media and community relations for response, recovery and rebuilding effort. - Wrote FEMA grant and secured the largest floodplain hazard mitigation buyout project in Tennessee history. - Coordinated efforts for Community Redevelopment Plan and Redevelopment Act using federal, state, and local funding and private and nonprofit resources and volunteers



The Fletcher School at Tufts University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Program Manager

  • Dec 2000 - Aug 2001

  Institute for Global Development & the Environment (GDAE)



Robb Report

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• New Media Coordinator

  • 1998 - 2000