Experience

POPVOX Foundation

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Governance Director

  • Oct 2023 - 3 months



CodeX, The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fellow

  • Dec 2016 - Oct 2023

  I'm a non-resident fellow at Stanford's CodeX program.



Demand Progress

• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy Director

  • Mar 2015 - Oct 2023

  Washington D.C. Metro Area Demand Progress is a progressive organization that mobilizes the public to challenge entrenched power and promote freedom. We focus on issues of civil liberties, civil rights, and government reform.



OpenGov Jobs List

• Creator

  • Jun 2014 - Oct 2023

  On the internet A free jobs list for individuals promoting and seeking jobs related to open government. More information at http://www.opengovjobs.org/.



Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy Director

  • Jun 2013 - Mar 2015

  Washington, DC CREW marries in-depth research and investigation, hard-charging legal action, an aggressive communications strategy, and a proactive legislative agenda to promote ethics, accountability, and transparency in government and public life.



Sunlight Foundation

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy Counsel and Director of Advisory Committee on Transparency

  • Apr 2009 - May 2013

  The Sunlight Foundation is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization that uses the power of the Internet to catalyze greater government openness and transparency, and provides new tools and resources for media and citizens, alike. We are committed to improving access to government information by making it available online, indeed redefining “public” information as meaning “online,” and by creating new tools and websites to enable individuals and communities to better access that information and… Show more The Sunlight Foundation is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization that uses the power of the Internet to catalyze greater government openness and transparency, and provides new tools and resources for media and citizens, alike. We are committed to improving access to government information by making it available online, indeed redefining “public” information as meaning “online,” and by creating new tools and websites to enable individuals and communities to better access that information and put it to use. Show less



The Constitution Project

• Counsel and Director of Communications

  • Sep 2008 - Mar 2009

  TCP is renowned for its ability to bring together unlikely allies—experts and practitioners from across the political spectrum—in order to promote and safeguard America's founding charter. TCP is working to reform the nation's broken criminal justice system and to strengthen the rule of law by undertaking scholarship, policy reform and public education initiatives.



American Constitution Society

• Assistant Director of Communications

  • Jun 2007 - Sep 2008

  The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) is one of the nation's leading progressive legal organizations. Founded in 2001, ACS is a rapidly growing network of lawyers, law students, scholars, judges, policymakers and other concerned individuals. Our mission is to ensure that fundamental principles of human dignity, individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, and access to justice enjoy their rightful, central place in American law.



Congressional Research Service

• Legislative Attorney

  • Sep 2006 - Jun 2007

  The Congressional Research Service (CRS) works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS has been a valued and respected resource on Capitol Hill for nearly a century. CRS is well-known for analysis that is authoritative, confidential, objective and nonpartisan. Its highest priority is to ensure… Show more The Congressional Research Service (CRS) works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS has been a valued and respected resource on Capitol Hill for nearly a century. CRS is well-known for analysis that is authoritative, confidential, objective and nonpartisan. Its highest priority is to ensure that Congress has 24/7 access to the nation’s best thinking. My areas of focus included telecommunications law, national security and civil liberties, and church/state issues. Show less



Member of Congress

• Staff Assistant

  • 2002 - 2002

  Staffer for a Member of Congress.