Experience

Bellevue Strategies

• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Associate

  • Jan 2022 - Present

• Associate

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Lobbying on behalf of labor unions and social services agencies at the state level to increase funding and advance legislative priorities. Working to build strong coalitions across agencies and media exposure for clients.Skilled at matching clients with legislators who share their goals and impact their districts.Advanced legislation to protect healthcare workers during COVID-19 at the state level and part of a coalition to help pass extend paid sick leave in Philadelphia. Leading the firms communication plan around COVID-19 for our internal clients by writing a daily newsletter on events at the federal and state level, following and explaining federal COVID-19 funding, publishing daily memos on the Presidential transition. Show less



Delco Victory 2019

• Delware Valley

• Deputy Campaign Manager Delco Victory 2019

  • Jul 2019 - Jan 2020



State house candidate

• Wexford PA

• Field Director

  • Jun 2018 - Nov 2018

  • Ran a campaign office of over 400 volunteers, managed two paid staffers and 10 person staff • Generated 45,000 plus points of contact in canvassing and 25,000 calls to voters making Emily’s campaign the fourth most active campaign in the state of Pennsylvania • Fundraised over $200,000 and managed call time with the candidate • Developed a field plan that targeted exurban Republicans in the outer suburbs of Pittsburgh; readjusted targets and filed message throughout the campaign based on polling. • Designed and implemented all field and volunteer social media and website content. Experimented with Facebook ad targets for volunteer recruitment. Show less



Office of Pennsylvania Rep. Dan Frankel

• Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Legislative Aide

  • Sep 2017 - Jan 2018

  ● Analyzed and researched policy for the Women's Health Caucus ● Generated, tracked, and presented a report on PA health care interest groups that will be used for grassroots legislation lobbying ● Led community outreach for the Affordable Care Act sign-ups at local food banks and designed social media outreach across platforms ● Analyzed and researched policy for the Women's Health Caucus ● Generated, tracked, and presented a report on PA health care interest groups that will be used for grassroots legislation lobbying ● Led community outreach for the Affordable Care Act sign-ups at local food banks and designed social media outreach across platforms



Duane Morris Government Strategies

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

• Summer Policy Fellow, Goverment Affairs

  • May 2017 - Sep 2017

  • Prepared weekly reports on federal and state legislative and regulatory changes in healthcare • Identified and tracked proposed federal bills for potential impact on clients ranging from health care, information technology, cybersecurity, regenerative medicine, and financial regulations • Prepared weekly reports on federal and state legislative and regulatory changes in healthcare • Identified and tracked proposed federal bills for potential impact on clients ranging from health care, information technology, cybersecurity, regenerative medicine, and financial regulations



Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adovacy Fellow

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  •Researched and developed affordable housing legislative scorecards for targeted members of Congress focusing on voting records, bills introduced, and sponsored legislation •Assisted in planning affordable housing lobbying day on Capitol Hill for 100 partners across the state •Researched and developed affordable housing legislative scorecards for targeted members of Congress focusing on voting records, bills introduced, and sponsored legislation •Assisted in planning affordable housing lobbying day on Capitol Hill for 100 partners across the state



University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health

• Violence Prevention Initiative Fellow

  • Sep 2016 - Aug 2017

  • Coordinated Gunshot Reoccurring Injury Prevention Service (GRIPS) program with local hospitals and E.R departments by collecting outcome data and supervising four interventionists • Administer baseline and post follow up surveys to gunshot victims participants and families • Coordinated hospital-based training for E.R. departments on the need for trauma-informed care • Assisted on the implementation of innovative homicide review model that brings together community and governmental stakeholder to review trends in local homicides. Prepared data and statistical trends for presentation Show less



Office of Representative Jake Wheatley

• Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Legislative Aide

  • Mar 2017 - Jul 2017

  • Organized incoming constitute correspondence • Provided administrative support to office staff • Organized incoming constitute correspondence • Provided administrative support to office staff



Allegheny Country Department of Health

• Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Public Health Policy Assistant

  • Jan 2017 - Apr 2017

  Authored three policy briefs for the Allegheny County Child Death Review team focusing on youth homicides, unintentional injuries and suicides that were distributed to local legislators and policymakers Authored three policy briefs for the Allegheny County Child Death Review team focusing on youth homicides, unintentional injuries and suicides that were distributed to local legislators and policymakers



Shimon Peres Center for Peace

• Tel Aviv Area, Israel

• Program Assistant

  • Apr 2016 - Aug 2016

  •Tracked three-year grant outcomes to determine the effectiveness of Sports for Peace intervention for 300+ Palestinian, Arab-Israelis, and Israeli girls •Managed social media campaign that shared the impact of female soccer teams with stakeholders while soliciting engagement from previously uninvolved communities •Tracked three-year grant outcomes to determine the effectiveness of Sports for Peace intervention for 300+ Palestinian, Arab-Israelis, and Israeli girls •Managed social media campaign that shared the impact of female soccer teams with stakeholders while soliciting engagement from previously uninvolved communities



Grassroot Soccer

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

• RV UNITED Physical Activity Study Grassroot Soccer

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2015

  RV United is an all-female soccer team that promotes healthy behaviors through nutrition and physical activity -Piloted the first evidence based physical activity/ body assessment study in township of Cape Town•Analyzed the pre/post data from intervention to determine if young women from South Africa are responsive to lifestyle interventions•Managed the nutrition counseling and created a unique diet plan that focused on female athletics•Worked with team to identify the structural barriers that lead to adverse health outcomes in their community Show less

• South Africa HQ Coach Development Assistant Program Manager

  • May 2014 - Aug 2015

  International NGO that uses the power of soccer to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa•Organized programming for ‘coach development’ across three sites in South Africa for 300 coaches•Coordinated with employment partners at both the countrywide and local levels resulting in 71% of existing coaches gaining employment after their time as a GRS coach•Rewrote development-based curriculum with a focus on reducing the “employment skill gap and “sexual health” •Tracked program activities through the utilization of Salesforce software and USAID Citrix program•Analyzed the pre- and post-data for qualitative assessment of the program•Designed and facilitated career development training and authored a manual for future interns Show less



Street Soccer USA

• United States
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vista Americorps, Development and Fundraising Office

  • Jul 2012 - Jan 2013

  National nonprofit that uses soccer to empower homeless men and women to find health care, employment, housing, family, and drug/alcohol therapy Role and responsibilities: Fundraising, Donor Outreach, and National Program Development •Coached the United States Women’s Team at ‘The Homeless World Cup’ in Mexico City, Mexico •Worked with executive director to identify streams of funding for the USA national tournament held in Times Square •Developed a workbook that kept track of the physical and emotional progress and goals of 200+homeless •Researched and developed a guide for Street Soccer coaches nationwide to understand health care and government policies as they apply to homeless men and women Show less