Experience

Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment

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

• Communications Director

  • Dec 2018 - Present

• Communications Coordinator

  • Feb 2017 - Dec 2018

• Lead Organizer

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2017



Haiyya

• Organizing Director

  • Jan 2014 - Jul 2014

  http://haiyya.in/• Managed the launching of two issue-based grassroots campaigns – one team of 6 people in Mumbai fighting to improve public health outcomes for disempowered communities through better improved policies in public sanitation management and a team of 3 people in New Delhi fighting gender-based violence in public spaces through improved police accountability.• Developed and contextualized 4 organizing trainings (one to ones, “powerful invitations” and base building, power analysis & research and power & self-interest) to meet the Indian setting with a locally based training team. Delivered several trainings across the organization.• Led our social media communications and increased our followers on facebook by 100%.• Coordinated campaign research, data and metrics and impact.• Managed our campaigns budget, hiring and promotion process for the campaigns team. • Developed our organizational theory of change and operationalized our model.



FairVote Minnesota

• Political Organizing Director

  • Jul 2013 - Dec 2013

  • Designed campaign trainings and educational documentation for Minneapolis’ largest voter education campaign for the 2013 municipal election and the biggest test to Ranked Choice Voting – a cutting edge electoral policy reform.• Held 11,512 education conversations with voters and exceeded original expectation to get 50% of all voters to rank their ballot – the results were that 87.7% of all voters ranked second choices, 75% ranked third choices. • Executed coalitional plan: developed strategic relationships with labor, community organizing groups, service-based organizations to advance RCV education and spearheaded coordinated campaign efforts for GOTV.• Consulted all mayoral and city council candidates on campaign strategy under Ranked Choice Voting.



PICO National Network

• Program Development and Coordinator - Healthcare Enrollment Campaign

  • May 2013 - Jul 2013

  Developed initial campaign plan and foundational materials for PICO’s national healthcare enrollment campaign as strategy to enroll thousands of our members in the new healthcare exchanges through the Affordable Care Act. Developed initial campaign plan and foundational materials for PICO’s national healthcare enrollment campaign as strategy to enroll thousands of our members in the new healthcare exchanges through the Affordable Care Act.



Minnesotans United for All Families

• Program Developer & Youth Organizer

  • Apr 2012 - Nov 2012

  Program Developer: Our team developed and piloted innovative and non-traditional programs from a state-wide online social mapping technology program to a nationally coordinated volunteer vacation program to increase the capacity and efficacy of our outreach for the first campaign in US history to successfully defeat a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage. Youth Organizer: Created & implemented UMN Duluth’s Get Out the Vote operation. Hired and developed 12 campus leaders as trainers & organizers. Turned out 67% of campus to vote – an increase from 18% in 2010. • Trained and lead persuasion phone banks, canvasses, “Let Your Friends Know”, and volunteer recruitment.



Minnesotans for a Fair Ecnonomy

• Field Organizer

  • Jun 2011 - Apr 2012

  Coordinate logistics and mobilization for MFE direct actions and events. Strategic planning, public speaking, canvassing, phone banking, database management, political research and communications support. Organize unemployed and underemployed community members through a relational one to one model into SEIU's Fight for a Fair Economy campaign. Coordinate logistics and mobilization for MFE direct actions and events. Strategic planning, public speaking, canvassing, phone banking, database management, political research and communications support. Organize unemployed and underemployed community members through a relational one to one model into SEIU's Fight for a Fair Economy campaign.



Students Coop

• President & Recruitment Manager

  • Jun 2010 - Sep 2011



Student Neighborhood Liasons

• Community Organizer

  • Aug 2010 - May 2011

  Canvassing, event planning, promotion of civic engagement and community in University of Minnesota's surrounding neighborhoods. Initiated a campaign to tackle conflict between home owners, tenants and absentee landlords. Canvassing, event planning, promotion of civic engagement and community in University of Minnesota's surrounding neighborhoods. Initiated a campaign to tackle conflict between home owners, tenants and absentee landlords.



Obama for America

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Campus Outreach Director

  • Aug 2010 - Dec 2010

  Operated voter registration drives, event planning, phone banking, and canvassing efforts. Organized a Get Out the Vote coalition of 10 multicultural and progressive student groups that expanded GOTV efforts. Gave an opening speech at President Obama's rally at the University of Minnesota in front of 10,000 people - introduced Senator Al Franken.http://tiny.cc/mgmw3 Operated voter registration drives, event planning, phone banking, and canvassing efforts. Organized a Get Out the Vote coalition of 10 multicultural and progressive student groups that expanded GOTV efforts. Gave an opening speech at President Obama's rally at the University of Minnesota in front of 10,000 people - introduced Senator Al Franken.http://tiny.cc/mgmw3



Covenant Home, Kisumu Kenya

• Teaching Instructor

  • Mar 2010 - May 2010

  Taught English and Life Skills to students ages 14 - 20. Taught English and Life Skills to students ages 14 - 20.



America Reads

• Tutor

  • Sep 2007 - Jan 2009

  Tutoring services within public schools, improving reading, comprehension, writing and math skills, preparation for standardized tests, instilling critical thinking skills and empowerment. Tutoring services within public schools, improving reading, comprehension, writing and math skills, preparation for standardized tests, instilling critical thinking skills and empowerment.