Experience

Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada

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

• Policy Director

  • Jan 2019 - Present

• Organizing Director

  • Feb 2018 - Dec 2018



Fair Shot for All Coalition

• Coalition Coordinator

  • Mar 2015 - Nov 2017

  - Served as primary point of contact, resource, and information clearinghouse for Fair Shot for All Coalition activities, policy campaigns, people, and partnerships to over 30 community and labor partners. - Managed internal and external communications including central database, contact lists, graphic design, and social media. - Responsible for logistics, coordinating, and organizing Fair Shot for All meetings and events statewide. - Grew coalition membership by 50% over two years. - Integrated coalition members into successful economic, racial, and gender justice legislative campaigns to raise the minimum wage, implement statewide paid sick days, create a secure way to save for retirement, ban the box on employment applications, end profiling by law enforcement, expand access to reproductive health services, and provide health insurance to all children. - Consulted by coalition partners on strategic policy and campaign decision making. - Recruited constituents to participate in coalition campaigns and partner events including lobby days, hearings, phonebanks, and canvasses. - Tracked, evaluated, and reported on coalition participation in legislative campaigns through monthly and annual reports.



Our Oregon

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations

• Political Organizer

  • May 2016 - Jul 2016

  - Conducted outreach to hundreds groups for the statewide coordinated ballot measure campaign Defend Oregon. - Represented the Keep Oregon Working campaign and Defend Oregon Coalition at community events and presentations. - Setup systems to catalog and track endorsements in the Voter Activation Network. - Conducted outreach to hundreds groups for the statewide coordinated ballot measure campaign Defend Oregon. - Represented the Keep Oregon Working campaign and Defend Oregon Coalition at community events and presentations. - Setup systems to catalog and track endorsements in the Voter Activation Network.



9to5, National Association of Working Women

• Organizing and Policy Intern

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2014

  - Developed and executed women’s economic justice policy campaign strategies, including awareness and fundraising events as part of a nine-member National Association of Working Women chapter. - Conducted member outreach, sourced potential testimonials, and composed e-mail newsletter action alerts in support of the successful passage of the Colorado Wage Protection Act of 2014. - Tracked, updated, and maintained a Databank database detailing members, donations, leadership development, contacts, and project files. - Evaluated organizational growth, recruitment, and project strategies with organizational leaders and staff. - Organized fundraising, education, and advocacy events which raised $1.3K by securing sponsors and performing event outreach on social media. - Wrote a 38-page research paper for a state senator analyzing unpaid leave affordability, including an evaluation of alternative existing policy options, in support of the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act. - Monitored the progress of state health legislation that impacted working women as the liaison to the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative (CCHI) Policy Committee.



Center for Progressive Leadership

• United States

• Social Work Intern

  • Sep 2012 - Jun 2013

  - Redeveloped and reorganized a state political leadership development curriculum for Political Leadership Fellows, community members seeking to run for office or implement a ballot measure. - Evaluated four years of state leadership development program results to determine the most effective and useful program aspects during an organizational merger, which included implementing survey result tracking. - Implemented Google Docs and cloud drives which increased communication and file sharing across multiple state offices. - Researched and disseminated data on leadership development coaching models for the program directors.



Portland State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Equal Rights Advocate, Associated Students of Portland State University

  • Jun 2011 - Jun 2012

  - Advocated on campus and state-wide for marginalized student communities, including LGBTQ students, veterans, and students with children. - Planned and conducted a voter registration drive to encourage students to attend events and participate in elections.- Trained dozens of executive staff, as well as student senate and judicial board members on social justice issues and anti-oppressive practices.- Delivered recommendations to university administration to create resources for LGBTQ students, including name change grants for transgender students and LGBTQ-centered student mentoring.- Served as member of the Oregon Student Association (OSA) and Oregon Student Equal Rights Alliance (OSERA) boards.- Developed and presented a list of student-centered principles regarding higher education governance issues to the Governor’s higher education advisors as part of the Institutional Boards Working Group.

• Volunteer Coordinator, Women's Resource Center

  • Jun 2009 - Jun 2012

  - Coordinated up to thirty simultaneous resource center volunteers, including front desk receptionists, action team members, and event volunteers, as part of an eight-member team. - Developed and led quarterly volunteer trainings on front desk operations, which including proper resource referrals, and triage techniques for students seeking assistance.- Created and implemented action teams to plan social justice issue-based events and outreach.- Delegated daily administrative, outreach, and data entry tasks to volunteers and tracked attendance and trainings.