Experience

Marijuana Matters

• United States
• Public Policy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Aug 2021 - Present



Marijuana Matters

• Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations

  • Mar 2020 - Aug 2021



United States Senate

• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legislative Assistant

  • Nov 2018 - Jan 2020

  Prepare hearing questions, memos and background research for Committee hearings on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, including work as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Conservation and Finance Committee work related to trade

• Legislative Aide

  • Jun 2013 - Nov 2018

  Authored an amendment which was included in the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Fiscal Year 2017 extending eligibility to disabled veterans competing at an elite level in Olympic sportsSecured victories for the Senator’s priorities in the 2014 Farm bill including authorizing an organic check-off, expanding conservation and crop insurance programs, and establishing competitive grants for animal and health research



United States Senate

• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Constituent Advocate

  • Mar 2010 - Aug 2012

  Established and sustained stakeholder and community relationships through the execution of targeted outreach eventsServed as the community liaison for the office by establishing stakeholder relationships and executing targeted outreach eventsLed and managed the Senator’s inaugural on-line Service Academy Nominations Process that increased the applicant pool from diverse ethnic and geographic backgrounds by thirty-five percentSupervised year-round internship program that included training interns on writing constituent mail via the Senator’s legislative priorities and field high-volume calls to the office on sensitive informationTroubleshooted inquiries directed to the Deputy Chief of Staff and determined the appropriate course of action



Hancock for Denver

• Outreach Assistant

  • Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

  Served on the planning committee for Mayor-elect Hancock’s inaugural events including an interfaith prayer ceremony, inauguration address and festival, and a five-park neighborhood tour around Denver, ColoradoLead Assistant to the Outreach Director with duties including identifying potential funding sources for month long community events in support of Mayor-elect Hancock’s inauguration celebration Point-of-contact for entertainment that performed during the inauguration festival



Kasim Reed for Mayor

• Field Data Coordinator

  • Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Successfully improved the candidate from sixth place to victory by managing and analyzing field data in tandem with the Field Director and incorporated our findings into the campaign strategyExecuted voter registration outreach at three college campuses, which registered 287 students and enrolled 500 volunteersTracked financial contributions from various labor unions and prepared a weekly financial statementDesigned and coordinated small-scale student and young professionals’ events to increase candidate name recognition