Experience

Progress Arizona

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  • Provided media and communications support to some of Arizona’s most significant progressive organizations and coalitions.• Developed messaging, drafted press materials, crafted op-eds, managed press lists and trained spokespeople. Worked with partners to earn hundreds of media hits from state and national outlets.• Coordinated large-scale paid digital programs, as well as digital organizing campaigns. • Responsible for fundraising and for managing a staff of five.



ProgressNow Arizona

• Co-Director

  • Jul 2017 - Aug 2019

  • Provided media and communications support to some of Arizona’s most significant progressive organizations and coalitions.• Developed messaging, drafted press materials, crafted op-eds, managed press lists and trained spokespeople. Worked with partners to earn hundreds of media hits from state and national outlets.• Coordinated multiple large-scale email programs.• Managed social media strategy and reached hundreds of thousands of people organically online, as well as managing paid digital programs.• Commissioned public opinion research, including polling and focus groups, and used the results to drive messaging and communications strategy.



Better Future Project

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

• Director of Organizing for 350 Massachusetts

  • Jan 2016 - Jul 2017

  -Managed campaign strategy and leadership development for the 350 Massachusetts climate action network, which includes fourteen local chapters and hundreds of highly engaged volunteers. Supervised two staff organizers. -Co-led a statewide coalition, Mass Power Forward, with more than 150 member groups. Worked alongside partner organizations and volunteers to help secure major coalition victories, including the cancelation of a natural gas pipeline project and a historic commitment for the state to develop 1200 MW of offshore wind. -Helped design and lead a successful campaign against the “pipeline tax,” a controversial proposal to force Massachusetts residents to subsidize new gas pipelines. Organized campaign events, including rallies, lobby days, distributed days of action, and a 43-mile, four-day march. -Brought hundreds of new volunteers into the network through trainings and the creation of four new chapters.

• Communications Coordinator

  • Mar 2014 - Jan 2016

  -Managed media and communications for Better Future Project, a nonprofit based in Cambridge, MA, that coordinates and provides support to a statewide volunteer network called 350 Massachusetts.-Earned hundreds of media hits from local, national and international outlets like The Washington Post, The New York Times and The Boston Globe.-Wrote and published op-eds and letters to the editor. -Trained and coached volunteers, staff and coalition partners on media and communications skills. -Wrote fundraising and advocacy emails and helped grow the organization’s email list by 50%. -Worked with volunteers and coalition partners to organize campaign events like a 2,000-person “Jobs, Justice, and Climate” march.