Experience

Montana Conservation Voters

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

• Political Director

  • Jul 2018 - Present

  Developed and executed seven-figure independent expenditure campaigns for statewide and local candidates that utilized paid media, digital, field and other tactics. Managed a 10 person remote field team and public lands accountability campaign that culminated in successfully passing two statewide ballot-initiatives. Raised over $1.9 million for our state political action committee, and managed its budget in collaboration with our Finance Director.Identified opportunities to elect local conservation majorities in conservative Montana communities.Work in a number of coalitions that did shared electoral work, fundraising, accountability, policy work, and worked together to identify opportunities to support organizations or candidates of color, while holding each other accountable to shared racial justice and equity goals.Crafted and executed several c3 and c4 accountability campaigns to highlight elected officials voting records, while ensuring compliance with IRS rules for charity organizations.Oversaw the creation of internal and external documents such as campaign plans, candidate questionnaires, opinion editorials, fundraising materials and more.



Kier for Congress

• Campaign Manager

  • Sep 2017 - Jul 2018

  Developed and executed a campaign plan for a competitive congressional primary campaign.Managed a finance team that raised over $800k, the most raised in the 2018 MT-AL primary.Implemented a communications strategy that built a statewide profile and brand for a new candidate.Conducted debate and policy preparation before multiple primary forums and debates.Managed a team of paid media, mail, polling, digital consultants, and stakeholders to develop candidate message, strategy, and schedule.Executed political outreach to gain endorsements from labor unions, elected officials, and party leaders.



Rob Quist for Congress

• GOTV Director

  • Apr 2017 - May 2017

  Created and implemented a comprehensive GOTV plan for a highly targeted congressional race that raised $6M in 80 days.Trained a team of 20 organizers and improved performance over modeling by 3 percentage points.Managed a Native Vote Outreach program, which activated indigenous volunteers and voters.Expanded capacity of the field program through a volunteer recruitment effort, which resulted in 1,334 completed volunteer shifts, and 100k doors knocked in the final four days of the campaign.Implemented digital, one-to-one texting, and social media efforts to enhance volunteer recruitment, field persuasion, and turnout.



Montana State Senate Minority

• Communications Director/ Legislative Aide

  • Jan 2017 - May 2017

  Planned and executed the communications plan to accomplish the caucus political and policyobjectives.Created caucus floor strategy and wrote briefings for legislative leadership, ensuring that daily messaging opportunities corresponded to the overall caucus objectives.Directed constituent outreach strategies for legislators in targeted reelection districts.Built and maintained key relationships with the Montana press corps. Planned and executed the communications plan to accomplish the caucus political and policyobjectives.Created caucus floor strategy and wrote briefings for legislative leadership, ensuring that daily messaging opportunities corresponded to the overall caucus objectives.Directed constituent outreach strategies for legislators in targeted reelection districts.Built and maintained key relationships with the Montana press corps.



Montana Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee

• Field Director

  • Apr 2016 - Dec 2016

  Created and carried out a field plan that focused on persuasion and turnout in 22 targeted districts.Trained over 40 legislative candidates on all aspects of campaign management and voter contact.Hired and managed a team of 12 organizers who made 70,015 voter contacts and 259,104 contact attempts, with 79% of those contacts being on the doors.Analyzed field data to redirect resources and ensure the program was meeting strategic goals. Planned and executed an in-house mail program with six unique mail pieces for 22 candidates.



Montana Conservation Voters

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

• Field Organizer

  • Aug 2015 - Jan 2016



Montana Public Interest Research Group

• Conservation and Energy Lobbyist

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015



Montana Democratic Party

• Field Organizer

  • Jun 2014 - Nov 2014



Montana Conservation Voters

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

• Deputy Field Director/ Intern

  • Jan 2014 - Jun 2014



University of Montana Foundation

• United States
• Fundraising
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fundraiser

  • Aug 2013 - May 2014



Bryan Von Lossberg for City Council

• Campaign Manager

  • Jul 2013 - Nov 2013



Montana Democratic Party

• Canvasser

  • May 2012 - Nov 2012