Experience

Prevent Child Abuse America

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

• Senior Director Public Policy

  • Apr 2012 - Present



south carolina democratic party

• finance director

  • 2000 - Jun 2012

• Finance Director

  • 2005 - 2007



Children's Leadership Council

• Program Coordinator

  • Sep 2009 - Mar 2012

• Program Coordinator

  • Nov 2008 - Sep 2009

  Manage day to day operations of the Children's Leadership Council, a coalition of nearly 60 leading national child advocacy organizationsDraft communications to the Administration, Congress and staffFacilitate meetings with coalition members, including Presidents and CEOs of member organizationsAssist in the development of strategy for the coalition, including targeting, legislation and communicationsManage consultants to maximize their contribution to the coalitionOversee the coalition's budget, including facilitating the dispersal of funds to granteesEvery Child Matters Education Fund



Every Child Matters

• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research and Policy

  • Nov 2008 - Sep 2009

• State Director MN

  • Mar 2008 - Nov 2008

• Associate Director Policy and Research

  • Mar 2008 - Nov 2008

  Enhanced and cultivated relationships with Congress members and staffers by authoring effective communications and correspondence Created, tailored and edited nationally distributed publications read throughout the nation Developed successful campaign strategies with colleagues for key states that are aligned with the policy goals and initiatives of Every Child Matters Collaborated with national child advocacy organizations to build capacity and exponentially increase outreach efforts Advised the organization's president on a daily basis in relation to policy matters including grassroots messaging and the identification of key targets Every Child Matters Education Fund

• State Director SC

  • Jul 2007 - Feb 2008



Every Child Matters-MN

• Campaign Director

  • Aug 2007 - Mar 2008

  Responsible for management, oversight and development of successful state grassroots campaign Developed and executed state campaign plan which included several campaign eventsCollaborated with, and later was invited to serve as a board member of, the Minnesota Children's Platform, a coalition of Minnesota based child advocacy groups Disseminated campaign materials to tens of thousands of targeted constituents through the development and cultivation of a state child serving network Gained statewide earned media attention throughout the campaign that aided in bringing attention to our issues Coordinated and executed Get Out the Vote effort that resulted in thousands of phone calls and door knocks in targeted Minneapolis precincts Managed field and communications staff as well as volunteers Every Child Matters Education Fund



South Carolina Democratic

• Campaign Director

  • Aug 2005 - Jan 2007

  Developed relationships with presidential candidates' staff and tracked and questioned candidates, resulting in public dialogue of issues relating to child well being Cultivated relationships with non traditional allies allowing for broader outreach Staged rallies during nationally broadcast Presidential debates that gained multi state media attention Collaborated with and served as a resource for state child advocacy organizations Developed relationships with presidential candidates' staff and tracked and questioned candidates, resulting in public dialogue of issues relating to child well being Cultivated relationships with non traditional allies allowing for broader outreach Staged rallies during nationally broadcast Presidential debates that gained multi state media attention Collaborated with and served as a resource for state child advocacy organizations



Gregg Middle School

• Finance Director

  • Aug 2003 - Jun 2005

  Oversaw fund raising operations, responsible for raising $500,000 in 2006 Created and maintained a fund raising database that at last count housed over 20,000 records of donors and activists Developed successful finance plans for remainder of 2005 and fiscal year of 2006 Authored fundraising communications as part of fund raising efforts Managed and oversaw fund raising events including the 2006 Jefferson-Jackson Dinner that netted $150,000 Planned and organized the 2006 South Carolina Democratic Convention with over 1000 attendees Coordinated gathering and certification of affidavits during 2006 recount effort; Teacher, Creative Writing and MathResponsible for instruction of over 100 students each dayCollaborated with colleagues to create a Creative Writing curriculum that was then adopted for use by the district