Experience

Apex Government Consulting, LLC

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Partner

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  • Craft and execute public affairs campaigns for federal agencies, private sector businesses, and nonprofits • Create and manage marketing and advertising campaigns for the Department of Defense • Provide strategic communications consulting services to federal agencies, corporate clients, and private sector businesses • Craft and execute public affairs campaigns for federal agencies, private sector businesses, and nonprofits • Create and manage marketing and advertising campaigns for the Department of Defense • Provide strategic communications consulting services to federal agencies, corporate clients, and private sector businesses



JAJ Consulting, LLC

• President

  • Apr 2015 - Jun 2021

  • Provide Public Affairs consulting to nonprofits, CEO’s, Members of Congress, and Super PACs • Provide Public Affairs consulting to nonprofits, CEO’s, Members of Congress, and Super PACs



U.S. House of Representatives

• United States
• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief of Staff

  • Jun 2019 - Jan 2021

  • Facilitate strategic alignment and drive coordination with industry and association partners • Implement internal and external stakeholder engagement campaigns • Strategist and Senior Advisor for all campaign activities• Lead all crisis communications management; experience navigating the national press while maintaining relationships with a positive rapport• Manage all offices; two district and one DC, leading a staff of over a dozen professionals• Oversee entire legislative portfolio and committee assignments Show less

• Director Of Communications

  • Jan 2019 - Jun 2019

  • Serve as Chief Spokesman and primary contact for all press inquiries with on the record, on background, and off the record capabilities; cultivated good working relationships with local, national, and industry reporters • Manage and lead entire communications department • Develop Member branding, messaging, and official policy positions • Create traditional, paid, and digital media campaigns around milestone moments • Craft press releases, op-eds, statements, and talking points for the Member • Manage all social media accounts, websites, and weekly newsletters • Pitch and book all national and local TV and radio hits • Write and coordinate speeches for associations, conferences, and events Show less



Kansas Republican Party

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

• Executive Director

  • Apr 2018 - Jan 2019

  • Lead all state Party operations including 105 County Leadership teams and offices • Conduct and analyze polling to adjust messaging, targeting, and overall strategy to most effectively promote our candidates and positions • Create data-driven strategic messaging campaigns for Candidates for all State and Federal races • Handle all crisis communications, media relations, and serve as primary spokesman • Lead all state Party operations including 105 County Leadership teams and offices • Conduct and analyze polling to adjust messaging, targeting, and overall strategy to most effectively promote our candidates and positions • Create data-driven strategic messaging campaigns for Candidates for all State and Federal races • Handle all crisis communications, media relations, and serve as primary spokesman



Hutton For Governor

• Campaign Manager

  • Sep 2017 - Mar 2018

  • Oversee the day-to-day operations of the campaign consisting of: budget, public relations, media, political operations, social networking, volunteer operations, donor cultivation, daily messaging, and coalition building • Oversee the day-to-day operations of the campaign consisting of: budget, public relations, media, political operations, social networking, volunteer operations, donor cultivation, daily messaging, and coalition building



Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning

• Topeka, Kansas

• Legislative Assistant

  • Dec 2016 - Sep 2017

  • Lead Aide to the Special Committee on Education Finance responsible for solving the school finance Supreme Court ruling • Lead Aide to the Special Committee on Education Finance responsible for solving the school finance Supreme Court ruling



Yoder For Congress

• Field Director

  • Apr 2016 - Dec 2016

  • Supervised and managed nearly two dozen field staffers and ensured they understood and promoted the campaign platform and could communicate it to constituents in a coherent and comprehensive manner • Developed an overarching campaign field plan for door knocking and phone banking and organized nearly 30 field events in conjunction with local party entities • Planned and implemented visibility efforts for target districts • Coordinated voter registration, and Get Out The Vote efforts • Coordinated Republican Primary and General Election Watch Parties • Identified, recruited, and managed volunteers to help in various campaign activities Show less