Experience

Iowa Environmental Council

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

• Energy Outreach Manager

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Develop, implement, and manage outreach and education activities focused on clean energy deployment in Iowa.

• Outreach Consultant

  • Dec 2017 - Dec 2018

  Connect clean energy businesses and customers with opportunities to advocate.



Riff City Strategies

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

• Senior Associate

  • Mar 2017 - Dec 2018

  Provide outreach, legislative monitoring and communications services for clients including civic groups, environmental organizations and technology companies. Provide outreach, legislative monitoring and communications services for clients including civic groups, environmental organizations and technology companies.



Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

• United States
• Public Policy
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Outreach Consultant

  • Mar 2016 - Dec 2016

  Iowa-based consultant responsible for identifying, recruiting, and building a network of business leaders supporting clean energy priorities. Iowa-based consultant responsible for identifying, recruiting, and building a network of business leaders supporting clean energy priorities.



America's Renewable Future

• Political Director

  • Jan 2015 - Feb 2016

  Worked with stakeholders and political leaders to build a broad, bipartisan coalition. Worked with stakeholders and political leaders to build a broad, bipartisan coalition.



Digital Brinq

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing and Communications Manager

  • Aug 2013 - Jan 2015

  Ensured successful campaigns and satisfied clients through media and affiliate outreach, market research, social media management and advertising. Ensured successful campaigns and satisfied clients through media and affiliate outreach, market research, social media management and advertising.



U.S. House of Representatives

• United States
• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clerk

  • 2013 - 2013

  Assisted Iowa House member with scheduling, correspondence, social media, research, and composing press releases during the legislative session Assisted Iowa House member with scheduling, correspondence, social media, research, and composing press releases during the legislative session



Organizing for America - Iowa

• Deputy Political Director

  • Apr 2012 - Nov 2012

  Maintained and established relationships with political partners, elected officials, key activists, and interest and trade organizations, led Rural Iowans, Environmental, and Veterans outreach efforts, and planned and staffed numerous statewide issue and surrogate events for President Obama's Iowa reelection campaign. Maintained and established relationships with political partners, elected officials, key activists, and interest and trade organizations, led Rural Iowans, Environmental, and Veterans outreach efforts, and planned and staffed numerous statewide issue and surrogate events for President Obama's Iowa reelection campaign.



Midwest Advocacy Group, LLC

• Public Relations and Communications Services

• Project Manager

  • Jan 2011 - Apr 2012

  Provided organizational and social media support and strategies to a variety of issue advocacy efforts, candidates, and non-profit clients. Provided organizational and social media support and strategies to a variety of issue advocacy efforts, candidates, and non-profit clients.



American Judicature Society

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant & Coalitions Coordinator

  • Jul 2010 - Oct 2010

  Tracked media coverage, developed messaging, and conducted research around Iowa’s judicial retention election while working as a liaison to partner non-profits and organizations. Tracked media coverage, developed messaging, and conducted research around Iowa’s judicial retention election while working as a liaison to partner non-profits and organizations.



• Foreign Language School Attached to Guangxi Normal University

• Foreign Language Instructor

  • Aug 2009 - Jun 2010