Experience

AAA National

• United States
• Consumer Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Manager, State Relations

  • May 2017 - Present

  Manage and coordinate national advocacy and educational initiatives on traffic safety, vehicle technology, transportation, consumer, and business line interests Develop strategic plans and materials for issue-specific campaigns to support club efforts Monitor and track state legislative and regulatory actions, identify developing trends, and devise strategies to protect the interests of AAA clubs and members Write articles for national external and internal publications on state… Show more Manage and coordinate national advocacy and educational initiatives on traffic safety, vehicle technology, transportation, consumer, and business line interests Develop strategic plans and materials for issue-specific campaigns to support club efforts Monitor and track state legislative and regulatory actions, identify developing trends, and devise strategies to protect the interests of AAA clubs and members Write articles for national external and internal publications on state legislative and regulatory activities Collaborate with AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety on research ideas and policy implications Show less Manage and coordinate national advocacy and educational initiatives on traffic safety, vehicle technology, transportation, consumer, and business line interests Develop strategic plans and materials for issue-specific campaigns to support club efforts Monitor and track state legislative and regulatory actions, identify developing trends, and devise strategies to protect the interests of AAA clubs and members Write articles for national external and internal publications on state… Show more Manage and coordinate national advocacy and educational initiatives on traffic safety, vehicle technology, transportation, consumer, and business line interests Develop strategic plans and materials for issue-specific campaigns to support club efforts Monitor and track state legislative and regulatory actions, identify developing trends, and devise strategies to protect the interests of AAA clubs and members Write articles for national external and internal publications on state legislative and regulatory activities Collaborate with AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety on research ideas and policy implications Show less



NRECA

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Grassroots Advocacy Advisor

  • Mar 2014 - Nov 2016

  Developed and implemented national issue based advocacy campaigns, including the largest campaign in the association’s history, with over one million comments to federal legislative and regulatory bodies Collaborated with and counseled state associations on the development and implementation of advocacy campaigns for state legislative and regulatory issues in order to achieve association’s goals Advised state associations and electric cooperatives on the creation of personalized advocacy… Show more Developed and implemented national issue based advocacy campaigns, including the largest campaign in the association’s history, with over one million comments to federal legislative and regulatory bodies Collaborated with and counseled state associations on the development and implementation of advocacy campaigns for state legislative and regulatory issues in order to achieve association’s goals Advised state associations and electric cooperatives on the creation of personalized advocacy websites, working with outside vendors, for state and local legislative and regulatory actions Redesigned association’s advocacy mobile application to improve the usability and increase the user-friendliness of the app, producing increased downloads and usage by association’s members Expanded e-advocacy activities with the use of the association’s first advocacy Instagram and other social media platforms in order to reach a new demographic of members Greatly expanded and taught full day grassroots training course for directors of cooperatives, taken by over 700 electric cooperative directors, focused on how to become more politically engaged and turn their members into advocates, resulting in a more politically engaged membership

• Senior Policy Analyst

  • Nov 2008 - Mar 2014

  Monitored and analyzed relevant Congressional hearings and legislation. Wrote in-depth analysis of the potential legislative and economic impact on electric cooperatives used by association’s lobby team Advocated for electric cooperative’s positions with outside organizations and coalitions, including federal agencies and trade associations, to influence policy outcomes Created and managed the organization’s first online alerts for breaking legislative actions Quickly ramped up to… Show more Monitored and analyzed relevant Congressional hearings and legislation. Wrote in-depth analysis of the potential legislative and economic impact on electric cooperatives used by association’s lobby team Advocated for electric cooperative’s positions with outside organizations and coalitions, including federal agencies and trade associations, to influence policy outcomes Created and managed the organization’s first online alerts for breaking legislative actions Quickly ramped up to become a policy expert in multiple legislative arenas relating to electric cooperatives including renewable energy, climate change, cybersecurity, and financial regulatory reform Managing editor of the association’s newsletters, sent to entire membership, to generate awareness on recent legislative and regulatory activities



National Cable Communications

• Political Research Coordinator

  • Jul 2008 - Nov 2008

  Research advertising spending by candidates in state, local, and national campaigns Communicate with campaign representatives and cable systems to discover new spending on advertisements Report new spending to advertising agencies, campaigns, and interested organizations Create and distribute reports on congressional races to advertising agencies and campaigns Research advertising spending by candidates in state, local, and national campaigns Communicate with campaign representatives and cable systems to discover new spending on advertisements Report new spending to advertising agencies, campaigns, and interested organizations Create and distribute reports on congressional races to advertising agencies and campaigns