Experience

Center for American Liberty
• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Communications Director

  • Jul 2023 - Present


Alliance Defending Freedom

• United States
• Law Practice
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Legislative Communications & Initiatives Manager

  • Mar 2022 - Jul 2023

• Legislative Communications & Initiatives Coordinator

  • Jan 2020 - Mar 2022

  Supports outreach and coordination with allies focused on government, legislative, and policy issues, primarily at the state level. Oversees bill-tracking in state legislatures and team internal operational systems. Acts as a conduit between the legislative team and other internal teams when developing and advancing components of a legislative communications strategy.

• Legal Assistant I

  • Oct 2016 - Jan 2020

  Support counsel in litigation by drafting case documents, filing pleadings and motions through ECF/PACER online filing systems, researching and reporting local and federal rules for each court, proofing legal documents and checking citations for Bluebook and grammatical accuracy;Conduct various research projects related to on-going litigation and legislative advocacy efforts;Provide administrative support for five attorneys and CEO, including managing calendars, booking and coordinating travel itineraries, maintaining attorney bar admissions and CLE credits, and handling receipts and monthly expense reports; Familiar with filing in numerous federal courts, including several Federal District Courts, United States Courts of Appeal, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Show less



Heritage Action for America

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grassroots Associate

  • Feb 2016 - Oct 2016

  Recruited activists from all fifty states, and provided each with information regarding Congressional activity and opportunities for direct involvement in the political process; Managed vendor relations for the Grassroots Department, including designing and purchasing merchandise for brand promotion; Coordinated logistics of exhibiting at various events around the country; Contributed to the organization's blog on a variety of issues including labor, unemployment, CFRB reform, and housing reform. Show less



The Family Foundation

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

• Business Operations Coordinator

  • Apr 2015 - Jan 2016

  Created and executed monthly budgets for the organization based on annual operating budget, and ran several financial reports for leadership and Board of Directors;Managed the organization's tax status and tax filings, for both its 501c(3) and 501c(4), and worked with auditor during annual audit; Oversaw functions of all donations to the organization by tracking and manually entering donations into various databases and providing thank-you letters and tax receipts to donors;Served as point of contact for all vendors, and ensured timely payment of all bills and invoices;Managed day-to-day operations, including answering phones, ordering office supplies, and maintaining office equipment; Familiar with: QuickBooks, BlackBaud Raiser’s Edge, BlackBaud Luminate, and Microsoft Office. Show less

• Legislative Assistant

  • Jan 2015 - Mar 2015

  Communicated and advocated with state legislators, Researched legislative policies and wrote corresponding position papers; Met deadlines effectively during the fast-paced legislative session.

• Policy Intern

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Researched policies from other states to apply to proposed Virginia state legislation, attended important state government sessions, drafted emails, speeches, and blog posts for the organization communications Researched policies from other states to apply to proposed Virginia state legislation, attended important state government sessions, drafted emails, speeches, and blog posts for the organization communications



Bath & Body Works and White Barn

• Sales Associate

  • May 2011 - Jan 2014

  Communicated with customers to best understand their product needs, memorized daily promotions and sales, worked cash register, reorganized inventory in the back room, kept the sales floor clean and accessible to customers Communicated with customers to best understand their product needs, memorized daily promotions and sales, worked cash register, reorganized inventory in the back room, kept the sales floor clean and accessible to customers



City of Charlottesville

• United States
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Intern of Budget and Performance Management

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Designed new website layout for budget historical information and quarterly financial reports, organized spreadsheets with updated budget information for the new fiscal year, attended interdepartmental City Hall meetings Designed new website layout for budget historical information and quarterly financial reports, organized spreadsheets with updated budget information for the new fiscal year, attended interdepartmental City Hall meetings



Office of Congressman Randy Forbes

• Student Intern

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Organized delivery of yard signs to supporters, attended campaign rallies, called constituents Organized delivery of yard signs to supporters, attended campaign rallies, called constituents