Experience

SEIU UHW

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Communications Director

  • Jul 2012 - Present

  Direct and oversee an outstanding 21-person creative team to produce all aspects of communications and marketing for a progressive, 100,000-member healthcare union, including digital strategy, digital organizing, videography, photography, print collateral, event production, paid and earned media, and public relations.

• Deputy Communications Director

  • Apr 2012 - Jul 2012

  Deputy Communications Director for 9-person communications team.

• Communications Coordinator

  • May 2011 - Apr 2012

  Coordinated 4-person Oakland-based team to produce all aspects of communications for collective bargaining, legislative, and organizing campaigns for home care, long-term care, and acute care union members. Led the production of print collateral, direct mail, digital communications, videography, photography, and events.

• Senior Communications Specialist

  • Jun 2010 - May 2011

  Led communications for home care and long-term care collective bargaining and legislative campaigns. Coordinated communications for a large-scale long-term care organizing project, launched simultaneously with 42 different nursing home employers. Oversaw two-person team that developed direct mail, printed collateral, videos, and handled public relations.

• Communications Specialist

  • May 2009 - Jun 2010

  Produced campaign communications for home care and long-term care union members, including organizing, legislative, and collective bargaining campaigns. Developed a large-scale direct mail campaign, oversaw spokesperson training and public relations, and coordinated public and political events.



SEIU Local 5

• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Political Director

  • Aug 2007 - Apr 2009

• Union Organizer

  • Nov 2006 - Jul 2007

  Recruited new members, conducted worksite and house visits, conducted membership meetings, and developed and facilitated leadership trainings.



CASA DE PROYECTO LIBERTAD

• United States

• Co Director

  • Oct 2005 - Oct 2006

  Responsible for overall administration of the immigrant rights organization's legal defense and community organizing programs, including communications, public relations, personnel management and recruitment, strategic planning, and fundraising.

• Organizing Director

  • Oct 2002 - Oct 2006

  Initiated, developed, and led Casa de Proyecto Libertad's Organizing Program - Valley Movement for Human Rights. Directed the community organizing team to carry out political action campaigns, popular education trainings on human and constitutional rights, and community-based abuse documentation campaigns.

• Regional Representative - AFSC Immigration Law Enforcement Monitoring Project

  • Apr 1997 - Sep 2002

  Investigated and documented human rights abuses in the immigration law enforcement context on the U.S./Mexico border, including the development of comprehensive reports to U.S. and U.N. authorities. Developed human rights abuse documentation project methodologies for use by NGO's on the U.S./Mexico border. Developed and conducted testimonial-driven abuse documentation trainings for international, national, and state organizations.