Ryan Kangas
Voter File and Technology Director at Massachusetts Democratic Party- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Massachusetts Democratic Party
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Political Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Voter File and Technology Director
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May 2022 - Present
· Administer VoteBuilder for all Massachusetts campaigns, including committee setups, user access, and site wide settings.· Built three structured weekly VoteBuilder trainings and hosted weekly office hours; made video help documentation. · Created VoteBuilder documentation on getting started, best practices, and step by step instructions for common workflows.· Prepared delegate list for 2022 State Democratic Convention; included weekly counts, maintenance prepared check in and badges.· Organized sign in and attendance for Democratic State Committee meetings.· Utilize DNC tools like Portal and Phoenix for reporting and voter file matches. Experience using SQL for reporting.· Worked with gubernatorial and coordinated campaign for VoteBuilder administration and data reporting.
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Voter File and Technology Manager
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Apr 2022 - May 2022
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NGP VAN
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Team Lead, Organizing
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Jan 2022 - Mar 2022
- Ran weekly office hours for team members to help with support tickets. - Took leadership role on the team as a subject area expert on Organizing questions and for organizing clients on VoteBuilder, SmartVAN, America Votes VAN, and labor union sites.- Built training webinars on SmartVAN software.- Created internal documentation on SmartVAN for Client Services Team to utilize when supporting SmartVAN site.
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Client Support Specialist II
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Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
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Client Support Specialist
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Jan 2019 - Jan 2021
Help Democratic campaigns, labor unions, and progressive nonprofits utilize VAN and EveryAction efficiently and effectively. Supported clients on sites including VoteBuilder, SmartVAN, NGP, EveryAction, and labor union custom sites.Point person for SmartVAN software. Included working with TargetSmart, building documentation on SmartVAN, being the point person for SmartVAN with other teams at NGP VAN, and being the subject area expert on Client Services.Provide Account Management support to enterprise labor union clients. Including weekly calls, managing tickets, and becoming proficient in their particular sites and user experience. Also work closely with state Democratic Parties to provide specialized support.Run public webinars and private trainings on Votebuilder, SmartVAN and EveryAction on how to utilize different features and use the software to its fullest capacity.Conducted both public webinars and private trainings on EveryAction and SmartVAN, and trained State Democratic Party Voter File Managers on Votebuilder
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Coalition to Protect Patient Safety
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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Director of Field Operations
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Sep 2018 - Nov 2018
• Point person for the distribution of over 10,000 lawn signs across the state of Massachusetts, collected from online yard sign requests, and email and phone requests. Coordinated deliveries with organizers, as well as tracked requests utilizing VAN and Google Sheets. • Organized nurse volunteers for Early Voting and Election Day standouts, phone banks, and poll checking. • Completed data entry tasks to help the coalition function smoothly. • Utilized TargetSmart VAN efficiently and effectively.
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Dan Cullinane for State Representative
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Dorchester, MA
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Campaign Manager
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Jun 2018 - Sep 2018
• Worked to re-elect State Representative Dan Cullinane as State Representative for the 12th Suffolk District, which includes parts of Dorchester, Hyde Park, Mattapan, and Milton, through utilizing previous volunteer organization in a busy election cycle. • Conducted research on and wrote about legislative accomplishments, completed endorsement questionnaires, oversaw the completion of campaign literature and mailers, and drafted blog posts, emails, and letters. • Updated campaign fundraising information and gained an understanding of OCPF compliance laws. • Handled day-to-day operations including managing the office, updating candidate’s schedule, and ordering necessary supplies. • Assisted with creating targeted voter outreach universe on VAN that was used to contact voters on the phones, at doors, and through direct mail. Experience with cutting turf, creating phone banks, and utilizing My Campaign tools. • Capacities to set up and use Hubdialer and Hustle, including writing scripts, importing and exporting contacts, and training volunteers.
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Dan Koh for Congress
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Andover, MA
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Field Organizer
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Jan 2018 - May 2018
• Utilized elements of grassroots organizing, including identifying and attending local activist group meetings, building relationships with potential volunteers and community leaders, and organizing house parties. • Recruited volunteers and trained them to collect nomination paper signatures, phone bank, and canvass. • Experience using VAN to cut turf, and create both Direct Voter Contact and Volunteer Recruitment phone banks. • Utilized social media to share activities conducted on behalf of the campaign and events attended with campaign.
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Mike Mahan for State Senate
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Fitchburg, MA
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Field Organizer
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Oct 2017 - Nov 2017
Served as a field organizer on the ground for Mike Mahan's State Senate Campaign for the Worcester and Middlesex District. Job consisted of volunteer outreach and coordination. Helped to identify towns to target with phone banking and canvassing. Assisted with disseminating campaign messaging through social media, filling out endorsement surveys, and local news sources. Used VAN to create targeted phone banks, tag supporters, and organize volunteers. Also helped to identify important field events, and set up opportunities for the candidate to visit local senior centers.
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Massachusetts Democratic Party
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Political Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Political Affairs and Operations Intern, Moakley Internship
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May 2017 - Aug 2017
Prepared for 2017 Democratic Convention by collecting data and assisting delegates, both before and during the convention. Worked on projects regarding local Democratic Committees and local elections in order to strategize for the 2018 election, as well as help create stronger local town, city, and ward committees. Created profile of the Worcester and Middlesex State Senate District, including calculating the Democratic Performance Index, research on local politicians, stakeholders, and media, and looking at past elections and evaluating voter registration data.
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Colleen Deacon for Congress
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Syracuse, New York Area
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Field Intern
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May 2016 - Nov 2016
New York's 24th District. Conducted voter outreach and volunteer recruitment through canvassing and phone banking throughout New York’s 24th District. Also supervised high school interns and assisted and facilitated their research projects. Assisted fundraising team with donor research and event recruitment. Used NGP VAN and VAN’s dialer software effectively and regularly. Assisted Diane Dwire’s campaign for New York State Assembly by phone banking and canvassing for her alongside Deacon. New York's 24th District. Conducted voter outreach and volunteer recruitment through canvassing and phone banking throughout New York’s 24th District. Also supervised high school interns and assisted and facilitated their research projects. Assisted fundraising team with donor research and event recruitment. Used NGP VAN and VAN’s dialer software effectively and regularly. Assisted Diane Dwire’s campaign for New York State Assembly by phone banking and canvassing for her alongside Deacon.
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Massachusetts House of Representatives
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Government Administration
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200 - 300 Employee
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Legislative Intern
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May 2015 - Aug 2015
Interned for Representative Jay Livingstone from the 8th Suffolk District. Assisted in office and did tasks such as organizing and filing literature received by the Representative, former drafts of bills, and other papers related to lawmaking; responding to constituent letters and emails; writing testimony; attending hearings and press conferences; and doing research to assist the legislative aide and Representative. Interned for Representative Jay Livingstone from the 8th Suffolk District. Assisted in office and did tasks such as organizing and filing literature received by the Representative, former drafts of bills, and other papers related to lawmaking; responding to constituent letters and emails; writing testimony; attending hearings and press conferences; and doing research to assist the legislative aide and Representative.
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Maura Healey for Attorney General
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Charlestown, MA
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Field Intern
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May 2014 - Sep 2014
Helped to organize a grassroots campaign to elect Maura Healey as Attorney General of Massachusetts. Helped to organize a Senate District and did things such as phone banking, canvassing, social media outreach, and attended the Massachusetts Democratic State Convention. Helped to organize a grassroots campaign to elect Maura Healey as Attorney General of Massachusetts. Helped to organize a Senate District and did things such as phone banking, canvassing, social media outreach, and attended the Massachusetts Democratic State Convention.
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Education
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Wells College
Bachelor’s Degree, Political Science -
North Middlesex Regional High School
High School Diploma