Samantha Boucher

Co-founder & CEO at Shire
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Chicago, Illinois, United States, US

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As a peer to peer texting vendor, I had the pleasure of working with a number of campaigns and organizations this cycle. Samantha ran one of the biggest and well organized digital organizing operations I have seen. Rarely does one individual posses so many talents and skills, from strong organizing chops, to having an in-depth understanding of data, to strong management and people skills, to development. Anyone would be extremely lucky to have her at their organization.

Jason Snell

Samantha has a powerful combination of political passion and a rich technological expertise that makes her one of the most valuable campaign directors in the field right now. It was an honor to work with someone so talented.

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Credentials

  • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
    Livingworks Education USA
    Aug, 2014
    - Sep, 2024
  • IS-100.B: Introduction to Incident Command System
    FEMA
  • IS-200.B: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
    FEMA
  • IS-700.A: National Incident Management System (NIMS)
    U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • IS-75: Military Resources in Emergency Management
    FEMA
  • IS-800.B: National Response Framework
    U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Experience

  • Shire
    • Japan
    • Biotechnology Research
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Co-founder & CEO
      • Oct 2021 - Present

      hire is the first bespoke digital office platform built for political campaigns and organizations. Shire enables seamless remote volunteering, secure communication, and efficient scaling, ensuring that organizations can thrive in an increasingly digital world. Founded by experienced political operatives and technologists, Shire offers an easy-to-use solution that empowers organizations to bring entirely new pools of volunteers to the table for the first time. The platform is tailored to the unique needs of campaigns and advocacy groups, including secure communication channels, volunteer onboarding and training, and remote volunteering capabilities.At Shire, we're building the first bespoke digital office tool for progressive political campaigns & nonprofits. Show less

  • bld.ai
    • United States
    • Internet Marketplace Platforms
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Managing Partner
      • Aug 2021 - Present

      bld.ai is a full service software development agency serving clients across a variety of industries. At bld.ai, my role includes: • Leading product management for several enterprise & startup clients in the mining, consumer technology, government, and military services sectors. • Served as a SAFe Agile Scrum Master / Product Manager and Release Train Engineer for a large enterprise client, coordinating an Agile Release Train across 6 overlapping software product lines. • Coordinating training and hiring for new Product Managers, including training on advanced Agile/Scrum techniques and best practices for use of supporting technologies like Jira • Advised on CI/CD pipelines and technical implementations Show less

  • C2G Strategies
    • United States
    • Marketing Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Digital Operations & Analytics
      • Feb 2021 - Sep 2021

      C2G Strategies is a political & civics consulting firm, working with progressive political candidates, PACs, nonprofits, and environmental agencies. As Director of Digital Operations & Analytics, my role involved: • Creating brand standards, including designs, fonts, and color palettes • Building a new website, sales, and marketing funnel • Working directly with political campaigns, PACs and nonprofit clients to grow and scale their fundraising operations, use of technology, and big data tools • Advised on copywriting and political messaging for email and SMS communications to donors and voters Show less

  • Paula Jean for U.S. Senate, West Virginia
    • Digital Operations Director
      • Aug 2020 - Jan 2021

      • Managed the Digital Department, including teams in distributed organizing, data analysis, research & targeting, and IT development. • Oversaw a team of 13 team managers, including staff & interns, coordinating hundreds of volunteers • Coordinated national volunteer operations, including peer-to-peer texting & distributed phone banking • Created and maintained digital infrastructure and oversaw a team of software engineers to support operations • Coordinated the data analysis, research & targeting team to build custom models of the electorate and create voter targets for field & digital operations • Worked with external vendors, polling & research firms, and contractors to coordinate digital ad buys and assist the Campaign Manager with broadcast media buys with an ad portfolio over $250,000 • Worked with the Art Director, external producers, and the Campaign Manager on creative, ad collateral, and design for video & images • Asissted the Social Media director with livestream operations & infrastructure, social media analytics, website design & SEO • Worked with the Finance Team to assist with fundraising operations, including distributed fundraising, email, digital fundraising ads, and infrastructure for candidate call time • Coordinated with external partner organizations, including Sunrise Movement, Brand New Congress, the Bernie Sanders campaign, and others. Show less

  • Culture Aid NOLA
    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Operations Consultant
      • Jun 2020 - Sep 2020

      Culture Aid NOLA is a non-governmental organization providing emergency food security assistance in New Orleans in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic. I worked as a consultant for CAN, advising on operational and technical projects for the organization and the New Orleans Food Security Task Force. Culture Aid NOLA is a non-governmental organization providing emergency food security assistance in New Orleans in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic. I worked as a consultant for CAN, advising on operational and technical projects for the organization and the New Orleans Food Security Task Force.

  • Kimberly Graham for U.S. Senate, Iowa
    • Campaign Manager
      • Sep 2019 - Jun 2020

      Served as Campaign Manager for a United States Senate campaign in Iowa in the 2020 election cycle. With the lowest budget in a 4-way primary, we achieved 15% of the vote with a cost per vote of $6.92. Other candidates in this race had a cost per vote of $50-$70+. We achieved this by having the most robust, volunteer-led field operation in the state and employing unique digital strategies to optimize impact for cost, including a university-based organizing program, peer-to-peer texting and relational organizing programs. Show less

  • Chattanooga Queer Community Forum
    • United States
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • Executive Director
      • Jun 2016 - Oct 2019

      Founded and served as the executive director of the Chattanooga Queer Community Forum, a civic organization representing the 30,000 LGBTQ+ citizens of the Greater Chattanooga region. • Organized large demonstrations and events. • Conducted legislative advocacy and government outreach efforts. • Taught university classes on LGBTQ+ issues. • Written policy recommendations for local and state officials. • Conducted get-out-the-vote campaigns and created a voting guide app for the 2018 midterm elections. Show less

  • smartbnb
    • Russian Federation
    • Travel Arrangements
    • Customer Success Director
      • Jan 2019 - Sep 2019

      Leader of EU-based Smartbnb (now Hospitable)'s presence in the Americas. • Managed customer success and support for thousands of SMB clients. • Built Customer Success processes, tools, and procedures for Smartbnb from scratch • Supported engineering team with user design/UX feedback sessions, product management support, feature request and backlog refinement and bug reporting, testing, and QA Leader of EU-based Smartbnb (now Hospitable)'s presence in the Americas. • Managed customer success and support for thousands of SMB clients. • Built Customer Success processes, tools, and procedures for Smartbnb from scratch • Supported engineering team with user design/UX feedback sessions, product management support, feature request and backlog refinement and bug reporting, testing, and QA

  • Dr. Danielle Mitchell for US Congress TN-3
    • Campaign Coordinator
      • Sep 2018 - Nov 2018

      Organized a U.S. Congressional Campaign in Tennessee’s 3rd District. • Coordinated hundreds of volunteers and 40+ paid staff members. • Organized outreach efforts to over 40,000 voters across 11 counties. • Trained volunteers and staff in deep canvassing, phone banking, political persuasion, and voter registration. Organized a U.S. Congressional Campaign in Tennessee’s 3rd District. • Coordinated hundreds of volunteers and 40+ paid staff members. • Organized outreach efforts to over 40,000 voters across 11 counties. • Trained volunteers and staff in deep canvassing, phone banking, political persuasion, and voter registration.

  • Fliplet
    • United Kingdom
    • Technology, Information and Internet
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Customer Success Executive
      • Sep 2016 - Sep 2018

      Leader of UK-based Fliplet's American presence. • Managed 20+ major accounts including Aon, Colgate, BP America, Skadden and Sheppard Mullin. • Informed the growth of an early-stage Customer Success structure. • Assisted clients with the development of over 40 cross-platform mobile applications, and conducted training on HTML/CSS/JS and mobile development principles. • Assisted product and development teams with roadmap planning. Leader of UK-based Fliplet's American presence. • Managed 20+ major accounts including Aon, Colgate, BP America, Skadden and Sheppard Mullin. • Informed the growth of an early-stage Customer Success structure. • Assisted clients with the development of over 40 cross-platform mobile applications, and conducted training on HTML/CSS/JS and mobile development principles. • Assisted product and development teams with roadmap planning.

  • UnifiEd
    • United States
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • APEX Steering Committee Member
      • Aug 2017 - Mar 2018

      Served as a member of the APEX Project Steering Committee, a working group that created a series of policy recommendations for the Hamilton County Department of Education. The APEX Steering Committee members are organizers, neighborhood leaders, and the voice of the community in the creation of a policy that addresses equity issues across Hamilton County’s education system. Served as a member of the APEX Project Steering Committee, a working group that created a series of policy recommendations for the Hamilton County Department of Education. The APEX Steering Committee members are organizers, neighborhood leaders, and the voice of the community in the creation of a policy that addresses equity issues across Hamilton County’s education system.

  • Team Rubicon
    • United Kingdom
    • Sports and Recreation Instruction
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Geospatial Intelligence Analyst
      • Nov 2012 - 2018

      Helped to build Team Rubicon's disaster analyst corps from the ground up. • Participated in 23 disaster response missions, and in technical and planning roles on 18, including 4 internationally.• Coordinated with local, state, federal, and military agencies.• Utilized a wide range of technology to support operations, including analysis and mapping, satellite and radio communications, and a variety of other equipment, software, and cloud applications.• Lead a remote support team in meteorology, analytics, GIS and open-source intelligence collection to develop operational plans. Show less

    • Regional Planning Manager
      • Dec 2014 - Apr 2015

      Coordinated disaster response missions in the Southeast U.S.• Lead a team of state coordinators to provide research, analysis, and the development of operations plans to respond to natural disasters in the Southeastern United States. • Performed regional technology tasks in absence of a regional technology officer, supporting other regional managers and state coordinators in training on and deployment of field technology, cloudsystems, and information management.

  • Handshake
    • Technology, Information and Internet
    • Customer Success Engineer
      • Mar 2015 - Mar 2016

      Filled a wide range of needs as the first non-engineering Customer Success hire for a rapidly growing, early-stage SaaS startup. • Lead data integration, technical implementation, and training for dozens of top universities, including Stanford, Cornell, Wake Forest and others. • Leveraged product and technical knowledge to lead sales demonstrations, helping bring the company from 5 University clients to over 60 in one year. • Handled 50 – 100+ technical support requests per day for a diverse clientele of employers, students, and university staff. • Developed and implemented processes for account management, client implementation, support, and internal communication. Show less

Education

  • American Military University
    Intelligence Studies
    2014 - 2016

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