Experience

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  New Jersey General Assembly

  • United States
  • Government Relations Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Chief of Staff, Assemblyman Robert J. Karabinchak

    • Jul 2022 - Present

  • Chief Of Staff, Assemblywoman Murphy

    • Nov 2020 - Jul 2022

    -Responsible for research, analysis, and development of legislation-Assisted in advancing legislation throughout the Assembly-Wrote briefs, reports, and memos from all events, meetings, hearings, and voting sessions for the Assemblywoman-Analyzed NJ State Bills, legislation, laws, and policies-Assist and aided the Assemblywoman to Trenton for voting sessions, committee meetings, and hearings -Served as a liaison between the Assemblywoman and other government, corporate, and lobbyist offices-Explained regulations, policies, and procedures to constituents

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  Cohen, Moustakas and Janjua for Mount Laurel

  • Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States

  • Campaign Manager

    • Aug 2020 - Nov 2020
    • Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States

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  Mike Bloomberg for President 2020

  • New Jersey, United States

  • Lead Field Organizer

    • Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
    • New Jersey, United States

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  Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Social Media and Communications Assistant

    • Dec 2019 - Feb 2020

    -Assist with all Bloustein School social media postings, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram; -Contact current Bloustein School students and alumni to fill out short profile questionnaires for use in Bloustein School marketing materials and on the website-Assist with preparations for Rutgers Giving Day including social media postings;-Assist with the development of a program/booth for the Bloustein School Rutgers Day participation

  • Project Coordinator - Voorhees Transportation Center Public Outreach and Engagement Team

    • Feb 2019 - Feb 2020

    -Conduct qualitative and quantitative research to the best methodology to get clients' work to a broader audience-Develop reports based on analytic research on transportation trends and share with government officials-Lead a team of undergraduate and graduate students to complete research projects and consistently provide feedback to team-Set project timeline, monitor project deliverables and support team members with tasks assigned-Serve as the primary contact for outreach events and built relationships with outside partners, specifically county and state government agencies-Create op-eds/bylines, toolkits, press releases, messaging and talking points-Proactively identify media trends, media list building, establish a relationship with relevant reporters, and securing interview/meeting opportunities

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  Eagleton Institute of Politics

  • New Brunswick, New Jersey

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    • Jan 2019 - May 2019
    • New Brunswick, New Jersey

    -Worked extensively with public opinion data (coding, cleaning, syntax writing, analyses)-Developed survey questions and draft questionnaires and managed survey research projects-Responsible for maintaining resource archives for both computer files and hard copy materialsVerified database and response accuracy.-Edited and developed comprehensive survey questions, increasing survey completion rate on average at least 5%

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  Josh Welle for Congress

  • Eatontown, New Jersey

  • Campaign Assistant

    • Feb 2018 - Nov 2018
    • Eatontown, New Jersey

    -Collaborated with the finance team to staff and organize fundraisers and meet-and-greets-Part of a team that fundraised $1.9 million – the most amount ever for a Democratic candidate in the district

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  T&M Associates

  • Middletown NJ

  • Grant Writer

    • Sep 2013 - Dec 2017
    • Middletown NJ

    -Oversaw operational performance of grant applications for the county, state, and federal entities and introduced clients to potential funding-Established and developed government relationships at the local and state level-Interpreted grant requirements and planned strategic development for programs and funding and served as the primary contact for government agencies and government officials-Secured $12 million funding during the four years at the firm

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  Archdiocese of Philadelphia

  • St. Ignatius Church, Yardley, PA

  • Grant Writer

    • Jan 2012 - Jun 2013
    • St. Ignatius Church, Yardley, PA

    Wrote grants to raise money for school and campus projects, constructed budgets, made connections with grant makers.