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results-driven, nationally recognized government affairs leader eager to contribute expertise toward actively supporting a dynamic organization in achieving critical policy and legislative goals.

 

profile of qualifications

 

         top performer who excels at promoting the development, support, and passage of diverse policy and legislation.

         integral leader who demonstrates a strong background in public relations, public affairs, and government affairs.

         excellent communicator who conceptualizes, creates, and delivers persuasive written materials and oral presentations.

         ambitious self-starter who plans, delegates, and manages teams within high-pressure, deadline-driven situations.

         out-of-the-box thinker who offers superior attention-to-detail and sharp analytical abilities toward achieving goals.

 

professional synopsis

 

 

         utilize broad scope of public-sector knowledge toward managing aaj s federal advocacy efforts, including serving as the organization s lead advocate for transportation issues, insurance reform, and judicial selection, as well as managing aaj s grassroots and outreach to individual states while concurrently directing staff lobbyists.

 

 

         directed a dc-based campaign field office for the year s historic election, and directed all volunteer and field operations in the washington, dc metro area in support of the successful barack obama presidential campaign.

 

 

         led targeted decision-making as the member s primary policy and political advisor, including building and directing a 17-person staff supporting operations in multiple district offices, as well as cost-effectively managing finances.

         expertly administered all communications, legislative, and constituent outreach on behalf of congresswoman wasserman schultz, along with coordinating efforts with staff and members of the house judiciary committee.

         interfaced among the house appropriations committee, specifically the legislative branch subcommittee staff.

         contributed to the development of proactive insurance, appropriations, healthcare, and pool safety legislation.

 

 

         applied dynamic leadership talents toward representing atla before congress on numerous legal-, appropriations-, environmental-, and health-related issues, including directing a team of lobbyists on asbestos matters and developing a strategy that resulted in the defeat of s.852 the asbestos bailout bill on a budget point of order.

         established drafting and editing of legislation and numerous fact sheets, alerts, and bill analyses, along with developing and executing legislative, political, grassroots, and coalition building strategies.

 

 

         effectively represented a national organization of consumer lawyers before congress and federal regulatory agencies on consumer finance issues, including participating in establishing a coalition of consumer groups with common interests / goals, and developing an electronic advocacy network that allows members to communicate with congress.

 

 

         represented the organization before congress and federal regulatory agencies on environmental, transportation, and energy matters, and led work on the reauthorization of the transportation equity act for the 21^st century.

         initiated local, state, and national legislative methodologies to realize environmental, energy, and transportation goals.

         drove political success by developing alliances with numerous organizations and establishing beneficial coalitions that work to improve the nation s environmental and energy policies.

 

additional roles held prior to 2002 with taxpayers for common sense, the march cancer coalition, florida public service commission, governor lawton chiles (fl), florida legal services, city of atlanta, and the u.s. air force.

 

education & professional development

 

juris doctor                                                                                                                                                           florida state university

bachelor of science in business & management                                                            university of maryland, college park

 

negotiation skills seminar                                                                                                                                          boston university

mediation certification training                                                                                                resolution resources, atlanta, ga