Nonpartisan Politics
For more than 18 years, I have worked in politics in a nontraditional consulting and advisory roles. I have worked for organizations in social science, advocacy, organized Hill briefings, prepped congressional testimony.
In roles, I have:
- Co-Managed of a Congressional Fellowship Program
- Wrote press releases, media advisories, tips sheets, talking points, advocacy guides, backgrounders and pitch letters
- Compiled and analyzed data from monthly reports to prepare directors’ presentations to members of US
I have coordinated with many government agencies; Congress, NIH, SAMSHA, White House, NASA, coalitions and advocacy groups, to:
- Develop an external communications strategy and public messaging for high profile meetings, conferences and political events
- Design policy specific legislative branding and key messaging
- Collaborate with members of Congress to identify components of science public policy and advocacy
- Design marketing & e-marketing materials, brochures and advertisements
- Monitor APA technical language and messaging
- Produce integrated email, print, and social media marketing and public affairs campaigns
- Analyze member engagement to produce advocacy strategy
- Integrate public affairs and advocacy to enhance the professional reputations of psychologists and psychological science
- Worke collaboratively to process information requests from the White House, US Congress, government agencies, news media, think tanks, and advocacy groups
- Manage public reputation of legislative and federal affairs officers and the public interest executive directors
- Prepare talking points, technical language, articles, pamphlets, scripts for congressional testimony
