Resume

EDUCATION

• University Honor Roll at The University of Texas at Arlington

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Researched and prepared legal memoranda on assigned issues before the Commission
• Oversaw implementation of legislation and coordinated with senior-level staff for progress updates
• Participated in rulemaking discussions and assisted chief of staff with rulemaking project management

• Managed state legislative bill analysis platform and team of 225 analysts for UT System and 14 campuses
• Developed policy papers and state and federal legislative bill summaries for executive leadership review
• Monitored and summarized state legislative committee meetings and state agency hearings

• Analyzed and tracked legislation and other legislative activity using Telicon and TLO
• Drafted legislation, policy papers, summaries, and letters of support for bills in the Texas Legislature
• Monitored, covered, and reported on legislative and agency hearings affecting issues of the association
• Researched and studied issues including property taxes, K-12 and higher education, the Sunset Commission, et al.

• Developed quarterly sales pipeline and generate revenue using warm and cold-calling methodologies
• Collaborated with the virtual sales team on account strategy and results
• Generated product demand utilizing targeted campaigns to potential and existing customers

• Researched higher education policy including statewide tuition, fee increases, and first-year student demographics
• Analyzed and summarized numerous bills in the Texas Legislature for distribution to executive leadership
• Drafted policy-specific papers for executive leadership and other staff members

• Maintained and updated spreadsheet with new faculty employment information for hundreds of faculty members
• Communicated with dozens of other departments and universities nationally and internationally
• Managed hundreds of faculty members’ employment information in online database and filing system

• Tracked several bills in the Texas Legislature for a nonpartisan public policy research firm relating to higher education and K-12 education
• Maintained and updated spreadsheets with bill information, current bill status, and bill location
• Researched and crafted organizational operation summaries about 20 similar peer organizations

• Conducted legislative research on a wide variety of topics including affordability, voter IDs, and city issues
• Maintained constant contact with constituents, other legislative offices, and state agencies
• Attended and summarized policy meetings and committee hearings for chief of staff and legislative director
• Summarized previous bills and resolutions using TLIS and TLO

• Compiled voter information into databases and Excel spreadsheets for a local political consulting firm
• Publicized county campaign candidate messages through social media outlets
• Developed and updated several political campaign websites for our candidates
• Facilitated coworkers with voter outreach through detailed canvassing maps using local census data

• Processed, filed, and organized several thousand Internal Revenue Service documents
• Maintained filing system of hundreds of thousands of folders in a 208,000 square feet warehouse
• Catalogued and resolved misplaced Internal Revenue Service documents

LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES

• Promoted civic activism among downtown residents, and supported pedestrian-oriented development policies

• Met monthly to discuss economic development related topics concerning Austin and the State of Texas

• Attended monthly board meetings to deliberate about fundraising opportunities for scholarships to UT
• Volunteered at local events hosted by the Austin Chapter of Texas Exes

• Developed a list of recommendations and strategies to combat the $30 million AISD budget deficit
• Met with parents, AISD teachers and staff to discuss teacher pay, contracting, programs, and other