Managing Director Resume Atlanta, GA - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Accomplished Government Relations professional with over twenty years expertise in developing and executing public and government relations strategies to increase awareness, development and support for program initiatives.
Proven track record of business development and management of community outreach initiatives with extensive knowledge of federal, state and local government legislative policies.
Expert communicator with proven abilities to provide guidance, counsel, effective and persuasive negotiation to meet high performance demands of client goals and objectives.
Strong relationship builder with all levels of organizational staff to ensure effective client representation.

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERTISE:

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Managing Director

Responsibilities:

Senior corporate strategist for Fortune 500 companies on issues including relationship building communication skills, transportation information technology, healthcare, urban housing for low and moderate income, state credit, business development, corporate strategies, and state and local government relations.
Specialize in legislative and executive branch lobbying appropriations, government marketing and regulatory compliance. Provide effective communication and tactical guidance to public and private sector organization with the goal of developing.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Field Organizer Manager

Responsibilities:

Served as team leader in organizing over 900 volunteers in the Southwest Atlanta to ensure voter registration through campaign management.
Located, secured and managed MLK campaign office facility location for volunteers and staff headquarters.
Recruited, scheduled and supervised volunteers to include door - to-door canvassers meet and greet of staff and office volunteers.
Developed and managed relationships with constituents in messaging strategic initiatives and policies of President Barack Obama campaign.
Managed campaign budget, coordinated community events, press releases, e-mail messaging, statewide conference calls and database management.
Campaign efforts resulted in the highest voter turnout in history for SW Atlanta.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Assistant Campaign Manager

Responsibilities:

Senior adviser for campaign fundraising for Confidential responsible for management of 13 staff volunteers to work on development and implementation of get out the vote program and voter registration in the Confidential .
Consistently exceeded monthly fundraising goal of $10,000 which increased revenue expectations of campaign.
Organized, conducted and facilitated focus group in support of Confidential for Cathy Cox.
Developed, planned and implemented events with House and Senate members’ in state as well local, county and city government to ensure election of the first female governor of Georgia.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

State field Organizer

Responsibilities:

Served as field organizer and volunteer in support of campaign in the Southwest Atlanta to ensure voter registration and campaign support.
Recruited, scheduled and supervised volunteers to include door-to-door canvassers, phone banking and other voter support outreach.
Coordinated all conference calls with state and local government contacts to increase campaign messaging.
Researched past campaign literature, and developing campaign pamphlets, flyers, and handouts.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Volunteer Campaign Leader

Responsibilities:

Volunteer coordinator responsible for recruiting volunteers, supervising and organizing scheduled shifts,, set up event, fundraising, phone banking,
Contacted important contributors to solicit donations and created list of potential supporters based on information gathered at campaign events.
Event coordinator duties to include e-mail announcements and phone bank.
Canvassing Door to Door, Voter registration, get out the vote programs, grassroots, opposition research, negative campaign
Developed, wrote and edited press copy for media release and speeches.