WORK EXPERIENCE

Social Stardom                                                                                                           2011 - Present

Social Media Manager

• Execute social media campaigns and strategies for clients

The Digital Inclusion                                                                                                  2009 - Present

President

• Developed a strategy and managed social media for small and medium size businesses
• Developed and taught computer course work to adults on and individual basis
• Developed and executed marketing strategy for businesses, non-profits and individuals including- flyers, postcards, networking, press releases, social media- web 2.0
• Developed proposal for social marketing management contracts
• Provided remote support for customers
• Administrative tasks: planning a business strategy, organizing company structure, supervising additional tutors, schedule clients, customer support, billing

Transil-Pro, Santa Barbara, CA                                                                                   2000- Present

Translator/ Interpreter

·         Translator for documents: English-Spanish, Spanish-English

·         Consecutive and Simultaneous Interpretation

Hilda Zacarias for Sate Assembly                                                                             2010

Field Director

·         Assisted in fundraising and coordinated events

·         Created and Administered Online Networking groups

·         Develop and implement field organizing: Volunteer recruitment, Management for phone banking, precinct walking, mailings and coordinating with parallel campaign efforts

• Developed targeted lists for precinct walking, mailings and phone banks.

Yes on Measure A (Ventura Sales Tax initiative)                                                     2009

& Ed Summers Re-election campaign   

Campaign Coordinator

·         Coordinated strategy meetings to include, Labor Unions, Government Representatives, Community leaders and Volunteers throughout this election.

·         Assisted in fundraising and coordinated events

·         Created and Administered Online Networking groups

·         Assisted in writing and sending campaign mailings, and communication with donors.

• Designed Campaign Materials

·         Develop and implement field organizing: Volunteer recruitment, Management for phone banking, precinct walking, mailings and coordinating with parallel campaign efforts

• Developed targeted lists for precinct walking, mailings and phone banks.

Santa Barbara County Action Network (SB CAN)                                                   2007- 2009

Associate Director

·         County-wide organization and involvement of members, coalition partners and elected officials to move forward progressive issues.

·         Conduct research on issues, identify policy alternatives for consideration of the Board of Directors and membership, and prepare written recommendations on policy positions.

• Identify and maintain contacts with elected officials, government agency staff, appropriate non-governmental organizations, and interested individuals that further support for SB CAN's positions.

·         Spokesperson for SB CAN in public forums, for the general public and press.

·         Testify, and advocate at Board of Supervisors, city council and special boards and commissions for progressive policies for affordable housing, open space, transportation and social justice issues

• Identify underrepresented groups within SB CAN's membership and Board an solicit participation of individuals who may be appropriate to the growth of the organization.

·         Research of local candidates on issues of housing, open space, transportation and social justice seeking endorsement and leading a candidate assessment process

• Build competency among SB CAN members in advocacy techniques such as effective letter-writing, public testimony, legislative and agency lobbying.

·         Represent SB CAN at various community coalitions. (i.e. Affordable Housing Roundtable, Measure A- transportation measure development body, Pro-Choice, Common Ground, Progressive Roundtable, Sustainable University Now, Environmental Coalition.)

·         Prepare communications including: newsletters, editorial columns, press releases, and action alerts about activities and policy positions.

·         Event coordination for major fundraisers-  SB CAN Harvest Picnic & North County Awards Dinner- and community-building social justice film series: SB CANNES 

• Development: Assist in Grant-writing, donor cultivation, and membership expansion.
• Assist in scheduling committee meetings and act as an ex-officio, non-voting member of all committee and board meetings.
• Oversee basic office functions including telecommunications, information management, response to inquiries, bookkeeping, record keeping, database management, fiscal management.

Ed Easton and Margaret Connell for City Council                                                       2008

Campaign Coordinator

·         Assisted in fundraising, events and management of several thousand dollar budgets

·         Created and Administered Online Networking groups

·         Assisted in writing and sending campaign mailings, and communication with donors.

• Designed Campaign Materials: Fliers, Remittance Envelopes, Endorsement Forms

·         Created newspaper advertisement.

·         Develop and implement field organizing: Volunteer recruitment, Management for phone banking, precinct walking, mailings and coordinating with parallel campaign efforts

• Developed targeted lists for precinct walking, mailings and phone banks.

Measure V- Santa Barbara City College Bond Measure, Santa Barbara                  2008

Campaign Coordinator

·         Assisted in Fundraising and Events

·         Sought endorsements from Campus Groups, Community Based Organizations and Faith Based Organizations

·         Created and Administered Online Networking groups

·         Assisted in writing and sending campaign mailings, and communication with donors.

·         Created print advertisements, and press releases

·         Field organizing: Volunteer recruitment, Management for phone banking, tabling, precinct walking, mailings and coordinating with parallel campaign efforts.

• Maintained campaign calendar and coordinated with all (school) staff, campaign staff and volunteers.

Speak Out California- Santa Barbara                                                                            2006

Executive Assistant

·         Researching progressive state legislature

·         Writing/Editing blogs and action alerts for progressive legislation on live website

• Identified campaign issues, developed and managed issue campaigns

·         Tracking and increasing membership by targeting young progressive students statewide

·         Computer assistance, filing, creating mailings

Re-Election Campaign, Margaret Connell, Goleta, CA                                                2006

·         Assisted in Fundraising and Management of Several Thousand Dollar Budgets

·         Assisted in writing and sending mailings, thank-you letters to contributors.

·         Created newspaper advertisement.

• Develop and implement field organizing: Volunteer recruitment, Management for phone banking, precinct walking, mailings and coordinating with parallel campaign efforts.

RESULTS, Washington, DC                                                                                               2006

·         Attended congressional hearings, briefings, conferences, civil society meetings on behalf of staff. Working on campaigns of school fee elimination, microcredit, and HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria funding levels.

·         Researched, wrote, and edited materials for grassroots, staff, and congressional offices.

 NeWave Inc, Santa Barbara, CA                                                                                     2003-2005

Quality Assurance Director, Customer Service Supervisor, Sales

·         Assisted the Vice President of Consumer Relations in departmental restructure.

·         Wrote company’s telemarketing rules to be in accordance with FTC manual.

·         Full implementation and training (written and delivered) for sales staff (100+).

·         Oversaw the quality of sales and customer service to be in accordance with guidelines

·         Supervised the Customer Service department, handled clients situations that were escalated in complexity or intensity

·         On the sales floor, met weekly goals.

VOLUNTEER WORK/ COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Santa Barbara Latino Democrats - Executive Committee Member                   2011 - Present
• Santa Barbara County Rental Housing Roundtable- Member                           2008 - Present
• Santa Barbara County Young Democrats- President                                        2009 - Present
• SB Women’s Political Committee Board member                                             2006 - 2011
• Santa Barbara Eastside Optimists Club- President                                            2009 - 2010
• Planned Parenthood, Action Fund Board Member                                           2008 - 2009
• Santa Barbara County Action Network (SB CAN) Board Member                     2006
• Republican Campaign, California State Representative, 35th District               2004
• First United Methodist Church, Staff & Parish Committee member                   2004-2006
• Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center, Administrative support                               2003-2006

EDUCATION

• B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara Major: Political Science               2006

            Santa Barbara, Ca 93116

• A, Santa Barbara City College Major: Liberal Arts & Political Science             2005

            Study Abroad

• Political Science in Jinan, China, Shandong University                                  2004
• Political Science in Hanoi, Vietnam                                                               2005

SKILLS

·         Bilingual: Spanish/English, Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, Get Active Database, Movable Type (Weblog management site), Nationbuilder, Word Press, File Maker Pro Database, Constant Contact, iContact, Groundspring, DRUPAL, Callfire, PepVan, PDI, Voter Connect, web 2.0. 

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