Legislative Director And Policy Advisor Resume Example KY Public Protection Cabinet

LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR AND POLICY ADVISOR

Professional Summary

Results-oriented professional with strong governmental relations and regulatory affairs experience. Professional background includes campaign, governmental, legislative and policy experience. Effective communicator with demonstrated ability to build coalitions, shape policy initiatives, and strategically achieve organizational goals and objectives. Strong pragmatic and organized skill set. Exceptional interpersonal and relationship building skills within varying work environments.

Skills

Inter-governmental and legislative relations

Public policy background

Analytical thinker

Results-oriented

Consensus builder

Project management

Creative problem solver

Diverse Market/Industry Knowledge

Work flow planning

Citizen engagement experience

EXPERIENCE

Legislative Director and Policy Advisor , 02/2008 to Current
KY Public Protection Cabinet – Frankfort, KY

Responsible for coordination and execution of Public Protection Cabinet (PPC) legislative efforts. Facilitates thedevelopment, implementation and monitoring of the Cabinet's legislative priorities.
PPC Administrative Regulation Promulgation and Implementation Coordinator.
Guides development of Cabinet programs, policies, and procedures.
Responsible for coordinating, executing and overseeing cabinet-wide initiatives, including kyhealthnow, PPC KYEmployee Charitable Campaign Coordinator (2yrs.), and PPC integration into the KY Business One Stop Portal(KyBOS).
Cabinet Strategic Planning Coordinator. Responsible for the Office of the Secretary coordination of key policies of PPC agencies to create the strategic framework to ensure public safety, consumer protection, and responsible regulation of high profile industries in the Commonwealth.
Responsible for highlighting to Cabinet leadership and aligning priorities of PPC agencies with the budget and legislative processes necessary to advance their goals and objectives.
Cabinet Small Business Ombudsman. Point of contact for small businesses on navigating PPC regulatoryprograms. Identifies and reports key issues and volume of inquiries annually to the KY Commission on SmallBusiness Advocacy.
Represents the Cabinet in internal and external professional meetings, agency task forces and designatedprograms. Responsibilities include serving on the Governor's Ambassador Award Selection Committee and theDepartment of Charitable Gaming Advisory Board (proxy). Task Force work includes the HB 215 Electrical TaskForce (2012), Governor's Taskforce on the Study of KY Alcoholic Beverage Control Laws (2013), and the HBCLow Voltage Working Group (2015).

Constituent Services Representative, 02/2004 to 01/2008
Office of Congressman Ben Chandler – Lexington, KY

Management of constituent casework, constituent district meetings, contact with federal agencies, and caseresearch.
Caseload primarily consisted of immigration, state department, passports, and Internal Revenue Servicecasework.
Secondary caseload included casework pertaining to veteran's affairs, social security, and medal entitlements.
Additional responsibilities included field work, correspondence and constituent outreach.
Attended training for outreach, scheduling, press conference preparation, and preparing field opportunities formember.
Assisted with various other special projects within District Office as directed.

Deputy Finance Director , 12/2003 to 02/2004
Chandler for Congress – Lexington, KY

Assisted with the coordination of fundraising activities, event planning, local fundraising efforts, maintenance of donor database, and donor outreach.
As a member of the fundraising team, coordinated event management including assistance with site selections,budgeting, and on-sight event management.
Support of fundraising objectives for high profile campaign.
Focused on building and strengthening relationships between donors and supporters.

Fundraiser/Intern , 02/2003 to 11/2003
Chandler/Owen Gubernatorial Campaign – Frankfort, KY

Assisted in the coordination of fundraising activities, event planning, local county/statewide fundraising efforts,maintenance of donor database, and outreach.
Supported production and execution of meetings, fundraisers, and candidate appearances.
Supported coordination of volunteer recruitment in support of campaign.
In addition to fundraising, assisted in grassroots effort to support candidate and key messages.

Education

Bachelor of Arts: Political Science , 2007
University of Kentucky - Lexington, KY

Graduated Cum Laude
2002-2003 College of Arts & Sciences Student Ambassador, University of Kentucky
Honors: Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman, Honorary Member, Pi Eta Sigma Freshman Honorary Member, PiSigma Alpha Political Science Honorary Member (Secretary) and Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Fraternity Member.

Accomplishments

Legislative Director understanding breadth of issues for ten diverse regulatory agencies and management their high profile legislative affairs portfolio. Monitors legislative activity of 23 independent boards and commissions. PPC Legislative Affairs Portfolio reflects legislative successes in the following areas: alcoholic beverage control, charitable gaming, financial institutions, insurance, housing, buildings and construction, equine issues and horse racing, and serving as an advocate for crime victims.
2008-2015 42 PPC agency bills passed & signed into law.
Richmond Area Arts Council Board of Directors July 2015-Present

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

KY Public Protection Cabinet
Office of Congressman Ben Chandler
Chandler for Congress
Chandler/Owen Gubernatorial Campaign

School Attended

University of Kentucky

Job Titles Held:

Legislative Director and Policy Advisor
Constituent Services Representative
Deputy Finance Director
Fundraiser/Intern

Degrees

Bachelor of Arts : Political Science , 2007

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