Alicia
V.
Briancon
*********@*****.***
(***)
RELEVANT
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
ORGANIZING
LEADERSHIP
FELLOW,
The
Hub
Project
• Work
with
statewide
coalition
to
build
online
and
offline
actions
to
protect
the
Affordable Care
Act;
create
healthcare
and
tax
policy
related
digital
ads,
e- mails,
and
graphics COMMUNICATIONS
STRATEGIST,
Self
• Advise
Texas
House
candidate
on
strategic
communications
plan
in
addition
to
drafting weekly
e- newsletters,
scripts,
fundraising
emails,
graphics,
and
social
media
content CHILDREN’S
HEALTH
POLICY
MANAGER,
Children’s
Advocacy
Alliance
• Directed
statewide
healthcare
coalition
with
over
30
partner
organizations
• Oversaw
$100,000
story
banking
program
and
directly
supervised
Northern
and
Southern Nevada
story
banker’s
activities
• Managed
Packard
and
Health
Justice
Fund
grant
deliverables,
digital
and
press
event
budg- ets,
and
report
writing
DIGITAL
DIRECTOR,
For
Nevada’s
Future
• Developed
press
advisories
and
releases
for
community
events
and
worked
with
the
media to
secure
interviews
with
activists;
served
as
spokesperson
for
healthcare
issues,
including live
television
coverage
of
a
college
campus
town
hall
event
• Co- led
and
coordinated
paid
ACA
communications
program
with
statewide
coalition
• Managed
digital
partnerships
and
create
communications
strategy,
including
social
media,
ad
acquisition,
and
e- mails
• Ran
Hustle
person
to
person
texting
intern
program
from
inception
to
execution
to
reach
over
65,000
voters
in record
time
and
directed
online
targets
for
digital
acquisition
program,
including
MoveOn.org
petition
with
1000+ signers
COMMUNICATIONS
DIRECTOR,
The
Ramirez
Group
• Managed
implementation
of
digital
and
design
strategies
for
progressive
clients;
increased Nuestro
Rio’s
impressions
by
368%
and
Assembly
candidate’s
likes
by 117%
in
one
month
• Directed
internal
and
digital
communications,
including
weekly
newsletters,
press
releases, blog
posts,
social
media
content,
and
daily
snippets
relating
to
community
interest COMMUNICATIONS/DIGITAL
DIRECTOR,
Flores
for
Congress
(NV04)
• Drafted
fundraising
emails
sent
to
26k+
prospects
and
supporters
(10+
in
Sept.),
press
re- leases,
op- eds,
and
endorsement
questionnaire
answers
• Managed
Digital
Advocates
program;
increased
online
presence
by
engaging
volunteers
in digital
outreach
through
dynamic
trainings
and
fun
activities
• Analyzed
social
media
reach
and
built
higher
volume
of
engagement,
likes
and
impressions
(+90
page likes,
+59
followers
in
Sept.) POLITICAL
STRATEGIST,
Local
Politechs
Strategies
• Strategized
with
clients
to
build
effective
outreach
communication
utilizing
website
and
so- cial
media
platforms,
including
Blue
State
Digital,
NGP,
Nation
Builder,
Action
Network, Salsa,
and
Word
Press;
analyzed
SEO
and
meta
data
for
optimal
search
results LEGISLATIVE
DIRECTOR,
Delegate
David
Moon
(D20)
• Oversaw
all
aspects
of
newly
elected
Delegate’s
office,
including
daily
constituent
pro- gram,
scheduling
requests,
legislative
priorities,
100+
co- sponsorship
requests,
Judiciary Committee
responsibilities,
10
session
bills,
and
amendments
• Instituted
and
administered
educational
scholarship
and
intern
programs Annapolis,
MD
Jan.
2015
–
August
2015
Washington,
DC
April
2015
–
August
2015
Las
Vegas,
NV
Aug.
2015
-
Oct.
2015
Las
Vegas,
NV
Dec.
2015
-
April
2016
Las
Vegas,
NV
Aug.
2016
–
Aug.
2017
Las
Vegas
&
Reno,
NV
Sept.
2017
–
March
2018
Las
Vegas
&
Reno,
NV
May.
2017
–
Present
Las
Vegas,
NV
May.
2017
–
Present
MEDIA
MANAGER,
Friends
of
Bonnie
Cullison
(D20)
• Drafted,
published,
and
managed
social
media
and
website
content
and
endorsement
com- munications:
Increased
followers
+194
and
followers
+20
• Created
and
edited
talking
points,
e- newsletters,
and
neighbor
to
neighbor
letters SPECIAL
ASSISTANT,
Delegate
Aruna
Miller
(D15)
• Gave
oral
testimony
on
HB
786
and
HB
784
before
the
Ways
&
Means
Committee
• Wrote
speeches
for
national
events,
including
Telugu
Association
of
North
America’s celebration
of
International
Women’s
Day
with
1,500
attendees
and
worked
to
secure
local media
coverage
• Prepared
written
testimony
for
5
bills
covering
women’s
rights,
environmental
matters,
and
health
care LEGISLATIVE
AIDE,
The
Honorable
Gary
L.
Ackerman,
United
State
Congress
(NY05)
• Researched
and
responded
to
constituent
correspondence
and
met
with
interest
groups
• Managed
legislative
portfolio
of
women’s
and
LGBT
rights,
animal
welfare,
agriculture, education,
and
global
health
• Drafted
Extensions
of
Remarks,
Dear
Colleagues,
10
policy
memoranda,
and
letters
of recommendation
CONTRIBUTING
WRITER,
Patch.com
• Pitched,
drafted,
edited,
and
published
local
stories
and
legislative
updates
• Received
recognition
for
“Most
Popular
Article”
on
January
17th
and
June
21st,
2011 LEGISLATIVE
INTERN,
The
Hon.
Gary
L.
Ackerman
&
The
Hon.
Eleanor
Holmes
Norton
• Created
National
Dance
Day,
drafted
House
Resolution
language,
and
secured
national television
coverage
for
the
Delegate
on
the
show
‘So
You
Think
You
Can
Dance’ PARALEGAL,
Karp,
Frosh,
Lapidus,
Wigodsky,
&
Norwind,
P.A.
• Drafted
and
edited
legal
documents
and
informed
clients,
partner
attorneys,
and
third parties
of
case
updates
• Prepared
200+
case- files,
managed
financial
information,
including
loan
agreements, and
negotiated
one- third
lien
reductions EDUCATION
AMERICAN
UNIVERSITY,
Masters
of
Arts,
Strategic
Communications,
(expected
grad.
2020) UNIVERSITY
OF
MARYLAND,
Bachelor
of
Arts,
Criminal
Justice
and
Citation,
Women’s
Studies COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT
GIRL’S
EMPOWERMENT
CLUB
DIRECTOR,
Boys
&
Girls
Club Established
an
afterschool
weekly
program
for
girls
to
feel
empowered
and
strong POLITICAL
TRAINING
TEAM
CHAIR,
Women’s
Information
Network Created,
planned,
and
executed
engaging
political
training
programs
for
WIN
members
(1000+) 2012
DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL
CONVENTION
MEDIA
MONITOR,
The
Joint
Press
Office Compiled
national
and
local
daily
news
reports
for
OFA
and
JPO
senior
press
staff
for
crisis
intervention Computer
Skills:
LIS,
Thomas,
Photoshop,
Dreamweaver,
Phone2Action,
Canva,
Hootsuite,
TweetDeck,
Blue
State Digital,
Organizer,
Hustle,
CRS,
MGA,
LexisNexis,
Westlaw,
Intranet
Quorum
(IQ),
CMS,
NationBuilder,
NGP
VAN,
WordPress,
Salsa,
SEO
analytics, and
basic
CSS
and
HTML
Certifications/Trainings:
Emerge
Nevada
2016
graduate,
PCCC
Candidate
Training,
CRS
Advanced
Legislative
Process
Institute,
CRS
Federal
Histories Research,
Truman
Congressional
National
Security
Scholar,
and
DCCC
off- the- record
Communications
Manager
Training Washington,
DC
June
2011-
Jan.
2013
Silver
Spring,
MD
Dec.
2010
–
Dec.
2011
Washington,
DC
Aug.
2010-
Jan.
2011
June
2010-
July
2010
College
Park,
MD
May
2007
Aspen
Hill,
MD
April
2014
–
Dec.
2014
Washington,
DC
Sept.
2014
–
Aug.
2015
Washington,
DC
Nov.
2007
–
May
2009
Las
Vegas,
NV
March
2017
–
Aug.
2017
Annapolis,
MD
Oct.
2013
–
April
2014