Alicia

V.

Briancon

ac51oq@r.postjobfree.com

(***)

***- ****

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

twitter

impressions

by

368%

and

Assembly

candidate’s

Facebook

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

Facebook

page likes,

+59

twitter

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

mail

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

Facebook

followers

+194

and

Twitter

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

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