ALEJANDRO CHAVEZ 602-***-**** -

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Political and Field Director with proven leadership abilities and expertise in managing large national/regional and statewide programs to mobilize constituent action and engagement. Dynamic and strategic professional well-versed in building and leading key programs to drive long term volunteer engagement, voter outreach, at scale high capacity distributed national programs, and event participation. Contacts and ability to identify high profile national and local leaders and unions and bring them on board strategically. Developing and executing a Latino outreach statewide program from director voter contact to recruiting supporters and creating the tactical rollout.

Excellent communicator and training instructor; highly adaptable and skilled in developing and delivering program content. Extensive background in managing campaigns across a diverse audience for causes, issues and candidates through advocacy, collaboration with local communities, and technology. A lifetime committed to activism.

-Field Program Management -Training -Leadership Development

-Strategic Political and Field Planning -Advocacy -Community Outreach

-Constituent Engagement -Fundraising -Coaching and Mentoring PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Political Director with Smart and Safe AZ, Strategies 360 September 2019 - December 2020

Recruiting and identifying elected officials, community leaders, and business leaders to support Smart and Safe AZ initiative to legalize recreational marijuana. In addition, led the field work to contact voters directly with volunteers and vendors on a local and national level.

● Increased Latino support by 15%

● Identified supporters like civil rights leader Dolores Huerta and for NCLR chair Danny Ortega

● Lead the GOTV direct-voter engagement

● Presentation to all local and national groups for endorsements

● Built volunteer base

● Most votes for an initiative in Arizona history, 1.9 million votes National Organizing Specialist, American Civil Liberties Union March 2019 - September 2019

Recruiting and identifying volunteers with the Rights for All campaign and leading rural distributed organizing in Iowa and Nevada.

● Recruiting volunteers to attend candidates and video them on the record asking a key question from our platform and the candidate responding

● Helping building teams of volunteers in rural areas of IA and NV, via 1:1s and trainings

● Facilitate large trainings

Blue Wave Volunteer Program Manager, NextGen America May 2018 - November 2018

Managed a staff of six organizers and six fellows for NextGen America’s Blue Wave Volunteer Program. Their digital distributed organizing model to support the 11 Rising states, full staffed campaigns on the ground in CA, NV, AZ, IA, MI, WI, PA, NH, VA, NC, and FL.

● Recruited 500 volunteers to engage

● Hired staff and designed the program, including drafting emails, reporting, and working with multiple groups

● Drafted national calls and videos with Tom Steyer to motivate and increase volunteer participation

● Lead the texting in the primary for Andrew Gillum for Gov. of FL, the state ally coordinated table.

● Sent over 5.5 million text and won 38 of the 40 Congressional targets,voters 18-35 year olds

Senior Electoral Campaigns Manager, Democracy for America July 2016 - January 2018

Led the entire federal election program for the United States (over 40 Federal candidates in 2016) to engage and mobilize voters.

● Recruited, identified, supported, and led candidates through the endorsement application.

● Reviewed, recommended, and selected candidates for endorsement in a collaborative cross-functional process.

● Produced strategies and “deliverables” for endorsed candidates.

● Directed and managed an outbound national calling program delivering over 8 million calls in 2016 and 2.5 million calls in 2017 (off-election year). Major campaigns led and supported include:

● Catherine Cortez Masto, U.S. Senator - Nevada - delivered 600K calls and raised over

$60K. Convinced the Senator to join a national Democracy for America call.

● Pramila Jayapal, member of Congress - Washington - raised over $30K and provided local volunteers.

● Nanette Barragan, member of Congress - California - delivered 500K+ calls, raised over $50K, provided strategic consulting, and site visits.

● Jimmy Gomez, member of Congress - California - Co-managed the GOTV co-campaign

● Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo - District 51 - California,

● Justin Fairfax - Lieutenant Gov of Virginia.

Campaigns

● Rob Quist for Congress - Montana, Randy Bryce for Congress - Wisconsin, Kevin de Leon for U.S Senate - California, Veronica Escobar for Congress - Texas, Laura Moser for Congress - Texas, Mary Matiella for Congress - Arizona, Emilio Huerta for Congress

- California.

National Field Network Manager, MoveOn.org July 2011 - June 2016

Developed and implemented a new national field network of volunteers as head campaigner and field organizer with full leadership responsibility for the network.

● Wrote constituent-facing emails for candidates endorsed by MoveOn.org to build awareness, educate and raise funds for candidates across the MoveOn.org member file.

● Recruited hosts for large, high-priority national events to drive fundraising for MoveOn.org and candidates.

● Established national councils with volunteer leaders in Washington, Nevada, Montana, Oregon and Arizona.

● Led field teams as primary field organizer embedded with local campaign staff for legislative campaigns in Oregon and Nevada during 2012 and won both elections. Led and managed field operations for major MoveOn.org campaigns:

● Iran Deal - 2015 – led and developed MoveOn.org field campaign to convince Congress to change course and vote in favor of the Iran deal in 2015.

● Run Warren Run - managed and led national field strategy and outreach to draft Senator Elizabeth Warren as a 2016 Presidential candidate. MoveOn.org hosted over 200 house parties and visibility actions nationwide.

● Save the Senate - 2014 – developed the MoveOn.org program to complete 7 million+ calls in the key swing states of Hawaii, Kentucky, Michigan, New Hampshire, Iowa, Colorado and South Carolina.

● Brian Schatz for U.S. Senator of Hawaii – opened a local office in Hawaii and hired one organizer to turnout MoveOn members. Sen. Brian Schatz thanked us during his victory speech in recognition of our impact on his campaign win.

● Drop the I Word – fostered the trust and support of Helen Chavez - widow of famed Latino civil rights leader Cesar Chavez - to help MoveOn.org convince the New York Times to stop using the derogatory term “Illegal Alien” in their publications. Collaborated with Helen Chavez to draft her letter to the New York Times endorsing the MoveOn.org initiative.

Campaign Manager,

Michael Nowakowski Reelection for Phoenix City Council January 2010—November 2010

Served as campaign manager with responsibility for the strategic campaign plan and day-to-day campaign operations; managed the staff and the candidate, organized and directed an innovative and highly successful precinct canvassing program, and led planning and programming for all fundraising events.

Campaign Manager,

Ruben Gallego for Arizona House of Representatives December 2009—December 2010

Directed and led a highly successful campaign that increased voter turnout by 60 percent over the previous election. Assisted in raising $100,000 over nine months. Field Operations Manager,

Health Care for America Now (HCAN) Phoenix, Arizona July 2009 - September 2009

Organized and recruited hundreds of volunteers and staff to participate in statewide candlelight vigils, marches and protests.

Field Director,

Maricopa County Democratic Party Phoenix, Arizona September 2008

—December 2008

Planned, managed and coordinated all precinct door-to-door canvassing and phone banks for county elections on behalf of multiple candidates’ campaigns. Recruited and mobilized volunteers.

Field Director, Michael Nowakowski for City Council June 2007 – September 2007

Managed strategic planning and field operations for this Phoenix city-council race in the diverse 7th district of the nation’s fifth-largest municipality. Planned and managed volunteer recruitment, phone bank operations, and precinct canvassing including delivery and posting of campaign signage. Managed strategy, tactics, and messaging with the candidate and the campaign’s chief political consultants on a daily basis. Ran an all-volunteer recruitment and canvassing program for a successful come-from-behind campaign despite being outspent by opponents. Assisted in all fundraisers over a six-month window raising $160,000. EDUCATION

A.A. degree in Computer Science, Institute for Business and Technology General Coursework, California State University, Stanislaus

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