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Simeon C. Ike

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EDUCATION

Georgia Southern University, Bachelor of Science in Psychology WORK EXPERIENCE

Greater Memphis Housing Justice Project, Memphis, TN Lead Community Organizer, May 2024-Current

•Provide critical planning and execution for canvasses at HUD subsidized properties

•Develop social media content highlighting housing policies, renter issues, and renters stories

•Research housing policies and explore policy changes in the Memphis rental system

•Attend monthly Health, Education, and Housing Facility Board meetings Mi Familia Vota, Atlanta, GA

Fellow, January 2024-May 2024

•Attending bi-weekly sessions as part of The Latino Electoral Engagement Fellowship (LEEF) that have covered topics about environment and climate justice and have included speakers from different environmental and social advocacy organizations

•Attended Lobby Day at the Georgia State Capitol to speak with legislators about the Environmental Justice Bill FieldWorks, Atlanta, GA

Team Leader, July 2023-August 2023

• Led teams of canvassers into Atlanta neighborhoods to persuade residents to sign petitions for the ‘Cop City’ referendum

• Educated residents about the ‘Cop City’ referendum and the impact of the Atlanta Police Training Facility Atlanta Beltline Partnership, Atlanta, GA Canvasser, February 2023-June 2023

• Canvassed neighborhoods on Atlanta’s westside to inform low-income residences about property assistance via the organization’s Legacy Resident Retention and Neighbor to Neighbor programs

• Educated residents on how to correctly fill out applications for assistance Bergmann Zwerdling Direct, Washington, DC (Remote) Campaign Associate, February 2022-December 2022

• Drafted content to design mail pieces for over 50 clients using the Wrike and Trello project management software

• Primarily worked with clients on the east coast to provide strategy planning and marketing for their campaign races

• Provided data and projections on demographics to clients for targeted mail pieces Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (Remote) Field Organizer, May 2021-December 2021

• Used Votebuilder to recruit new volunteers and reach former volunteers

• Used Zoom to establish relationships with new volunteers and maintain relationships with seasoned volunteers

• Hosted virtual phone banks through Zoom and guided virtual trainings for in-person canvassing in Milwaukee and Milwaukee County • Met frequently with the Milwaukee County Democratic Party leaders to discuss best practices for engaging the community about the 2022 election

Democratic Party of Georgia (Senate Runoff), Atlanta, GA Field Organizer, December 2020-January 2021

• Canvassed and led volunteer canvasses for GOTV for Warnock and Ossoff

• Implemented phone banking and text banking to recruit volunteers for GOTV for Warnock and Ossoff NextGen America, Miami, FL (Remote)

Field Organizer, July 2020-November 2020

• Recruited volunteers and volunteer leaders to help bridge the gap between the youth (ages 18-35) and their involvement in elections

• Hosted phone banks and virtual town halls to discuss policy issues that most affected the youth

• Partnered with Florida Memorial University and established a fellowship program to facilitate conversations about the election Organizing Together 2020, Flint, MI (Remote)

Field Organizer, April 2020-June 2020

• Implemented recruitment via phone banking and digital organizing to support democratic nominee Joe Biden

• Recruited and maintained a network of 20+ active volunteers to help bridge the gap between our organization and the local Flint community

• Created and hosted virtual Zoom events to engage the community on pressing issues, such as voting by mail, police brutality, coronavirus health and safety, environmental justice, and civil rights

• Partnered with local organizations, such as Black Millennials 4 Flint and Artistic Visions Enterprise to discuss the effects of policies on businesses and organizations in minority communities Elizabeth Warren for President, Florence, SC

Field Organizer, September 2019-March 2020

• Recruited, trained, managed and escalated volunteers in Florence and Lee Counties (designated turf)

• Recruited 100+ volunteers by phone banking in Votebuilder and Hubdialer and canvassing in turf using the MiniVan software

• Canvassed with intent of garnering support for Elizabeth Warren through mention of her various political policies

• Entered data into DNC Votebuilder (VAN) to effectively track volunteers, volunteer shifts, and organizer statistics

• Hosted relational events in turf that included (but were not limited to) debate watch parties, conversation hours, phone banks, text banks, canvass launches, principal events and /surrogate events

• Partnered with the Florence County Democratic Party for guidance on how to effectively organize in the Florence County community

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