Avaaz Foundation – New York, NY 2011 – 2015
International advocacy organization with 45 million online members, 130 globally distributed staff, and $10 million in web-based fundraising.
- Chief Online Officer
- Managed team of 34, developing leaders among junior staff
- Created long-range plans for technology development to meet organizational needs and abate potential risks
- Led crisis management for all system interruptions and security threats
- Developed $1.5 million annual technology budgets
- Held oversight on up to 18 simultaneous departmental projects
- Negotiated and managed contracts with outside vendors
- Key accomplishments:
- Envisioned and led creation of a professional in-house software team using modern development practices
- Moved entire technology infrastructure from a single datacenter to cloud hosting, improving scalability and disaster redundancy
- Planned and led weeklong training and teambuilding retreat for 18 developers and project managers
- Created project management system to simultaneously build a permanent platform and also react to immediate campaign technology needs
- Managed deliverability for email system sending 1.5 Billion messages/year
- Created information security systems and training, passing annual audits of network and physical security with flying colors
PowerThru Consulting – Burlington, VT 2009 – 2011
Consulting agency providing online organizing strategy and execution, and custom software solutions, for progressive causes and candidates.
- Founder / Managing Partner
- Created business plan and budget
- Recruited other founding partners, hired staff
- Oversaw business development, signed and managed anchor clients
- Created software products still generating revenue after five years
- Developed advocacy and fundraising campaigns for USAction, AFL-CIO, Rainforest Action Network, and other national groups
TrueMajority.org – Burlington, VT 2004 – 2009
One of the first Internet-based political advocacy groups. Founded by Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, and focused on reducing U.S. military spending.
- Executive Director
- Managed nationwide online + field + phone campaign supporting Obama
- Instituted major donor program
- Negotiated and completed merger with USAction to acquire field organizing resources
- Online Director
- Instituted standard practices and data collection procedures to measure success of online organizing program
- Started online fundraising program
- Increased size of online list by nearly 50%
- Online Organizer
- Planned and executed a yearlong multi-state legislative campaign
- Organized press event featuring winners of the Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Peace Prize in support of the people of Sudan.
- Carried out multiple online organizing campaigns on Congressional votes
Vermont Public Interest Research Group – Montpelier, VT 2000 – 2004
Vermont’s largest statewide environmental and social justice advocacy group.
- Online Organizer
- Created a system for broadcasting online video of Statehouse proceedings
- Carried out multiple online advocacy campaigns on state issues
Microsoft Press – Bellevue, WA 1997 – 2000
Publishing division of Microsoft Corp., which creates electronic and printed training products supporting the company’s core software business.
- Director of Development
- Delivered numerous software training products to market
- Led team of 35 programmers, writers, animators and project managers
- Built and directed the team which created Microsoft’s online bookstore
Volunteer Experience
- Matt Dunne for Governor 2010
- Technology infrastructure, e-mail campaign planning and execution
- Clavelle for Governor 2004
- Technology infrastructure