I build communities and brands around big ideas.

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Resilia
Director of Institutional Partnerships | March 2021 – Present

Resilia is a black-led social impact organization.  In my role I help to radically empower the capacity, DEI, and impact of non-profits and their supporting foundations by having conversations about our Funder Platform.

Writa.co

Writa.co
Concept Company – 30 Day Project

Designed and built an MVP product and operations model that combines machine learning, medical content writers, automated marketing workflows, and a reimagined writing process to create excellent quality medical content at a fraction of the cost. 

Cohen Eye Institute 
Director of Marketing | October 2019 – Jan. 2020

Led organizational strategy through COVID-19 pandemic. Increased digital ad conversion by over 400%, expanded referring doctor network by 10%, and developed experimental programs for remote eye care. Presently retained as contractor.

Larry Hamm for Senate

Lawrence Hamm for NJ Senate
Web Developer & Policy Consult | February 2020 – Nov.  2020

Volunteered support to Lawrence Hamm through the development of his campaign site, integration of all third party apps (donation/email collection), and misc. tech tasks. Consulted policy team on structuring progressive education policies.

Rivers For Assembly 
State Assembly Candidate NJ LD17 | March 2019 – June 2019

With the support of  my community & activists I challenged an 18+ year incumbent as a Progressive in the Democratic Primary. Raised $25,000+ from 120+ individual donors, alongside 70 active volunteers, earning 1876 votes from the ~9000 voters.  

OurSociety 
Founder/Executive Director | May 2017 – Jan 2019

We invented the first ever free election campaign platform to remove the financial barriers associated with running for local office. Our MVP featured 18 Candidates, 192 Registered Citizens, and 10,000+ anonymous users. Read our impact report.

Love2brew Homebrew Supply 
Founder/CEO  |  Oct. 2011  – March 2019 (Acquired)

Love2brew is a home beer and wine making e-commerce supply serving the nation. We disrupted the industry by fusing content, community, and impeccable service into a business that became the fastest growing homebrew company in U.S. history.

Bematech (Now Logic Controls)
Vice President – North American Sales  |  May 2009 – April 2011

Restaurant point of sale and kitchen management technologies. I oversaw $18M in annual revenues split between distributor channels and key accounts.  Supervised a team of four sales reps and broke several company records.

Broadridge 
Operations Manager  |  October 2007 – May 2009

Recruited into the national management training program out of college. Cross-trained for a year throughout organization. Managed prospectus printing center. Focused primarily on operational efficiencies.

DormClean.com

DormClean
Founder/CEO |  October 2007 – May 2008

DormClean was a digital intermediary between local cleaning services and college students, primarily focusing on Hofstra University.  Students could order a cleaning crew direct to their dorm rooms and we facilitated the transaction for a small fee.
Vector Marketing

Vector Marketing (Cutco)
Sales Manager |  June 2003 – May 2006

Sold knives. Loved it. $35,000+ personal sales. 130+ Field training. Spent most summers as an assistant/sales manager. Interviewed 1,000+ candidates for the positions. Learned some foundational skills.

Education

Henry George School of Social Sciences: 2018 Money, Credit, & Banking / Land Value Tax / Political Economy / Progress & Poverty
Hofstra University:  2002 – 2006  B.A Management / B.A Marketing (Dual Major)

Community Organizing:

Impeach & Remove:  Rally to call for Donald Trump’s impeachment held the evening before the House of Representatives vote.  12/17/19 – 150+ people

Lights for Liberty:  Rally to raise awareness and action about the inhumane treatment of asylum seekers and the for-profit detention industry in NJ.  7/12/19 – 300+ people

Release the Report Rally:  Intended to force the public and unredacted release of the Robert Mueller report.  4/4/19 – 100+ people (Rapid Response)

No One is Above the Law: Rally to demand the non-partisan investigation of Russian election interference not be meddled with.  11/8/19 – 250+ people (Rapid Response)

Community Organizer / Activist:  Advocated for Government Transparency / Civics Education / $15 Min. Wage / Environmental Protections / Immigrant Rights / Medicare for All / Clean Energy Aggregation / Founder North Brunswick Progressives

Reading List

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