Amir D. Turner
New York,NY
Summary
An outgoing organized professional with 5+ years of experience in hospitality, managing, administrative, political campaigning and customer service. Analytical thinker that thrives under pressure and is not afraid of embarking on new challenges. Upholds a high degree of professionalism, diligence, and competence. Able to function effectively in a high-pressure, and ever-changing work environment. Adaptable to change and willing to relocate.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Regional Field Organizer
Mark Levine for Comptroller
New York, New York
04.2025 - 06.2025
- Organize canvassing efforts in Southeast Queens
- Assist in volunteer/canvassing events across all five boroughs
- Recruit and train volunteers to canvass
- Use NPG Van to cut turf for volunteers to canvass
- Won a contested national covered Comptroller’s race
- Staff candidate at events in Queens
- Outreach to surrounding Organizations and Clubs
- Used Scale to Win, Mobilize, Slack
Field Director / Operations Director
Marianne Williamson For President
New York, New York
12.2023 - 12.2024
- Successfully collected over 20,000 signatures throughout the five boroughs of New York City
- Ensured canvassers met daily 35 to 70 signature metrics
- Binded and scanned petitions
- Responsible for payroll and tax administrative duties for canvassers and staff
- Recruited, trained,and mentored more than 50 canvassers
- Consistently meet daily and weekly quotas for client information and signature acquisition
- Manually input results by means of documents and spreadsheets
Field Director
Laura Gillen For Congress
Long Island, New York
08.2024 - 11.2024
- Responsible for overseeing a team that knocked on over 200,000 doors in Congressional District 4
- Won a flip seat in a national covered Congressional race
- Recruited and trained over 100 canvassers
Field Manager
Jo Ann Simon For State Senate
Brooklyn, New York
05.2024 - 06.2024
- Responsible for recruiting canvassers
- Training canvassers to effectively persuade voters going to door to door
- Maintaining a daily door count and voter contact total
- Communication with Campaign Manager and Candidate
Field Director
Marty Dolan for Congress
Bronx, New York
03.2024 - 05.2024
- Responsible for canvassing training and recruiting
- Management of over 12 canvassers
- Collected over 5,000 signatures within 3 weeks for ballot efforts
- Responsible for coordinating canvassing efforts throughout the district
- Communication with campaign manager and candidate
Canvasser
Vincent Pedi/Wesley Lee – Council At Large/ Mayor Campaign
Poughkeepsie, New York
06.2023 - 06.2023
- Responsible for engaging over 1,000 voters to get out to vote
- Persuaded voters to vote for district council at large candidate as well as mayor
- Transported canvassers to designated destinations
- Poll Worker
Field Director
Rebecca Edwards – Poughkeepsie Town Supervisor
Poughkeepsie, New York
05.2023 - 06.2023
- Lead a team to put candidate on ballot for town supervisor
- Persuading voters to vote for down the ballot candidates
- Responsible for collecting 1500 signatures
- Engaging voters to get out to vote
- Poll Worker
Deputy Organizing Director
Pat Ryan for Congress NY-18 & NY-19 DCCC
Duchess, Orange, Ulster County, NY
08.2022 - 12.2022
- Led a successful congressional campaign through developing comprehensive canvassing strategies and securing victory against a well known candidate and new redistricting territory
- Input organizer metrics, staff metrics, and ran daily reports of Dutchess county office and Ulster county offices
- Managed field organizers ensuring they meet daily metrics-such as 100 to 200 phone calls a day,daily volunteer recruitment
- Communicated with local colleges for student engagement
- Hosting canvassing engagement events
- Ran virtual events phonebank/text-banks/door to door canvasses
- Trained and recruited volunteers to support with outreach/canvassing
- Cut turf and build phone and text banks
Field Director
Sole Strategies Political Consulting
New York, NY
03.2021 - 08.2022
- Training and recruiting canvassers
- Hiring and interviewed over 500 canvassers in and out of state
- Responsible for payroll and tax administrative duties for canvassers and field staff
- Maintaining campaign and candidates needs in field operations
- Responsible for opening & maintaining New York & New Jersey Field Office
- Training field organizers to manage their own field campaign
- Reaching out to like minded organizations (non profit, non partisan) to collaborate
- Managed 30+ campaigns at once
- Maintaining hourly reports to candidates on canvassing operations
- Travel to different states to assist in political/ non profit canvassing
- Using NGP VAN to cut turf and manage canvassers
Prep Cook/ Cook-Dishwasher
Entertainment Cruises
New York, NY
07.2017 - 08.2020
- Prepared and ran buffet, replenished dual temperature food in 4-hour cruise duration servicing up to 600 attendees
- Accountable for upholding a clean workstation as well as safety precautions
- Trained more than 10 prep cooks with minimal supervision during services of 400 to 600 attendees.
- Performed bi-monthly inventory of services and goods
- Unloaded recreation from commissary truck onto vessel, upholding a clean storage area around the kitchen
Education
Associate of Arts - Digital Arts
Bronx Community College
06.2020
High School Diploma - undefined
Pelham Lab High School
01.2017
Skills
- Administration
- Campaign Management
- Client Relations
- Communication
- Crisis Management
- Data Analysis
- Google Docs
- Leadership
- MS Office
- Networking
- Organization
- Payment Allocation
- Strategic Planning
- Financial Oversight
- Schedule management
- Training facilitation
- Recruitment strategies
- Coalition building
Certification
- SafeServe License 2019
- Drivers License
Timeline
Regional Field Organizer
Mark Levine for Comptroller
04.2025 - 06.2025
Field Director
Laura Gillen For Congress
08.2024 - 11.2024
Field Manager
Jo Ann Simon For State Senate
05.2024 - 06.2024
Field Director
Marty Dolan for Congress
03.2024 - 05.2024
Field Director / Operations Director
Marianne Williamson For President
12.2023 - 12.2024
Canvasser
Vincent Pedi/Wesley Lee – Council At Large/ Mayor Campaign
06.2023 - 06.2023
Field Director
Rebecca Edwards – Poughkeepsie Town Supervisor
05.2023 - 06.2023
Deputy Organizing Director
Pat Ryan for Congress NY-18 & NY-19 DCCC
08.2022 - 12.2022
Field Director
Sole Strategies Political Consulting
03.2021 - 08.2022
Prep Cook/ Cook-Dishwasher
Entertainment Cruises
07.2017 - 08.2020
High School Diploma - undefined
Pelham Lab High School
Associate of Arts - Digital Arts
Bronx Community College