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David Roberts

David Roberts

Oklahoma City,OK

Summary

Experienced Political & Government Organization Official with expertise in Project Management and Issue Advocacy. Seeking to contribute my extensive knowledge and skills in a dynamic organization that values strategic thinking, leadership, and creative problem-solving. As a driven professional, I excel in leveraging analytical and research abilities, event planning, media relations, and social media management. My exceptional communication skills and comprehensive understanding of the communications industry enable me to deliver outstanding results and drive positive change.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Development and External Relations

Oklahoma Democratic Party
Oklahoma City, OK
10.2022 - Current
  • Managed multiple external relations projects simultaneously with competing deadlines while raising over $500,000 in support of the party's programs and initiatives. Implementing data-driven strategies to track and analyze donor and volunteer engagement.
  • Built and maintained strong relationships with donors, elected officials, community leaders, and other stakeholders to expand the party's reach and influence
  • Plan and execute high-profile events that generates significant media attention and increased the party's visibility and impact; collaborate with party leadership and staff to develop messaging and communications materials that effectively convey the party's values and platform to diverse audiences.

Founder and CEO

Sooner State Strategies
11.2019 - 09.2022
  • Launched and managed a successful political consulting firm that provided strategic guidance, campaign management, and other services to a diverse range of clients. Initiated strategy to drive company growth and increase market share and profitability.
  • Led recruitment and development of strategic alliances to maximize utilization of existing talent and capabilities.
  • Established and maintained strong relationships with key stakeholders, including elected officials, business leaders, community activists, and media outlets, while staying abreast of political and policy developments in Oklahoma and beyond.

Director of Public Administration; Grants Admin.

Town Of McCurtain
01.2016 - 02.2021
  • Successfully wrote and applied for over 2.5 million in municipal and community grants providing funding for clean drinking water, wastewater programs, roads, infrastructure, and municipal employees. Established internal audit procedures to validate and improve accuracy of financial reporting.
  • Evaluated and negotiated contracts to procure favorable financial terms. Supported financial director with special projects and additional job duties.
  • Improved overall financial reporting by streamlining control processes and reporting structures. Responsible for giving regular reports to elected officials and public; successfully maintain all project related legal documents, financial reports, engineering proposals and environmental impact reports.

Municipal Clerk; Municipal Court Clerk

Municipal Government Of The Town Of McCurtain
12.2019 - 03.2020
  • Assisted public officials with economic development and measured investment performance and employment strategies analyzing variable outcomes on overall trend.
  • Reviewed and prepared court documents for filing in alignment with established protocols to support compliance. Responsible for processing subpoenas, motions and pleadings.
  • Responded to in-person and telephone requests for information from general public, attorneys and other involved parties while giving significant energy and resources towards grant applications and funding opportunities providing analysis to local boards and ultimately receiving awards for 70%+ of applications.

Public Affairs Director

American Main Street
01.2013 - 05.2014
  • Reviewed marketing materials and documents for brand accuracy and trending design. Increased brand awareness through development and implementation of successful public relations campaigns.
  • Produced and distributed internal and external communications. Developed campaigns to increase public awareness of company and engage customers.
  • Analyzed data to assess performance of different statements, posts and campaigns. Wrote speeches, press releases, media responses and public service announcements.

Senior Advisor and External Media Consultant

Connie Johnson For Oklahoma (U.S. Senate Campaign)
02.2013 - 01.2014
  • Developed and tested campaign policy positions and
    overall campaign messaging in association with candidate and established objectives. Served as surrogate speaker for Senator Johnson and represented campaign organization at 4 rally-style events and 2 town hall style speaking opportunities, with numerous additional events that included fundraisers, forums, and issue-based invitations
  • Increased contributions and improved supported coalition goals by developing public relations strategies and customized campaigns.
  • Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to identify key messages and create compelling content for press releases and other materials.
  • Commissioned, oversaw, and analyzed polling and public opinion operations that produced significant amounts of accurate data and statistics used to modify and update campaign strategy and messaging in ways more likely to reach and influence electorate.

Field Representative

Bill John Baker For Principal Chief Cherokee Ntn.
02.2010 - 11.2013
  • Developed and implemented a successful Field Plan for several counties in Eastern Oklahoma. Traveled over 1,500 miles in final months solely to build support, organize events, and implement lasting networks of activists.
  • Put into place very active and responsible staffers and volunteers to organize in community and help implement overall Field Strategy.
  • Organized candidate campaign events, worked directly with Campaign Manager and Candidate to implement microtargeting program for certain sects of Cherokee people based on variables collected and analyzed through polling and internal research.

Field Director

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, DCCC
02.2012 - 12.2012
  • Wrote and implemented extensive Field Budget
    ($452,000) and Field Plan with overall vote goal of 188,471 votes with specific plans for earned media events, multiple visits from high-profile surrogates including President Bill Clinton, Jennifer Garner, Richard Trumka, and Jon “Bowzer” Bauman
  • Recruited, trained and managed staff, opening 5 new offices. Built a custom field strategy from scratch that created high-yielding, self-sustaining volunteer organizations.
  • Responsible for political arm of campaign, working directly with Congressman Critz preparing speeches, crafting messaging, and organizing travel schedules and events. Evaluated programs and monitored implementation and compliance with regulations to achieve objectives. Attended multiple political events and spoke publicly about candidate.

Regional Field Director

We Are Wisconsin
01.2012 - 06.2012
  • Responsible for mapping out region-specific field plan aimed at recalling Governor Scott Walker and State Senator Pam Galloway; region covered 22 counties in Northern Wisconsin
  • Opened and staffed 5 offices, trained and empowered staff, built successful volunteer organizations in multiple cities in Northern Wisconsin and implemented Relational Voter Program similar to neighbor-to-neighbor.
  • Worked directly with partner organizations – responsible for working with AFSCME, AFL-CIO, AFT, WEAC, Planned Parenthood, SEIU, USW, IBEW, Teamsters, UAW, IAFF and others – developed strong relationships with labor and community partners, mobilized labor members, recruited and mobilized local activists, developed new activists, mobilized petition circulator's, produced successful canvasses, phone banks, rallies and voter turnout events.

Data Director

Wisconsin For Falk
02.2012 - 05.2012
  • Oversaw development and implementation of improvements to support and network operations. Employed SQL to query databases and retrieve data and double checked accuracy of hard copy paperwork and rectified any issues.
  • Supported implementation of warehouse management system software applications to enable centralized management of tasks.
  • Sorted and processed incoming reports before putting data into processing software. Located and corrected data entry errors and reported to management.

Political Organizer

The Markham Group
02.2011 - 05.2011
  • Interviewed members of specific populations to understand and document issues.
  • Discovered opportunities to gain deeper insight into creating efficient and streamlined processes.
  • Identified community organizations and leaders to establish and nurture relationships to help build awareness and win reforms for public.
  • Wrote e-mails, promoted events via social media and drafted phone scripts to recruit volunteers.

Field Organization Lead

Arkansas Democratic Party: Sen Lincoln & Gov Beebe
01.2010 - 11.2010
  • Successfully managed campaign outreach and fostered collaborative efforts to schedule, host and facilitate events and identify further opportunities to reach members of minority and LGBTQ communities developing and coordinate messaging efforts specific to NW Arkansas and students at University of Arkansas
  • Recruited, trained, and organized volunteers to conduct persuasive voter contact, lead community events, mobilized base voters and to coordinated GOTV efforts in Western Arkansas including trainings and field strategy
  • Held events for Senator Lincoln including re-filing rally, two day notice for event for 250 people with various politicians and surrogates speaking, multiple rallies featuring President William Clinton, organized with office and attended by several thousand voters

Field Organizer

Obama For America
06.2008 - 12.2008
  • Served as liaison between voters of Northwest Montana and campaign headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. Responsible for learning, building, implementing, and operating vast network of grassroots activists
  • Produced successful canvasses, voter registration drives and phone banks and opened 3 offices in NWMontana
  • Organized events such as Senator Joe Biden's Town Hall Meeting, Senior Domestic Policy Advisor Melody Barnes'
    Economic Forum, Congresswoman Lois Capps' Early Vote Kickoff and Healthcare Forum, Walk to Vote, Republicans for Obama, Veterans for Obama, and Women for Obama

Education

Master of Arts - Economics and Economic Development

University of Oklahoma
05.2026

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science, History

Northeastern State University
05.2009

Administrator - Community Development Block Grant -

Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Oklahoma City, OK

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Project Management
  • Data and Analytics
  • Operations management
  • Consulting
  • Budgeting
  • VAN and NGP
  • Staff Management
  • Finance & Financial Management
  • Data Analysis & Interpretation
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • SQL and Python
  • Public Relations Campaigns
  • External Marketing
  • Marketing Collateral
  • Branding Strategy
  • Advanced user in Portal, Phoenix, LBJ, Big Query, Data Studio, and DDx
  • Fundraising Campaigns
  • Government Relations
  • Staff Training
  • Employee Presentations
  • Donor Relations
  • Grant Submissions
  • Campaign Conceptualization
  • Volunteer Engagement
  • Overseeing Fundraising
  • Course Development
  • Letter Writing
  • Revenue Projections
  • Business Operations
  • Budgeting and Allocation
  • Business Budgeting
  • Mission Critical Applications
  • Project Commissioning
  • Brand Development and Marketing
  • Donor Management System Software
  • Event Publicity
  • Business Planning
  • Business Management and Development
  • Mobilization Management
  • Reviewing Resumes
  • Business Solutions
  • Profit Target Achievement
  • Corrective Actions
  • Alumni Relations
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Data Management
  • Career and Academic Counseling
  • Media Spokesperson
  • Administering Social Media Accounts
  • Negotiation Strategies
  • Submission Preparation
  • Business Goal Management

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
German
Professional Working

Timeline

Director of Development and External Relations

Oklahoma Democratic Party
10.2022 - Current

Municipal Clerk; Municipal Court Clerk

Municipal Government Of The Town Of McCurtain
12.2019 - 03.2020

Founder and CEO

Sooner State Strategies
11.2019 - 09.2022

Director of Public Administration; Grants Admin.

Town Of McCurtain
01.2016 - 02.2021

Senior Advisor and External Media Consultant

Connie Johnson For Oklahoma (U.S. Senate Campaign)
02.2013 - 01.2014

Public Affairs Director

American Main Street
01.2013 - 05.2014

Field Director

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, DCCC
02.2012 - 12.2012

Data Director

Wisconsin For Falk
02.2012 - 05.2012

Regional Field Director

We Are Wisconsin
01.2012 - 06.2012

Political Organizer

The Markham Group
02.2011 - 05.2011

Field Representative

Bill John Baker For Principal Chief Cherokee Ntn.
02.2010 - 11.2013

Field Organization Lead

Arkansas Democratic Party: Sen Lincoln & Gov Beebe
01.2010 - 11.2010

Field Organizer

Obama For America
06.2008 - 12.2008

Master of Arts - Economics and Economic Development

University of Oklahoma

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science, History

Northeastern State University

Administrator - Community Development Block Grant -

Oklahoma Department of Commerce

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