ERIN BURGER
Washington,DC
Summary
Dedicated and passionate organizer who believes collective action can and will lead to widespread political and social change.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Federal Action Campaign Director
Union Of Concerned Scientists
Washington, United States
01.2019 - Current
- Drive the conceptualization, coordination, and implementation of federal campaign strategy to defend and advance UCS policy priorities and advance Congressional strategies to expose and block harmful administrative actions
- Responsible for coordination with outreach and program staff to develop and implement strategies to recruit grassroots and grasstops as a component of an organization wide super-activist program
Director of Coalition Projects
Climate Action Campaign
Washington, DC
04.2017 - 01.2019
- Oversaw the Climate Action Campaign's engagement on BLM Methane, EPA Methane, Cars, and other steering committee priorities
- Drove the agenda setting and execution of deliverables for a complicated strategic and tactical coalition table as well as managing relationships with all CAC Steering Committee members
National Organizing Director
Climate Action Campaign
Washington , DC
11.2014 - 04.2017
- Responsible for managing and implementing the overall campaign design, logistics and evaluation of national coalition organizing and political team encompassing up to 11 states and 50+ coalition organizers
- Directly managed 3 regional directors and two support staff and a 2 million dollar budget
- Responsible for convening and driving decision making and agenda setting with coalition table of National Organizing Directors regarding direct advocacy on climate in key states
Regional Field Director
Climate Action Campaign
Washington , DC
03.2013 - 11.2014
- Responsible for oversight, management and strategic objective setting for five state coalition field programs on the issue of federal climate policy as a part of a national environmental coordinated effort
- Developed, standardized and implemented quarterly planning meetings for coalition state organizing tables Conceptualized and organized yearly stakeholder retreat of 200+ participants to coordinate strategy, facilitate skills trainings and network
Northeast Field Director
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Washington , DC
02.2012 - 08.2012
- Oversaw the daily management of 16 field programs for targeted House races throughout the Northeast
- Accountable for strategic decisions, planning, budgeting and training of all Democratic field staff throughout the region
Strategic Planning Specialist
Office of Family and Public Engagement, DC Public Schools
Washington , DC
08.2011 - 02.2012
- Responsible for external stakeholder mobilization around strategic planning process at DCPS throughout the District of Columbia
- Planned and facilitated district-wide community vision meetings designed to solicit feedback on planning process
- Facilitated high-level strategy meetings with DCPS leadership regarding process of strategic planning
Project Manager, Consultant
Mission Hills Strategies
Richmond, VA
03.2011 - 05.2011
- Managed Virginia leg of Mayors Against Illegal Guns nationwide bus tour
- Planned and executed events and grasstops outreach for three events including a press conference with the Mayor of Richmond
National Deputy Field Director
Repower America, Alliance for Climate Protection
Washington , DC
01.2010 - 02.2011
- Responsible for the direct implementation, strategy and training of national grassroots field organization compose composed of over 160 field and communications staff
- Managed national programming and budgets including a field program that successfully aided in the defeat of California Prop 23
National Regional Regional Director
Repower America, Alliance for Climate Protection
Washington , DC
08.2009 - 01.2010
- Oversaw management, implementation and strategy for 8 states to pass comprehensive federal climate and energy legislation
- Collaborated in high-level strategy sessions on a national level and daily management of staff as a part of Repower America and national environmental coalition, Clean Energy Works
Deputy Field Director
Friends of Terry McAuliffe
McLean, VA
02.2009 - 06.2009
- Managed 16 organizers, 5 Regional Field Directors and 25 full time interns over 7 congressional districts in southern Virginia for gubernatorial primary campaign
- Collaborated in the conception and execution of a field program that recruited thousands of GOTV volunteers and resulted in over 2 million phone calls
- Planned and executed three statewide trainings
Deputy Field Director
Democratic Party of Virginia
Richmond, VA
06.2008 - 11.2008
- Managed 5 Regional Field Directors, 50 Field Organizers throughout southern Virginia
- Responsible for daily management of highly successful field program and supervised 5 statewide trainings of upwards of 200 field staff
Field Organizer
10.2007 - 05.2008
- Hillary Clinton for President Worked to implement field plan in Iowa, New Mexico, Ohio and Indiana for national presidential campaign
- Managed up to 16 organizers by the completion of the campaign over the expanse of 18 counties
Education
B.A - Political Science
Earlham College
2003
Skills
- Coalition management
- Training and facilitation
- Extensive knowledge of progressive community
- Grassroots/grasstops organizing
- Government Relations
- Strategic Planning
- Building a team
Timeline
Federal Action Campaign Director
Union Of Concerned Scientists
01.2019 - Current
Director of Coalition Projects
Climate Action Campaign
04.2017 - 01.2019
National Organizing Director
Climate Action Campaign
11.2014 - 04.2017
Regional Field Director
Climate Action Campaign
03.2013 - 11.2014
Northeast Field Director
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
02.2012 - 08.2012
Strategic Planning Specialist
Office of Family and Public Engagement, DC Public Schools
08.2011 - 02.2012
Project Manager, Consultant
Mission Hills Strategies
03.2011 - 05.2011
National Deputy Field Director
Repower America, Alliance for Climate Protection
01.2010 - 02.2011
National Regional Regional Director
Repower America, Alliance for Climate Protection
08.2009 - 01.2010
Deputy Field Director
Friends of Terry McAuliffe
02.2009 - 06.2009
Deputy Field Director
Democratic Party of Virginia
06.2008 - 11.2008
Field Organizer
10.2007 - 05.2008
B.A - Political Science
Earlham College
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