Jennifer Parrish Taylor
Portland,OR
Summary
Conscientious Advocacy and Public Policy Director promoting fifteen-year career meeting with community members to understand local needs. Smart employee with expertise overseeing programs and managing budgets. Ready for new position that involves successfully handling various tasks in fast-paced settings.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Advocacy and Public Policy
Urban League of Portland
Portland, OR
07.2021 - Current
- Responsible for the planning, implementation, directing and management of all facets of the Urban League's policy and advocacy initiatives and campaigns to advance equity for Black/African Americans in Oregon and SW Washington.
Northwest Regional Advocacy Manager
Compassion and Choices
Portland, OR
01.2020 - 07.2021
- Advise states on legislative campaigns and ballot strategies and coordinate the entire range of campaign activities including strategic campaign planning in assigned priority states; develop and manages a budget that achieves Compassion & Choices' strategic priorities in assigned states.
Integrated Voter Engagement (IVE) Program Manager
Groundswell Fund
Portland, OR
08.2018 - 10.2019
- Responsible for overseeing Groundswell's IVE program
- This included developing and managing strategic annual work plans and budgets, making grant recommendations, supervising a team of consultants to ensure successful implementation of the program.
State Affiliate Political Organizer
American Federation of Teachers
Portland, OR
09.2016 - 06.2018
- Worked with locals and affiliates to develop organizing plans and activities to increase and improve affiliates political action programs; worked with field staff and various campaign staff in the creation and implementation of political organizing plans.
Administrative Program Coordinator
American Federation of Teachers
Portland, OR
05.2016 - 08.2016
- Responsible for pulling lists with local information for field staff; kept local's accountable for their data to ensure that it was current and uploaded in a timely fashion; provided training on the Toolkit database for both staff and local's, provided administrative support for both field representatives and staff.
Internal Organizer
Service Employees International Union, Local 503
Portland, OR
03.2016 - 04.2016
- Supported and facilitated member leadership action and was responsible for organizing, communications, political action, and contract administration for workers at twelve different nursing home facilities throughout the Portland Metro area.
Organizer
Working America
Portland, OR
05.2014 - 02.2016
- Contacted Massage Advocacy Project members and developed member activists to stimulate interest in organizing through direct contact to include, but not limited to, telephone and online communication, site canvassing, workplace outreach, and door canvassing.
Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff on Compliance, Political Appointee of the Obama Administration
Peace Corps
Washington, DC
02.2012 - 11.2013
- Collaborated with stakeholders in the closure of Office of Inspector General recommendations and tracking for effectiveness of implemented recommendations
- Performed data analysis, prepared charts, synthesized disparate information, participated in interviews with both internal and external stakeholders/entities, and wrote and structured presentations.
Staff Assistant to the Associate Dean of Students
UDC, David A. Clarke School of Law
Washington, DC
10.2011 - 02.2012
- Served as chief aide to the Associate Dean of Students providing administrative and clerical support while maintaining class and exam schedules
- Handled logistics of law school and student events; informed students and faculty of events both off and on campus.
Ethics Project Manager
Service Employees International Union
Washington, DC
12.2009 - 02.2011
- Served as the chief aide to the Ethics Ombudsperson for the management and implementation of the SEIU Policies on Ethics and Standards; advised locals on matters related to their compliance with the policies.
Obama for America
Chicago, IL
05.2007 - 11.2008
- Set up systems of identifying potential volunteers and scheduling them for work shifts; ensured that the campaign phone banks were continuously manned and that the campaign had canvassers going out to knock on doors in our targeted precincts.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - African-American Studies
Smith College
05.2004
Skills
- Government Relations
- Public Policy
- External Communications
- Partnership Development
- Social Media Strategy
- Organizational Development
- Policy Analysis
- Internal Communications
- Media Relations
- Fundraising
- Professionalism
- Reliability
- Team Building
- Multitasking
- Budget Administration
- Adaptability
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Data Analysis
- Written and Verbal Communication
- Attention to Detail
- Client Meetings
- Task Prioritization
- Community Outreach
- Strategic Planning
- Time Management
- Analytical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Problem-Solving Aptitude
- Problem-Solving
Board Affiliations
Oregon Humanities, Governor Appointed Board Member, 12/01/17, present
Affiliations
- In my spare time, I make realistic sugar flowers for wedding cakes while watching true-crime documentaries.
Timeline
Director of Advocacy and Public Policy
Urban League of Portland
07.2021 - Current
Northwest Regional Advocacy Manager
Compassion and Choices
01.2020 - 07.2021
Integrated Voter Engagement (IVE) Program Manager
Groundswell Fund
08.2018 - 10.2019
State Affiliate Political Organizer
American Federation of Teachers
09.2016 - 06.2018
Administrative Program Coordinator
American Federation of Teachers
05.2016 - 08.2016
Internal Organizer
Service Employees International Union, Local 503
03.2016 - 04.2016
Organizer
Working America
05.2014 - 02.2016
Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff on Compliance, Political Appointee of the Obama Administration
Peace Corps
02.2012 - 11.2013
Staff Assistant to the Associate Dean of Students
UDC, David A. Clarke School of Law
10.2011 - 02.2012
Ethics Project Manager
Service Employees International Union
12.2009 - 02.2011
Obama for America
05.2007 - 11.2008
Bachelor of Arts - African-American Studies
Smith College
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