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Jill J. RIEMER

Seattle,WA

Summary

Driven, entrepreneurial leader who loves helping social impact organizations activate with the public sector. Jill has 20+ years of public policy and government affairs experience and is a highly skilled relationship builder. Brings her own direct lived experience of success by creating multi-million dollar statewide public partnerships, working in Congress, at a federal agency, in the White House and as a founder of a statewide policy and advocacy organization in Georgia. Always seeking to make change in the world that directly improves the lives of students and their school or afterschool instructors.

Work History

Senior Consultant

Self Employed
01.2023 - Current
  • Increases client satisfaction by providing tailored consulting services and effective problem-solving strategies.
  • Delivers high-quality solutions for clients through comprehensive research and analysis of state legislative and regulatory trends.
  • Streamlining project management processes, improving efficiency and reducing overall costs.
  • Enhancing performance of strategic planning projects with leadership team and key stakeholders to reach engagement and community building goals.

Territory Director

Galileo Learning
09.2021 - 09.2022
  • Designed and managed highly qualified camp leadership team of 18 who offered a safe, joyful and transformative experience for over 250 families and children.
  • Identified opportunities for growth within territory and collaborated with HQ teams, including providing federal policy insights on stimulus funds.
  • Monitored constituent trends, market conditions and made adjustment to strategies to achieve goals.
  • Secured gold standard founding school partner relationship to form basis for multi-year, multi-million dollar rollout.
  • Built relationships with over 500 customers and community to establish long-term growth.
  • Surpassed Year One launch goals and service targets by cultivating and securing new customer relationships.

Senior Advisor & Head of Operations

Feel Good Action
07.2020 - 09.2021
  • Served as member of Executive Team for Feel Good Voting (FGV) leading up to national election on Nov. 3. FGV is a social impact organization that harnesses incredible power of micro-influencers on social media to turn viewers into voters, especially young people.
  • Performed operations leadership (e.g. recruitment, interviews, on-boarding, management).
  • Increased voter actions through 21 million impressions, with over 20,000 activations and ensured reach with 18-30 year olds at a level of 81% for Biden-Harris vs. Trump-Pence election.
  • Offering strategic outreach for Georgia US Senate run-off races.

Washington Director

Playworks
04.2019 - 07.2020
    • Provided entrepreneurial executive leadership to develop and build a vision of safe and healthy play for state of Washington's elementary school partners until pandemic hit.
    • Established a local Board of Directors of 10 members for the Seattle market.
    • Performed in the Seattle Venture Partners Fast Pitch competition.

Director of Partnerships

SUMMIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
12.2016 - 08.2018
  • Managed key external partnerships with state officials resulting in 100% compliance for three schools.
  • Worked directly with Head of Schools and School Leaders to pilot fund development campaigns, meet state officials, oversaw community events, and oversaw student visits to Olympia and college campuses.
  • Staffed and initiated board development activities for Washington Board of Directors.
  • Managed Summit Public Schools network-wide parent survey.
  • Evaluated program performance through site visits with officials.
  • Co-designed learning tours with corporate, philanthropic leaders.

Senior Education Consultant

THE SMARTER LEARNING GROUP
1 2013 - 2016
    • Served as WA Grade-Level Reading (GLR) State Lead. Provided thought leadership to Seattle King County's Roadmap Project, Eastside Pathways, and Graduate Tacoma's reading proficiency efforts.
    • Brokered technical assistance to assist GLR communities in making measurable progress on student-level outcomes in school readiness, attendance, summer learning and third grade reading.
    • Performed project manager duties for Attendance Works on delivering peer learning community for King County Housing Authority's three schools in Roadmap Project Region.
    • Co-facilitated engagement of stakeholders for Washington Department of Early Learning (WA DEL) to provide recommendations on school-age alignment with Early Achievers. Resulted in $1 million WA DEL budget request for school-age QRIS pilot.

Founding Executive Director

GEORGIA Afterschool NETWORK
1 2005 - 1 2013
  • Selected through national search to be first executive director for Georgia's statewide OST network.
  • Provided visionary leadership working with nearly 70 partners across state.
  • Promoted shared leadership to broaden engagement in Afterschool, expanded & early learning policy.
  • Led development of Georgia's new out-of-school time standards becoming first state to tie these to Common Core standards.
  • Raised $2.3 million to support efforts to achieve network's mission.
  • Managed board-approved three-year strategic plan.
  • Prepared annual budgets, negotiated and managed all contracts.
  • Provided fiscal oversight and management.
  • Recruited talent and supervised staff; created and led cross-discipline committees; led effective customer service efforts with constituencies.

Senior Education Associate

CAPSTONE NATIONAL PARTNERS
01.2000 - 01.2005
    • Developed national policy objectives & initiatives for state education agencies and policymakers around international education post-September 11 for NYC based Asia Society's Education team.
    • Authored reports for Summer Learning Center, National Assn for Elementary School Principals and National Center on Community Ed.
    • Became Director of National Afterschool and Community Education Network.

Special Assistant/Senior Advisor

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
1 1995 - 1 2000
  • Served as Senior Advisor to Secretary Riley's Chief Counselor, Terry K. Peterson in the Office of the Secretary and in Office of Postsecondary Education under Assistant Secretary David Longanecker.
  • Served on GEAR UP policymaking team and established program for Higher Ed Reauthorization.
  • Led development for historic alliance of six foundations, colleges and non-profit organizations to create Pathways to College Network with $2.5 million in seed money.
  • Served as chair of planning and development team of first forum on Advanced Placement initiative and Teacher Quality Forum to improve access to rigorous coursework for underrepresented students.

Legislative Assistant

U.S. SENATE, OFFICE OF SENATOR BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL
01.1992 - 01.1995
    • Monitored legislative activities and made policy recommendations as it related to education, health, social security and national service issues.
    • Briefed Senator and Chief of Staff on related matters.
    • Served as spokesperson to constituents on Senator's behalf.

Education

MASTERS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION -

THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Washington DC
1997

BACHELORS OF SCIENCE - Education

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Lawrence, KS
1990

Skills

  • Executive leadership
  • Federal and state government partnerships
  • Policy and advocacy chops
  • Relationship builder
  • Systems-Level strategic thinker
  • Entrepreneurial partnership development
  • Effective communicator
  • Government funding strategist
  • Statewide public network connector

Timeline

Senior Consultant

Self Employed
01.2023 - Current

Territory Director

Galileo Learning
09.2021 - 09.2022

Senior Advisor & Head of Operations

Feel Good Action
07.2020 - 09.2021

Washington Director

Playworks
04.2019 - 07.2020

Director of Partnerships

SUMMIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
12.2016 - 08.2018

Senior Education Associate

CAPSTONE NATIONAL PARTNERS
01.2000 - 01.2005

Legislative Assistant

U.S. SENATE, OFFICE OF SENATOR BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL
01.1992 - 01.1995

Senior Education Consultant

THE SMARTER LEARNING GROUP
1 2013 - 2016

Founding Executive Director

GEORGIA Afterschool NETWORK
1 2005 - 1 2013

Special Assistant/Senior Advisor

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
1 1995 - 1 2000

MASTERS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION -

THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

BACHELORS OF SCIENCE - Education

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Leadership Tomorrow - Seattle (Class of 2016)

Shoreline Sports Foundation, Board of Directors (2020-2023)

Third Place Commons, Board of Directors (2018-2023)

Shoreline School District, Instructional Planning Committee

Bill Henningsgaard Fund for Children, Award Committee

School's Out Washington, Bridge Conference Advisory Committee

Brookside Elementary School, PTA President/Vice President/Legislative Chair

Pack the Park/Friday Food Pack, 5K Run Committee

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Leadership Tomorrow - Seattle (Class of 2016)

Third Place Commons, Board of Directors (2018-present)

Shoreline Sports Foundation, Board of Directors (2021-present)

Shoreline School District, Instructional Planning Committee

Bill Henningsgaard Fund for Children, Award Committee

School's Out Washington, Bridge Conference Advisory Committee

Brookside Elementary School, PTA President/Vice President/Legislative Chair

Overview

32
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years of professional experience

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