Katlyn Dillard
Charlotte,NC
Summary
Experienced in grassroots organizing and voter engagement, with a strong focus on building leadership capacity among educators. Proven ability to mobilize communities and execute successful advocacy initiatives, enhancing civic participation and expanding union membership. Proficient in data management and strategic outreach to historically underrepresented groups.
Overview
7
7
years of post-secondary education
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Organizer
North Carolina Association of Educators
11.2022 - Current
- Helped lead a successful organizing campaign that recruited 1,500+ new union members in under one year, increasing membership density from 22% to 51%.
- Built North Carolina’s largest educator majority union local through strategic recruitment, leadership development, and workplace organizing initiatives.
- Led organizing efforts across 15 school worksites in Forsyth County, contributing to the growth of a majority educator union local.
- Organize and mobilize K-12 educators across North Carolina to build union strength, develop workplace leaders and execute strategic organizing campaigns.
- Recruited, trained and developed 30+ educator leaders to strengthen organizing committees and build long-term member leadership capacity.
- Helped secure an additional $1.3 million investment in the annual education budget through educator advocacy and organizing efforts.
- Managed campaign data and outreach using VAN, Action Builder, Mobilize, and Hustle, developing detailed worksite lists, local maps, and tracking systems to enhance organizing strategy.
Field Organizer
Nextgen America
01.2024 - 11.2024
- Organized and hosted campus voter registration events that registered 100+ voters in a single day through creative engagement strategies including campus events, giveaways and student-focused outreach.
- Consistently met weekly organizing goals through high-volume voter conversations, registration efforts and targeted outreach to increase youth civic engagement.
- Organized campus voter registration events that registered 100+ voters in a single day through engaging strategies, including events, giveaways, and student-focused outreach.
- Recruited, trained, and led 20+ volunteers in voter registration, canvassing, tabling, and peer-to-peer engagement efforts to enhance outreach effectiveness.
- Developed approachable and engaging voter outreach spaces through creative tabling strategies, campus events and community engagement activities that encouraged students to participate in the democratic process.
- Conducted daily voter conversations with students and community members, recognizing the importance of every interaction in building trust and motivating future participation.
- Built relationships with student organizations, churches, community groups and local partners to expand outreach and engage historically underrepresented communities.
- Conducted outreach in marginalized communities, engaging regularly at local transportation hubs to connect with often-overlooked voters.
Field Organizer
NextGen America
06.2022 - 11.2022
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Political Science
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC 08.2017 - 05.2021
High school or equivalent -
Northeast Guilford High School
McLeansville, NC 08.2014 - 07.2017
Skills
- Voter Engagement & Mobilization
- Grassroots Organizing and Base Building
- Membership recruitment
- Campaign strategy
- Volunteer leadership
- Coalition Building & Community Outreach
- Community Engagement
- Data Management and Organizing Tools (VAN, Action Builder, Mobilize, Hustle, Zoom)
- Strategic communications
- Political education
Timeline
Field Organizer
Nextgen America
01.2024 - 11.2024
Organizer
North Carolina Association of Educators
11.2022 - Current
Field Organizer
NextGen America
06.2022 - 11.2022
Bachelor's Degree - Political Science
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
08.2017 - 05.2021
High school or equivalent -
Northeast Guilford High School
08.2014 - 07.2017