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Kristin Savage

North Truro

Summary

Dynamic leader with extensive experience in government relations and strategic communications. Proven track record of wins in issue campaign management and public policy advocacy, driving impactful initiatives in clean energy and economic justice. Skilled in crisis communications and relationship building, fostering collaboration among diverse stakeholders.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

President

Savage Strategies
10.2023 - Current
  • Created and launched a boutique government relations and strategic communications firm.
  • Currently managing a full client roster of non-profit organizations in federal policy implementation, labor union relations, clean energy jobs workforce pipeline development, strategic and crisis communications for global climate, water, tobacco, food and democracy issue campaigns, economic justice model and pilot implementation, and management of a table of philanthropy and funding leaders working on proven models of investment through an equity lens in housing, health, workforce, wealth and asset building and economic mobility work in low to moderate income communities.

Vice President of Communications & Public Affairs

Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB)
11.2022 - 10.2023
  • Led a team of communications and government relations professionals after creating, implementing and formalizing the organization's first official communications department and public affairs strategy and work.
  • Responsibilities include training and mentoring junior staff in public affairs, creating the organization's first policies and processes around brand, style, communications and public relations, managing day to day communications workflows and crisis communications, as well as building decision maker relationships and raising the public profile and thought leadership of the executive team with government, legislators and critical partners in governmental public health.

Executive Vice President

617MediaGroup
09.2021 - 11.2022
  • Led a team of communications professionals serving education, healthcare, government employee and entertainment industry unions in all facets of member and public facing communications.
  • Consistently created winning member recruitment, strike action, crisis communications, public pressure, public awareness, policy fightback, bargaining, electoral, earned media, print, video, and social media campaigns.
  • This is a union shop, and we were members of IUPAT DC35 Local 939.
  • I served on our staff union's Labor Management Committee, as well and successfully negotiated our 2022 contract on the Bargaining Committee.

Regional Communications Manager, South Region

32BJ SEIU
Philadelphia
09.2020 - 09.2021
  • Company Overview: the country's largest building professional's union of over 175,000 members
  • Responsible for managing all external and member communications staff in PA, DE, MD, DC, VA, and FL.
  • External Communications lead for all of PA and DE.
  • Once respected as the best internal communications department in union labor, our team constantly placed members and fights in national and local earned media, high profile op-eds, won contracts, organized new buildings, and won union and electoral campaigns through strategic public pressure campaigns, surgical digital media and social media management, high impact video and meaningful member communications.
  • Our close work with the 2020 Biden campaign in Pennsylvania showcased our finest work.
  • The country's largest building professional's union of over 175,000 members

Legislative Director

Office of Senator Tim Kearney PA 26
Harrisburg
12.2018 - 09.2020
  • Responsible for creating the Senator's legislative policy platform, connecting with direct service agencies, community coalitions, local government, first responders, business leaders and constituencies to assess local needs, analyze existing statutes and regulations, and translate those into impactful policy solutions and strategies to address systemic and regulatory barriers.
  • Created an evaluative policy process to continue to plan ongoing policy work in a two-year timeframe with goals and measurements for outcomes, while remaining nimble and responsive to emerging policy issues and opportunities.
  • Researched, drafted, and built community and stakeholder support for resolutions and bills.
  • Wrote talking points, policy briefs, floor speeches, town hall scripts, and hearing remarks for the Senator.
  • Occasional surrogate speaking for Senator, delivering his remarks for press and community events.
  • Navigated Senate Democratic Caucus, Senate Committees, Legislators and their staff, Governor's Administration, State Agency, House and Local Government staff practices, processes and more to create and move policy solutions and manage constituent issues.
  • Planned and managed Senate Democratic Policy Committee Hearings on the Rape Culture Epidemic, Modernization of PA Fire and EMS, the PA Overdose Prevention Crisis, Trauma Informed Criminal Justice and Education, and Human Trafficking.
  • Created highly successful, first of its kind annual Career and Labor Apprentice Fairs with trades and public schools, as well as other innovative in-district events.
  • Focused and managed staff on in-district administrative and appropriations or grant solutions to district issues, thought leadership in the community and other non-legislative methods of executing work that embodied the Senator's values, solved constituent issues, and satisfied campaign promises.
  • Created and managed the office's first internship program, managing two summer policy interns in completing and presenting a body of policy research that informed policies we worked on.
  • Managed constituent services staff in policy related constituent cases and event planning for policy related events like Senior Issues Summit, Gun Safety Town Hall and 2020 Complete Count Census Roundtable.

Candidate for State Representative

168th House District PA
Delaware County
11.2017 - 11.2018
  • Ran an historic, grassroots, progressive campaign while working full-time and serving in both elected and appointed office, failing to flip a Republican incumbent's seat to Democrat by less than one percent.
  • Raised over $300,000 from largely small donations and progressive stakeholders.
  • Built a deep and diverse coalition of supporters in the most challenging Republican House district in Delaware County in the 2018 cycle, including a wide swath of Republican and Independent supporters and volunteers.
  • Received significant endorsements including Barack Obama, LGBTQ Victory Fund, EMILY's List, PA AFL-CIO, Human Rights Campaign, Conservation Voters of PA, Sunrise Movement, Planned Parenthood, Food & Water Action, MoveOn, Our Revolution, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, LPAC, Reclaim Philadelphia, Democratic Socialists of America, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, SEIU, Sister District Project, Humane PA, Moms Demand Action, CeaseFire PA, Equality PA, Emerge America, Ascend, #VoteProChoice and more.

Director of Operations

Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance (KEEA)
Philadelphia
06.2016 - 10.2018
  • Company Overview: nonprofit energy efficiency policy, education organization and trade association
  • Responsible for all internal systems and staff management, major fundraising through the organization's two revenue streams, opening new lines of business and revenue, Board relations, hiring and training all new staff and interns, as well as all technology, front-facing communications, marketing and PR.
  • Refreshed, grew, and managed the annual KEEA Energy Efficiency Policy Conference in Harrisburg, Moving to the Head of the Class School Awards for energy efficiency improvements, as well as KEEA Membership.
  • Created a new summer internship and managed policy and communications interns from the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania.
  • Nonprofit energy efficiency policy, education organization and trade association

Marketing Account Manager, Senior Outreach Specialist

CLEAResult (formerly CSG)
Plymouth Meeting
04.2014 - 06.2016
  • Created and implemented a Community Outreach marketing strategy for the largest PA utility's residential energy efficiency program covering 1.4 million customers in 5 counties.
  • Conducted granular marketing research, improved efficiency of Outreach targeting by identifying each community's most productive events for tabling and groups for presentations.
  • Developed and nurtured relationships with interest groups, municipal governments, and trusted messengers in communities.
  • Developed metrics for quantifying Outreach progress and success.
  • Continually tracked and analyzed Outreach data to test and refine an effective strategy tailored to the client and communities served.
  • Based on exceptional local results, established a company-wide Outreach Brain Trust to share Outreach best practices among marketing teams in widely distributed offices nationwide.
  • As a result of excellent job performance, selected for CSG and CLEAResult's Regional Alliance Ambassador Policy Program.
  • As an ambassador, shadowed the company's Senior Policy Advisor on key industry associations and organizations' Boards.

Communications & Outreach Coordinator

NM Center on Law and Poverty
Albuquerque
04.2013 - 04.2014
  • As the Center's first communications employee, implemented and directed Outreach and Communications efforts, particularly with the Center's Health Care Team of attorneys.
  • Developed and implemented an Outreach and Media plan to identify, segment, reach, and enroll New Mexico's vulnerable populations in Medicaid during the Affordable Care Act rollout.
  • Influenced the state's Health Care Exchange Board with research and recommendations on best practices for reaching specific communities with culturally appropriate marketing and outreach.
  • Supported engagement of the public, stakeholder groups, and the media through multi-media strategies and traditional channels.
  • Overhauled the Center's website and social media channels, creating a two-way dialogue with Center stakeholders supporting both the education mission and Development Team fundraising.
  • Created communications analysis, infrastructure, policy, and training that expanded the Center's capabilities and capacity, addressed their existing needs.
  • Grew the Center's placement in media and press fourfold, while building solid, meaningful long-term relationships with local, national, and international press.
  • Trained staff to hone media and communications skills.

Education

Master of Public Administration -

Villanova University
01.2016

Bachelor of Public and Community Health - Women's Studies Minor

New Mexico State University
01.2012

Skills

  • Government Relations
  • Issue Campaign Management
  • Public Policy & Legislation
  • Public & Women's Health Policy
  • Advanced & Clean Energy Policy
  • Strategic & Crisis Communications
  • Public Relations
  • Media Relations
  • Labor Relations
  • Marketing
  • Advocacy
  • Social & Digital Marketing
  • Public Administration
  • Community Outreach
  • Education
  • Fundraising

Affiliations

  • Member, IUPAT Local 939, DC35, Joint Labor Management Committee and Bargaining Committee member
  • Former member UAW 2320, National Organization of Legal Services Workers (NOLSW)
  • Former member IATSE Local 22, and IATSE Local 100 Television Technicians
  • Transition Town Media, Energy Working Group
  • Delaware County Voices for Children Steering Committee and Action Team Member
  • Former Girl Scouts Co-Leader

Certification

  • FEMA Emergency Management Institute ICS and NIMS for Healthcare Certificates
  • Community Health Worker (CHW) Certificate
  • 2016 Graduate, Emerge PA Candidate Training
  • 2018 Graduate, LGBTQ Victory Institute Training
  • 2021 Graduate NJ AFL-CIO Labor Candidate Training

Public Service

  • Member, Energy Committee, Truro, MA, 2025 (3-year term)
  • Member, Planning Board, Mount Holly, NJ, 2022 (2-year term)
  • Chair, Environmental Advisory Commission, Mount Holly, NJ, 2021 (3-year term)
  • Commissioner, PA Governor's Commission on LGBTQ Affairs, 2018 (2-year term)
  • Director, Rose Tree Media School Board, 12/17 (4-year term)
  • PA Delegate for the 7th Congressional District to the Democratic National Convention, Spring 2016
  • Founding Executive Board Member, Inaugural Treasurer, Marketing & PR Chair for WFTDA, 2005 - 2009
  • Founder, Executive Board Member, Treasurer, Marketing & PR Chair, Charm City Roller Girls, Baltimore, MD, 2004 - 2007

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

President

Savage Strategies
10.2023 - Current

Vice President of Communications & Public Affairs

Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB)
11.2022 - 10.2023

Executive Vice President

617MediaGroup
09.2021 - 11.2022

Regional Communications Manager, South Region

32BJ SEIU
09.2020 - 09.2021

Legislative Director

Office of Senator Tim Kearney PA 26
12.2018 - 09.2020

Candidate for State Representative

168th House District PA
11.2017 - 11.2018

Director of Operations

Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance (KEEA)
06.2016 - 10.2018

Marketing Account Manager, Senior Outreach Specialist

CLEAResult (formerly CSG)
04.2014 - 06.2016

Communications & Outreach Coordinator

NM Center on Law and Poverty
04.2013 - 04.2014

Master of Public Administration -

Villanova University

Bachelor of Public and Community Health - Women's Studies Minor

New Mexico State University

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