LEE CRAWFORD

Coordinator (Leadership Team) (Mar. 2025 - Present); Volunteer (Jan. 2025 - Feb. 2025)

• Collaborate with leaders to plan actions, electoral work, and community events while recruiting volunteers, managing social media presence, and coordinating multi-level advocacy from local initiatives to federal pressure campaigns targeting Democratic leadership
• Initiated sustained organizing efforts for group and coordinated multi-partner advocacy campaign in NY-11, executed empty chair town hall that drew 150 attendees and expanded local contact list by 350% while directing coalition outreach and sustained pressure campaign
• Craft call scripts, leaflet copy, and messaging materials for advocacy campaigns while executing press outreach and conducting interviews

Director, Product Design (Jan. 2023 - Jul. 2025); Senior Product Designer (Mar. 2022 - Dec. 2022)

• Contributed to development of WellCube smart air quality system from concept phase, conducting user research and stakeholder analysis that validated workplace health solutions addressing post-COVID indoor air quality concerns
• Led comprehensive user experience design including user journey mapping, prototype development, and iterative testing to deliver solutions meeting diverse stakeholder needs across enterprise environments
• Built and managed distributed team of 4 specialists while establishing workflow systems and coordinating strategic planning sessions, facilitating cross-functional collaboration between engineering, sales, and operations teams while balancing hands-on design work with team development responsibilities

• Conducted voter outreach for Harris for President and Democratic campaigns via Field Team 6 and PA Democrats through phone banking, text banking for voter registration and persuasion, and voter protection activities including poll watching while learning professional campaign operations
• Managed volunteers in a project to migrate 10,000 petition signatures to campaign CRM assets for use in voter outreach for independent U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn
• Gained hands-on experience with campaign platforms including MiniVAN, Mobilize, and volunteer coordination systems, learning how professional campaigns integrate technology with field operations

Principal User Experience Designer (Jan. 2022 - Feb. 2022); Senior User Experience Designer (Jul. 2019 - Jan. 2022); User Experience Designer (Mar. 2018 - Jun. 2019)

• Successfully delivered UX design and research for 12+ progressive organizations including Sierra Club, UN agencies, advocacy groups, and Cory Booker 2020, achieving typical results of 30% engagement increases and 12% retention improvements through collaboration with policy teams and campaign strategists
• Conducted needs assessments for digital projects critical to fundraising and engagement, translating stakeholder perspectives into actionable design strategies for advocacy and policy organizations

Interim Lead User Experience Designer (Sep. 2016 - Mar. 2018); User Experience Designer (Apr. 2016 - Sep. 2016); Junior User Experience Designer (Jun. 2015 - Apr. 2016)

• Collaborated directly with demanding clients on complex digital projects requiring stakeholder coordination and secured business deals by effectively communicating UX value while managing cohesive design work across seven multi-month engagements
• Mentored junior staff and implemented collaborative workshops strengthening team ideation

• Established community-focused transactional practice specializing in contracts, real estate matters, and small business legal counsel
• Developed marketing initiatives that sparked technology interests

• Researched and analyzed complex legal questions in commercial and employment disputes for boutique firm clients, preparing court filings and managing discovery while drafting settlement agreements

• Contributed to successful pro bono litigation of Johnson v. California before U.S. Supreme Court, delivering victory in landmark prisoners' rights racial discrimination civil rights case
• Collaborated on defense of $200 million class action in District Court and Ninth Circuit while representing clients in regulatory and commercial disputes requiring extensive legal research and coordination
• Worked with legal team to secure release of domestic violence survivor through pro bono habeas corpus proceedings in the Ninth Circuit and Board of Parole

• Conducted crucial reinvestigation of capital case and trial record, co-authoring comprehensive state habeas petition for client with two convictions and personally identifying significant grounds for relief
• Worked as co-counsel coordinating with investigators and interns, implementing case organization systems and providing consultation to other post-conviction attorneys on capital defense strategies