Michelle Ngwafon
Germantown,MD
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Over 12 years of experience working with elected officials, CEO's, and candidates in the public and progressive sectors.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Political Director
David Trone For Maryland
08.2023 - 05.2024
- Enhanced campaign strategies by conducting thorough research and analysis of political trends.
- Streamlined internal communication processes for improved team collaboration and decision making.
- Developed strong relationships with key stakeholders to secure over 150 endorsements and support for candidate from labor, community leaders and activist
- Hired and managed BIPOC led team of 13 people plus fellows
- Conducted over 150 events with 50-100 people across MD
- Monitored local and national political developments, adjusting strategies accordingly to maintain relevance.
- Facilitated regular team meetings, promoting transparency and open dialogue among staff members.
- Maximized impact of public appearances by preparing candidate with talking points tailored to specific audiences.
- Championed diversity and inclusion initiatives within organization, fostering inclusive culture that attracted top talent from various backgrounds.
Midwest Regional Director
Actblue
01.2021 - 08.2023
- Managing team of 9-10 staff including two people managers during org restructuring
- Pursued hiring of diverse team increasing team diversity by over 80% in less than 9 months and recruited unique talent to organization.
- Worked with team to create implementable IDP's and professional development plans
- Constructed and implemented regional goals based on marketshare and historical data.
- Trained and guided team members to increase individual productivity leading to outperformance of goals across region/nation.
- Coordinated between users and ATS to improve product, provide feedback on product updates, and flag bugs
- Conducts ongoing meetings with large stakeholders, coordinated conferences for department, represented organization on panels
- Managed committee relationships with DNC, ASDC, DCCC, DLGCC and DGA
Director of Organizing, Engagement and Political
Tina Smith For Minnesota
04.2020 - 01.2021
- Hired and managed diverse staff of 30+
- Developed organizing plan for election cycle with modifications for covid-19, over 500k calls and 1.5mil SMS sent
- Work closely with Digital Department to create and implement digital campaign program with heavy focus on VBM and volunteer engagement
- Coordinated with party leaders, labor, elected officials and other progressive section organizations to effectively conduct virtual grassroots campaign across Minnesota.
- Won race by +5
- Over 160 covid friendly events in 2020 cycle including events with BIPOC leaders and Small Business Owners across state
Political Director
Tina Smith For Minnesota
01.2020 - 04.2020
- Managed staff through Precinct Caucus night with over 200 volunteers at over 250 locations
- Coordinated with party leaders and elected officials for outreach
- Worked with partners at labor groups and progressive sector organizations to promote Tina Smith and encourage their support of campaign through endorsements and digital engagement.
Deputy Finance Director
Josh Stein for AG
06.2019 - 12.2019
- Manage 90% of in-state events
- Had over 80% of fundraising events pass their goal
- Increased donor diversity by 8%
- Worked with staff to create better email content and study click rates
- Served as office manager
- Managed three junior staff members
Advancement Chair
NLC North Carolina
08.2019 - 02.2020
- Create Fundraising Plan for 2020 Cohort
- Raised: $6,000 after 1 month, Previous raised: $5,000 for year
- Manage Digital fundraising campaigns
- Coordinate events to reach Cohort goal of $30,000 by end of June 2021
Finance Assistant
Angerholzer Broz Consulting
01.2019 - 06.2019
- Fundraising to re-elect, leadership PAC and foundation for House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn
- Organized budget documentation, tracked contributions, managed expenses
- Planned and implemented fundraising events
- Planned and organized special events, solicited PAC contributions and set up events to reach financial targets
- Raised approximately $550k in funds to reelect to meet Q1 goal
- Planned, coordinated and facilitated PAC trip with over 150 attendees
Deputy Field Director
Maryland Democratic Party
08.2018 - 11.2018
- Managed five regional field directors and 27 organizers
- Led and executed statewide field plan in 11 counties in conjunction with local party structures
- Maintained client relationships with statewide elected officials and candidates
- Key negotiator in leadership meetings
Fundraising Associate
Martin-Lauer Associates LLC
03.2018 - 06.2018
- Managed client and donor relationships
- Ran effective call times with elected officials and candidates
- Implemented fundraising goals for events and state finance deadlines
- Helped first time candidate reach $100k report goal in three months
Trainings Operation Associate, Office Manager, PA To CEO
The Management Center
03.2017 - 03.2018
- Managed logistics for courses
- Developed new processes to streamline admin work
- Produced ad hoc reports and documents for senior team members
- Supported Chief Executing Officer with daily operational functions
- Arranged corporate and office conferences for over 50 company employees and guests
- Received, screened and routed incoming calls
- Managed CEO’s complex and frequently changing travel arrangements and coordinated trips
Regional Field Director (previously FO)
Michigan Democratic Party (Hillary For America)
07.2016 - 11.2016
- Managed seven staff and over 40 volunteers to elect Secretary Clinton and local democrats
- Created trainings for local candidates and staff
- Defined and tracked campaign effectiveness and adjusted strategies accordingly, resulting in highest voter turnout in Flint since 1992
- Recruited and trained volunteers to handle field canvassing functions
- Drove push to win national election by visiting officials, making calls and overseeing letter-writing and social media campaigns
- Collaborated with members of city staff, other public agencies and private organizations to achieve increased voter turn out
Community Outreach Specialist
Office of Congressman John Sarbanes
5 2015 - 4 2016
- Represented the Congressman at community and professional organizational meetings
- Referred residents and families to community resources to improve well-being and quality of life
- Developed presentations for public events, community groups and school assemblies
- Prepared weekly written and oral reports about community service programs
- Gathered and analyzed cultural, educational, social and demographic data about MD-03 to guide local program development
Education
Certificate - Diversity, Equity And Inclusion
New York University
New York, NY07.2023
Certified Scrum Product Owner -
Scrum Alliance
Online08.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Howard University
Washington, DC05.2015
Skills
- Advanced proficiency in VAN Votebuilder and NGP (7 & 8)
- Microsoft products (including Word, Excel and Powerpoint)
- Adobe products
- Salesforce
- Cloud databases ie Dropbox, G-Suite
- GetThru
- Outvote
- Vote Tripling
- Actblue
- Scrum Methodology
- Backlog Management
- Product Deployment
Advocacy and Legislative Efforts
Fight for $15 - Coalition Member
- Worked with labor and other advocacy organizations to draft testimony, host lobby days and hold meetings with legislators
- Provided testimony to committees
- Held press conferences to put pressure on legislators
- Worked with coalitions in other states
- Passed $15 minimum wage
Women's Economic Security Agenda - Coalition Leader
- Worked with women's groups and labor for testimony and meetings
- Planned lobby days across multiple organizations
- Provided policy research and planned testimony
- Held press conferences to put pressure on legislators
- Passed paid family leave and paid sick leave
Affiliations
- Baltimore Abortion Fund, Board Member (2022-Current)
- Freedom in Reproduction Maryland, Board Member (2023-Current)
Timeline
Political Director
David Trone For Maryland
08.2023 - 05.2024
Midwest Regional Director
Actblue
01.2021 - 08.2023
Director of Organizing, Engagement and Political
Tina Smith For Minnesota
04.2020 - 01.2021
Political Director
Tina Smith For Minnesota
01.2020 - 04.2020
Advancement Chair
NLC North Carolina
08.2019 - 02.2020
Deputy Finance Director
Josh Stein for AG
06.2019 - 12.2019
Finance Assistant
Angerholzer Broz Consulting
01.2019 - 06.2019
Deputy Field Director
Maryland Democratic Party
08.2018 - 11.2018
Fundraising Associate
Martin-Lauer Associates LLC
03.2018 - 06.2018
Trainings Operation Associate, Office Manager, PA To CEO
The Management Center
03.2017 - 03.2018
Regional Field Director (previously FO)
Michigan Democratic Party (Hillary For America)
07.2016 - 11.2016
Community Outreach Specialist
Office of Congressman John Sarbanes
5 2015 - 4 2016
Certificate - Diversity, Equity And Inclusion
New York University
Certified Scrum Product Owner -
Scrum Alliance
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Howard University
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