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Rebecca Murray

Schenectady,NY

Summary

Motivated and enthusiastic candidate offering seven years of professional experience in the nonprofit sector, primarily focused on environmental conservation and land use policies. Throughout my tenure as a community organizer and lobbyist I have effectively managed and executed grassroots campaigns, events (virtual and in person), online trainings, and calls to action to mobilize community leaders and local stakeholders to support policies aimed at expanding, enhancing, and protecting outdoor recreation opportunities for people of all ages and abilities.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Engagment and Programs Manager

Parks & Trails New York
Albany , NY
08.2019 - Current
  • Develop resources and content for an online community for public lands champions, fostering a collaborative platform for information sharing and networking among advocates, stakeholders, and enthusiasts dedicated to preserving and promoting public lands.
  • Identify and foster collaborative relationships with external partner organizations to further the organizational goals for programming, advocacy, events, and communications.
  • Assist Grant Manager with administration of $2 million grant program by conducting grant interviews and reviews, organizing training sessions and workshops, and providing guidance and support to applicants, ensuring effective fund allocation and project success.
  • Maintain a nonpartisan role as a lobbyist to help inform public policy and build strategic relationships with key legislators, successfully advocating for initiatives that enhance funding and support for public lands and outdoor recreation programs.
  • Conduct independent research to inform print and electronic newsletters, reports, and other publications related to EcoTourism, planning, stewardship, and outreach.
  • Work with state agency partners to support efforts to enhance EcoTourism through innovative programming (i.e., Trail Towns), and promote user experience along major greenways and within the state parks system.
  • Assume a leadership role in managing several statewide coalitions and working groups dedicated to improving legislation and safety for cyclists and pedestrians, strengthening public-private partnerships, and securing necessary funding for priority capital projects.
  • Manage stewardship programming, including volunteer recruitment and sponsorship for statewide clean-up event. Managed and executed a statewide clean-up event that engaged over 7,000 participants, including municipalities, small business owners, scouts, and Rotary clubs, fostering community involvement and promoting environmental stewardship.
  • Oversee the Arthur Savage Intern, acting as a key liaison between staff and the intern to create and implement detailed work plans that support programmatic initiatives and drive the successful completion of major grant deliverables, enhancing both team collaboration and project outcomes.
  • Assist the Executive Team with the creation and implementation of work plans, timelines, key milestones, and measurements of success on grant-funded projects.
  • Responsible for administrative duties as necessary, including but not limited to drafting letters of support, creating PowerPoint presentations, issuing press releases, and submitting invoices.

Administrative Staff Assistant

Rockefeller Institute of Government
Albany , NY
02.2019 - 08.2019
  • Assisted the Director of Policy and Research with coordinating agenda and logistics for the Empire State Fellows Program.
  • Managed Institute events and meetings, ensuring that programs were functioning as intended should troubleshooting problems arise.
  • Managed all callers and visitors (includes press, conference participants, researchers, vendors, state leaders, etc.) with any informational requests.
  • Maintained a database for the president's administrative files and correspondence for detailed record-keeping.
  • Identified new opportunities for outside rentals of Institute facilities.
  • Coordinated travel arrangements and processed NYS and Research Foundation (RF) travel vouchers in accordance with RF, State, and SUNY travel guidelines.

Program Associate

Scenic Hudson, Inc.
Poughkeepsie , NY
11.2016 - 02.2019
  • Researched data, trends and news that relate directly and indirectly to high priority outcomes and strategies.
  • Monitored county, state and federal government legislation and budget processes.
  • Prepared memoranda summarizing situations and issues based on research and monitoring, and knowledge of the organization and its partners.
  • Compiled and managed databases and project files to provide easy access by others to proprietary, internal information.
  • Reviewed State and Federal Registers for projects of interest.
  • Drafted fact sheets, letters, press releases and reports to convey information to the public via social media.
  • Created and delivered public statements and represented the organization in public settings, and in meetings with public officials and their staff when necessary.
  • Assisted staff with site-selection and logistics for education forums, roundtable discussions, and public outreach events.

Research Associate

Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress
Newburgh, NY
01.2016 - 11.2016
  • Completed survey-based research for regional infrastructure report (published May 2016).
  • Assisted with site visit and data collection effort for the Urban Action Agenda initiative.
  • Aided in contract research for Gerry Foundation, Regional Economic Community Action Program, Orange County Partnership, and Regional Economic Development Council.
  • Conducted blight studies and housing cost-burden analyses.
  • Utilized data from the Census Bureau, Housing and Urban Development, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Office of the New York State Comptroller, to generate reports.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - International Relations and Political Science

SUNY College At New Paltz
New Paltz, NY
12.2015

Skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • Excellent interpersonal communications
  • Stakeholder relationship management
  • Collaboration
  • Time management
  • Detailed meeting minutes
  • Travel administration
  • Timeline Planning and Management
  • Meeting planning
  • Proposal writing
  • Technical writing
  • Website copy
  • Copywriting, editing, and review
  • Volunteer Coordination
  • Grant Writing
  • Community Outreach
  • Event Planning
  • Research skills
  • Project Management
  • Public Speaking
  • Regulatory understanding
  • Persuasive Communication
  • Materials Development

Timeline

Engagment and Programs Manager

Parks & Trails New York
08.2019 - Current

Administrative Staff Assistant

Rockefeller Institute of Government
02.2019 - 08.2019

Program Associate

Scenic Hudson, Inc.
11.2016 - 02.2019

Research Associate

Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress
01.2016 - 11.2016

Bachelor of Arts - International Relations and Political Science

SUNY College At New Paltz

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