Reenal Doshi
Summary
I am a former Communications and Outreach Director with four years of sales experience and nearly nine years of media relations, marketing, and communications experience.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Legislative Analyst
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
05.2024 - Current
- Track pending legislation that impacts an organization's policies and procedures
- Gather and evaluate legislative information to respond to requests for policy or legislative inquiries
- Analyze pending legislation to determine its potential impact on current programs
- Write analytical reports on the impact of proposed legislation or policies on current programs
- Write position papers to advise managers and program officials on policies, procedures, and actions to accomplish work successfully
- Respond to inquiries on legislative matters posed by organization officials, the public, or Congress
Policy Director
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER WALA BLEGAY
02.2023 - 02.2024
- Managed media relations for the office
- Served as the first point of contact for the press in the office
- Pitched stories to local and national reporters
- Created presentations, graphics, flyers, and fact sheets using Canva and Adobe Suite software
- Wrote talking points and speeches on a variety of policy issues
- Wrote press releases and advisories
- Used customer relationship management (CRM) software to manage outreach to advocates and members
- Collaborated with stakeholders regularly on legislation
- Contacted advocates and coordinated with them to testify at hearings
- Organized events such as environmental roundtable discussions to address climate change
- Coordinated press conferences with the County Council Communications Office
- Set up and break down events for the Council Member
- Shepherded 13 of the Council Member's bills and resolutions through the legislative process to passage in 2023
- Advised the Council Member on legislation
- Researched legislative projects
- Tracked and analyzed legislation
- Wrote questions for the Council Member to ask at hearings and committee meetings
Director of Communications and Outreach
AMERICANS FOR SAFE ACCESS (ASA)
08.2018 - 01.2023
- Pitched and negotiated sponsorship benefits with prospective sponsors to raise funding for ASA
- Conducted research on prospective donors and sponsors
- Drafted donor and sponsorship correspondence, including proposals
- Built and maintained relationships with donors and sponsors
- Developed and executed media relations plans
- Wrote and edited press releases, press advisories, and blogs
- Created presentations, graphics, flyers, and fact sheets using Canva and Adobe Suite software
- Edited videos using Adobe Premiere Pro
- Pitched stories to reporters and provided information about ASA's issue areas
- Developed and maintained relationships with national and local reporters
- Used customer relationship management (CRM) software to manage outreach to advocates and members
- Networked and engaged with existing and prospective stakeholders, advocates, and partners
- Emailed and called members, advocates, and stakeholders to personally invite them to our events
- Emailed and called Congressional staff to coordinate meetings between our conference attendees and Members of Congress during our annual Lobby Days
- Conducted primary and secondary research on health issues for reports, campaigns, and factsheets
- Worked with a team to organize and launch several national health campaigns and often led initiatives within campaigns
- Wrote advocacy alerts, educational reports, and blogs
- Created factsheets, marketing materials, and presentations using Canva and Adobe Photoshop
- Met with Members of Congress and their staff to inform them about our health issues
- Personally mobilized 35 patient organizations around the world to urge the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs to adopt the WHO's recommendations on medical cannabis for patients suffering from debilitating conditions such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and others
- Created and oversaw event budgets
- Organized and supervised several fundraising and advocacy events; two of my events had more than 150 state legislators from across the country attend each of the events
- Recruited, trained, and supervised eight directors of state chapters across the country
- Oversaw all print and electronic communications for the organization
- Supervised the work of the Campaign Manager on national health campaigns
Health Policy Analyst
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
06.2016 - 02.2017
- Managed Maryland Medicaid provider enrollment website
- Coordinated forums every two months for Medicaid Office of Health Services employees
- Wrote and distributed minutes to staff after forums and Policy and Compliance meetings
- Worked as part of a team to write and edit a 600-page step-by-step enrollment procedure manual for enrolling Medicaid providers
- My role on this team project included: Conducting primary research by personally meeting with 50 program staff to ascertain their role in enrolling Medicaid providers, writing out procedures in the manual and presenting them to my team for their edits, proofreading/editing the entire 600-page manual
Deputy Press Secretary/Legislative Correspondent/Special Assistant
CONGRESSWOMAN MARCY KAPTUR (D – OH)
09.2007 - 05.2012
- Tracked and monitored legislation on a wide range of issues, including health, Social Security, foreign affairs, and environmental issues
- Drafted talking points and speeches, wrote health-related articles for Member's website and e-newsletter, wrote public service announcements (PSAs) on health issues, and wrote response letters to constituents' queries on legislation
- Designed and managed the Congresswoman's electronic newsletter advertising her events
- Designed website; wrote, edited, and posted health articles on the website; captured, edited, and posted videos and photos on the website
- Handled all press inquiries and interviews; pitched interview topics to reporters
- Created presentations, graphics, flyers, and fact sheets using Adobe Suite software
- Edited videos using Adobe Premiere Pro
- Wrote and posted content on social media
Fellow, District Office
CONGRESSMAN STENY HOYER (D – MD)
06.2007 - 08.2007
- Wrote letters and called agencies and businesses on behalf of constituents to resolve problems
- Attended meetings with businesses and organizations on behalf of the Member
Legislative Assistant, Government Relations Department
GLOBAL HEALTH COUNCIL (GHC)
01.2001 - 08.2004
- Served as a U.S
- Delegate representing the public health sector at the United Nations Summit of Sustainable Development in South Africa
- There, I participated in the Women's Health Caucus and the Water and Sanitation Caucus
- As a member of the Women's Caucus, I co-wrote a statement on women's health that was read at the UN Summit Closing Plenary
- Attended the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS) in June 2001
- There, I attended civil society meetings and helped to coordinate an auxiliary event for the GHC's International AIDS Candlelight Memorial coordinators
- Wrote quarterly reports for grants such as USAID's Strategic Objectives and midterm and final reports for other grants
- Published articles in the GHC's Global Health Link and InterAction's Monday Developments
- Developed issue papers on global HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, and maternal, child, and reproductive health that were posted on the GHC's website, shared with other NGOs, and given to Congressional staffers
- Created talking points for Capitol Hill staff on UN World Health Days
- Drafted legislative updates for the GHC's grassroots volunteer newsletter
- Provided minutes to department staff after participating in meetings for 3 global health coalitions
- Helped create PowerPoint presentations for the Government Relations Director
Education
Master of Public Health - Global Health
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
Tampa, FL12.2006
Graduate Certificate - Program Management and Finance for International Health
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Boston, MA08.2005
Bachelor of Science - Community and Public Health Education
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
College Park, MD12.2000
Skills
- Sales
- Outreach
- Communications
- Media Relations
Timeline
Legislative Analyst
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
05.2024 - Current
Policy Director
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER WALA BLEGAY
02.2023 - 02.2024
Director of Communications and Outreach
AMERICANS FOR SAFE ACCESS (ASA)
08.2018 - 01.2023
Health Policy Analyst
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
06.2016 - 02.2017
Deputy Press Secretary/Legislative Correspondent/Special Assistant
CONGRESSWOMAN MARCY KAPTUR (D – OH)
09.2007 - 05.2012
Fellow, District Office
CONGRESSMAN STENY HOYER (D – MD)
06.2007 - 08.2007
Legislative Assistant, Government Relations Department
GLOBAL HEALTH COUNCIL (GHC)
01.2001 - 08.2004
Graduate Certificate - Program Management and Finance for International Health
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science - Community and Public Health Education
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
Master of Public Health - Global Health
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
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