Roan Gordon
Fresno,CA
Summary
Motivated to develop creative solutions to constituent problems that increase political engagement in underrepresented communities. Capable of planning events, designing social media campaigns, speaking in public to a wide range of audiences, and writing informational materials.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Campaign Volunteer
California Democratic Party
01.2019 - Current
- Political outreach for Andrew Janz for Mayor, Tyler Maxwell for City Council, Jim Costa for Congress, Noha Elbaz for School Board, Jaspreet Nagra for City Council, and Christy Smith for Congress.
- Encourage voters to participate in election and stress the importance of their vote to the democratic process.
- Respond to voter inquires about candidates with patience and a positive attitude.
- Recruit additional competent and reliable volunteers.
- Lead phonebanking events to gather more volunteers
Community Service Aide
Nelson Esparza
06.2023 - 08.2023
- Continued my work from 2021, communicating with constituents and addressing their concerns
- Attended community meetings on behalf of the council member and wrote memos on said meetings
- Organized photo shoots at different events to include Council member Esparza
Community Service Aide
Nelson Esparza
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Recruit community members for projects and activities.
- Communicate professionally with individuals from my community
- Create a voting record for 4 years of City Council meetings
- Publicize community services and events held by my office
- Help run summer events for the activity
- Write memos of proposed projects for the council member
Outreach Volunteer
Uspark
11.2019 - 02.2020
- Distributed information about Uspark and its impact.
- Increased social media presence of organization.
- Encouraged youth to engage in political process.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - History
American University
Washington, DC06.2026
High School Diploma -
University High School
Fresno05.2022
Skills
- Voter engagement
- Social media management
- Campaign development
- Increasing public awareness of community issues
- Event planning
- Team building
- Relationship development
- Promotional Campaigns
- Multimedia Presentations
- Volunteer Coordination
- Voter Registration
- Promotional Materials
Accomplishments
- Speech and Debate Team (Parliamentary Debate; Third in Central Valley)
- Mock Trial Team (Pretrial Lawyer)
- Freshman Class President
- GPA 3.8
- Marxist Reading Group (weekly meetings and discussion group)
- Gay Straight Alliance (member)
- YMCA Camp Orkila Kayak Expedition group (month-long kayak and camping trip in Pacific Northwest; group-leader; volunteer with marine reserve)
Timeline
Community Service Aide
Nelson Esparza
06.2023 - 08.2023
Community Service Aide
Nelson Esparza
06.2021 - 08.2021
Outreach Volunteer
Uspark
11.2019 - 02.2020
Campaign Volunteer
California Democratic Party
01.2019 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - History
American University
High School Diploma -
University High School