Sinceré A. Harris
Senior Executive
Philadelphia,PA
Summary
A highly competent senior executive with a focus on strategic planning and communications, adept at strengthening relationships, reviewing policy, providing actionable recommendations and organizational direction.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Chief Deputy Mayor
City of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
01.2024 - Current
- Serves as Chief Deputy Mayor of Legislative & Intergovernmental Affairs, Sustainability, and Engagement
- Advise the Mayor and Mayor's Communications Office on public statements concerning on key issues
- Oversees strategy to implement mayor's legislative priorities and engage City Council
- Leads intergovernmental relations by working closely with state and federal officials to secure funding for critical projects within the city limits
- Review, analyze, and recommend legislative language for municipal, state and federal resolutions, ordinances, and bills
- Responsible for fostering and maintaining relationships with municipal, state, and federal elected officials
- Oversee the Office of Sustainability, responsible for the City's Climate, Resilience, Energy, and Sustainability policies
- Launched neighborhood community action centers in each district across the city, serving as 8 "mini city hall"
- Championed employee development opportunities across city departments, enhancing staff retention rates, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
- Oversees the Department of Labor, including the enforcement of worker protection and prevailing wage regulations
- Negotiate collective bargaining agreements with all municipal unions
- Draft and review the Mayor's talking points and major speeches
- Leads cross-cutting departmental workgroups on various policy related issues, largely pertaining to legislation or intergovernmental coordination
Co-Executive Director
Parker Mayoral Transition
Philadelphia, PA
06.2023 - 12.2023
- Responsible for identifying, recruiting, screening, and vetting of potential appointees for over 30 Cabinet, Commissioner, department heads, and other key roles.
- Ensured security clearances and ethics reviews.
- Translate campaign promises into actionable plans for Day One and beyond, focusing on legislative, executive, and agency-specific initiatives.
- Built out and staffed Transition sub-committees designed to craft policy recommendations for City departments that aligned with the incoming Administration goals
- Managed hundreds of Transition committee members
- Responsible for facilitating fundraising to secure necessary resources for program operations and expert consultants
- Promoted transparency by establishing clear Ethics guidelines
Campaign Manager
People for Parker
Philadelphia, PA
01.2022 - 06.2023
- Managed underfunded, underdog campaign to a come-from-behind win, 10 percentage points over the second-highest vote-getter
- Responsible for overall campaign strategy
- Integrated polling data with grassroots organizing and the use of social media narratives towards a successful voter persuasion campaign for Mayor of Philadelphia
- Oversaw organizing operation
- Managed consultant team of media, polling, and mail professionals
- Created grassroots campaign initiatives mobilizing diverse constituent support
- Responsible for managing campaign budget
- Conducted thorough post-campaign analysis to identify successes, areas for improvement, and key learnings for future initiatives.
- Oversaw traditional and emerging media strategy
- Streamlined campaign reporting processes, providing actionable insights for continuous improvement
- Negotiated vendor contracts and managed relationships
- Built political coalitions to secure key endorsements and enhance message
- Defined all campaign roles and filled positions
Associate Director
White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
Washington, DC
06.2022 - 12.2022
- Developed inaugural office portfolio for Climate, Environmental Protection, and Placed-based Initiatives
- Managed portfolio that cut across coordination between all levels of government: municipal, county, state, and federal
- Responsible for coordinating key climate and environmental engagements between the President and governors across the country
- Advised the Director on critical in-state issues raised by mayors, state legislators, and governors
- Assisted with coordinating launch of Inflation Reduction Act state and local engagement
White House Liaison
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC
01.2021 - 05.2022
- Performed on-boarding of entire team of Agency's Presidential Appointees for Biden-Harris Administration - the largest contingency of Day One Appointees in Agency history
- Coordinate with White House on all Agency Senate-confirmed nominations
- Advised EPA's Administrator and senior-level management on all hiring, development, and retention for 90 Presidential Appointees
- Managed security clearances and ethics reviews for all Presidential appointees
- Responsible for Cabinet Report submission to White House on all major policy-making, announcements, and rule-making for Agency
- Worked closely with agency senior leadership on strategic placement of appointees and overall departmental structural planning
- Worked closely with White House Office of Presidential Personnel and White House Cabinet Affairs Office
Climate Science Personnel
Biden-Harris Presidential Transition
Washington, DC
12.2020 - 01.2021
- Vetted, interviewed, and hired incoming political appointees to serve in the Biden-Harris Administration at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
- Responsible for on-boarding process for all of EPA's 83 Presidential appointments.
- Liaised with agency HR and Personnel Security Branch for appointees' background check and security clearance: Secret, Top Secret, and TS/SCI
Senior Advisor
Biden for President
Philadelphia, PA
07.2020 - 12.2020
- Delivered 20 electoral votes for President-Elect Joe Biden.
- Co-led development, management, and implementation of strategic plan for building out 2020 Presidential coordinated campaign
- Oversaw management of over 200 employees
- Responsible for briefing senior Democratic elected officials, including the Governor, Senator, and State Legislative leadership
- Managed Political, Community, and Stakeholder Outreach
- Oversaw management of $4M Budget
- Implemented statewide messaging campaign in order to achieve number of strategic imperatives targeting wide-ranging electoral demographics.
- Increased statewide turnout for Presidential candidate
- Flipped 2 out of 3 pivot counties back to Democratic win column
Executive Director
Pennsylvania Democratic Party
Philadelphia, PA
10.2015 - 12.2020
- Oversaw formation of 2020 coordinated organizing team
- Developed and executed electoral strategies for statewide Democratic campaigns
- Coordinated and implemented effective communications, digital, political, and organizing strategies between campaigns for local, state, and federal office across Pennsylvania
- Oversaw and managed budget upwards of $14M
- Led Coordinated 2018 cycle, flipping 6 state senate, 11 state house, and 5 congressional seats; re-electing the Governor and incumbent Senator in historic fashion
Assistant Deputy Secretary, Legislative Affairs
Office Of The Governor - Commonwealth Of PA
Harrisburg, PA
01.2015 - 10.2015
- Served as liaison between Governor’s Office and members of State Legislature, advocating on behalf of Administration’s position on legislation
- Responsible for weekly scoring of all proposed legislation on the docket and registering positions from the Governor’s Budget, Policy & General Counsel offices
- Prepared Governor’s daily legislative dashboard, detailing legislation before State General Assembly - from committee votes to full passage.
- Managed legislative portfolios
- Summarized committee hearings
- Facilitated the passage of the largest funding levels for education in Pennsylvania's history.
Deputy Statewide Political Director
Tom Wolf for Governor
Philadelphia, PA
05.2013 - 11.2014
- Secured endorsements from local party officials, Elected Officials, and Labor leaders
- Briefed and prepared candidate for meetings.
- Established statewide African-American and Latino outreach
- Won all 67 counties in multi-candidate contested primary
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA 09.2002 - 08.2005
Skills
Timeline
Chief Deputy Mayor
City of Philadelphia
01.2024 - Current
Co-Executive Director
Parker Mayoral Transition
06.2023 - 12.2023
Associate Director
White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
06.2022 - 12.2022
Campaign Manager
People for Parker
01.2022 - 06.2023
White House Liaison
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
01.2021 - 05.2022
Climate Science Personnel
Biden-Harris Presidential Transition
12.2020 - 01.2021
Senior Advisor
Biden for President
07.2020 - 12.2020
Executive Director
Pennsylvania Democratic Party
10.2015 - 12.2020
Assistant Deputy Secretary, Legislative Affairs
Office Of The Governor - Commonwealth Of PA
01.2015 - 10.2015
Deputy Statewide Political Director
Tom Wolf for Governor
05.2013 - 11.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Temple University
09.2002 - 08.2005