January 1999 -present Community Organizer, CLOUT, Louisville, Kentucky
Community organizer in a faith based Saul Alinsky-style organization with 30 churches in the network

• Expanded the organization to include seven new churches, providing new leadership in the organization
• Recruited and trained over 85 leaders in a full community development process which includes training in: one-on-one listening skills, selecting winnable issues, confronting targets in the public arena, and building networks for large turnout to public meetings
• Organized a large public meeting with over 350 people in attendance targeting local businesses, and city and state officials to clean up dangerous, unsightly properties
• Organized several large public meetings on specific winnable issues of injustice with appropriate targets
• Led regular training on community organizing, Biblical call for social justice, and building power
• Co-organized two annual fundraising drives resulting in a total of $242,000 from local grassroots sources - not foundation sources

1997-1998 Field Organizer, Green Corps, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Directed six, grassroots environmental campaigns with student volunteers, community activists, and canvassers

Logging Roads Campaign for the Western Ancient Forest Campaign

• Recruited and trained over 35 student activists to lead campaign to end federal subsidies for logging roads
• Led training in fundraising, media work, and recruitment

Global Warming Treaty Campaign for the US Climate Action Network

• Led press conference with expert scientists, including coverage in the New York Times
• Led postcard drives and call-ins resulting in over 250 calls and over 1500 postcards delivered to key presidential cabinet members within one month

Endangered Species Campaign for the Endangered Species Coalition

• Organized 6 district meetings with congressional targets to pass Endangered Species Reauthorization Act
• Wrote and organized publication of opinion editorial in the Philadelphia Daily News
• Led press conference with medical and religious leaders, including coverage in the Philadelphia Inquirer

Filthy Five Campaign for Toxics Action Center

• Built signature coalition with over 50 environmental groups and medical professionals
• Organized 3 radio and television show talk interviews for statewide coverage

Assistant Director for the Fund for Pubic Interest Research

• Recruited, trained, and directed a staff of up to 35 canvassers for the Sierra Club and PIRGIM fundraising and political campaigns along with 3 co-directors
• Organized 5 different media events for US PIRG & PIRGIM, receiving wide spread television, print, and radio coverage including an opinion editorial in the Detroit Free Press
• Succeeded in winning co-sponsorship for a Superfund Reauthorization bill from two congressional targets including Democratic Minority Whip, Rep. Bonior

1995-1997 Fulltime Volunteer Organizer, Brethren Volunteer Service, Brno, Czech Republic
Worked on grassroots anti-nuclear campaigns and projects led by several different environmental groups

Stop Temelin Campaign for Friends of the Earth, Czech Republic

• Coordinated international support for two annual nonviolent blockades at the Temelin nuclear power plant with a total of 1000 people in attendance and a nonviolent office occupation at a German bank

EDUCATION

B.S. Criminal Justice, Indiana University, 1995 - graduated with high distinction

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