Vanessa Lopez

+8 years experience providing services to underserved community members, creating strategic partnerships with decision-makers and non-profits, and organizing campaigns with community members. Currently in DC having relationships with decision makers and organizations across the city. 

DC Action - Under 3 Coalition                                                                             Feb 2023 – June 2024                                    Campaign Manager                                                                                                           Washington, DC                                                                                                                                                                    

• Managed campaign with +150 members, such as Head Start groups and parents, developing meaningful relationships and harnessing their expertise to drive the coalition's mission of achieving affordable and accessible early childhood education in DC, through a lens of racial equity. 
• Collaborated with Legislative Director, Policy Director, and Communications Director to strategize  yearly campaign plan. Maintained communication with team leads through weekly check-ins to ensure a smooth campaign rollout.
• Worked closely with Communications Team in developing 2 Testimony Toolkits for membership. Toolkits provided sample testimony formats, relevant child care data, and posts for social media. Read testimonies on behalf of early educators to DC Council of the Whole during Budget Season.
• Organized and facilitated monthly coalition meetings with average attendance of +30 members, providing Spanish to English interpretation services. Orchestrated our largest coalition meeting, Advocacy Day at Wilson Building, with +75 parents, teachers, advocates, and staff advocating to Councilmembers about the Pay Equity Fund.
  
   

Matt Frumin for District of Columbia City Council                                          Mar 2022 – July 2022                                                                          
Field Director                                                                                                                    Washington, DC                                                                                                               

• Developed and led a field plan within the first 3 weeks of job to then win the Council race. Provided, tracked, and shared organizing metrics for canvassing efforts with the leadership team. Continuously collaborating and fine tuning the campaign plan with candidate and team.
• Provided weekly qualitative and quantitative reporting to update team on campaign progress, i.e.: volunteer recruitment, doors knocked, calls made, neighborhoods reached. Evaluated and proposed any pivots to field plans to the leadership team.
• Lead on volunteer management. Recruited, trained, and managed +100 volunteers to canvass, make phone calls, and volunteer in other ways. Developed +20 close relationships with most engaged volunteers and used their on the ground insight to guide the campaign plan. 

AARP Foundation                                                                                                   Jan 2022 - Mar 2022                                                                                                   

Property Tax-Aide Partnership Manager, Temporary Contract Worker                           Washington, DC                                                                                                                                             

• Led program expansion for 25 states. Facilitated connections between community-based organizations and local government agencies to ensure program implementation to provide tax assistance for older, low-income adults. Goal was to ensure community organizations were self-sufficient in empowering older, low-income adults. 
• Managed communication and stakeholder satisfaction regarding program expansion and execution, providing updates on program successes and lessons learned to internal staff. 

National Association of REALTORS®                                                                  Aug 2017 – Jan 2022                                                                                                 

Coordinator, REALTOR® Party & Advocacy Meetings                                                  Washington, DC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

• Lead logistics contact (on event contracts, project timelines, marketing materials) for large housing advocacy conferences attracting 300 to 1,000 attendees, while coordinating multiple events.
• Independently oversaw a $125K grant, funding state organizations’ advocacy efforts via conferences; collaborated with cross-functional team members to grow the program nationwide and develop best practices.
• Managed request system and budget for prominent speakers. Provided team with relevant Advocacy and logistical information. Provide on-call assistance for leaders (9 leaders, 60+ events, $200K annual budget). Liaise with Communication Consultants to develop pertinent advocacy talking points.

Monica Rodriguez for Los Angeles City Council                                                Nov 2016 – Aug 2017                                                                                                                                                 

Canvasser / Personal Assistant                                                                                        Los Angeles, CA                                                                                                                                                                      

• Excelled as canvasser and promoted to candidate’s personal assistant.  Provided high level support for candidate at external events and for internal office needs (scheduling, event planning, fundraising and communications).

The George Washington University, Washington, DC                                                             Dec 2019                                                                                                          

Master of Public Policy, Concentration: Urban Policy | Trachtenberg Scholarship 

Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, CA                                                                                     May 2016                                                                                                      
Bachelor of Arts, Major: History & Political Science | Outstanding Leadership Award