Ankeny Area Democrats Member - July 2019 - Present
Chair - March 2023 - Present
Secretary - March 2022 - March 2023
Attending and preparing agendas for monthly executive team meetings and monthly membership meetings
Leading fundraising efforts for this volunteer run program including the return of our Building Blue Banquet, which resulted in gross fundraising in excess of $9,000 in February 2024
Launched social and email marketing campaigns in August 2023, which resulted in the election of all five candidates Ankeny Democrats had on the ballot
Writing and distributing a monthly newsletter and updating our contact data via Mailchimp
Planning and executing two annual fundraising events including event logistics, marketing, ticket sales, and sponsorships
Booking monthly guest speakers for membership meetings
Facilitating the design and purchase of all print materials
Recruiting volunteers for door knocking, postcard writing, phone calling, and our Neighbor2Neighbor program
Managing the budget in partnership with the Treasurer to assure we’re in line with PAC laws
Led the North Ankeny Caucus as Secretary on January 15, 2024
Led volunteer training for the September 2021 Special Election
Led volunteer training for the November 2021 city and school board elections
Wrote postcards for Iowa House of Representative Candidates during the 2020 election
Led the Ankeny 02 Precinct Caucus as Secretary on February 3, 2019
The Village at Briarwood Park Home Owner’s Association - July 2020 - Present
Treasurer - July 2020 - August 2021
Secretary - August 2021 - September 2023
Approved and maintained monthly budget reports
Maintained meeting minutes to be distributed to homeowners
Addressed home owner concerns
Met with executive board to finalize allocation of funds
Ankeny Centennial High School’s Mid-Iowa Show Choir Championships Marketing Chair - August 2015 - January 2023
Developed a marketing plan for the event, which can be viewed here
Sold and arranged program advertisements for local businesses
Launched social media marketing campaign on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Used social media during the event to engage audiences
Battleground Iowa Volunteer Training Captain - August 2020 - November 2020
Supported all Democratic candidates in Iowa’s 03 District
Worked directly with the field organizer to plan and schedule volunteers for upcoming phone shifts
Led all trainings over Zoom for volunteers
Communicated with and troubleshot technology issues with all volunteers
Re-shifted volunteers to future phone banks
Made calls daily between training sessions
Participated in volunteer leader trainings with Battleground Iowa
Kamala Harris Presidential Campaign Volunteer Precinct Captain - July 2019 - December 2019
Canvassed voters three times per week
Made phone calls to recruit volunteers once per week
Hosted debate watch parties with tweet-alongs
Hosted voter discussion events
Volunteered at all local events which Vice President Harris attended
Centennial Show Choir Golf Tournament Fundraising and Marketing Chair - July 2017 - September 2018
Sold and arranged event sponsorships for local businesses
Arranged 1 event sponsorships at the $500+ level
Arranged 13 hole sponsorships at the $100+ level
Acquiring donations from local businesses for a silent auction, raffle, and door prizes
Acquired 31 donations for the most recent event
Organized and monitored silent auction for event participants
Organized and distributed raffle prizes and door prizes
Recruited 100+ event participants leading to total event revenue in excess of $6,500