Jared Giarrusso-Khlok, M.A.

Experience

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  The Office of Assembly Member Fiona Ma

  Aug 2008 - Oct 2010

  Field Representative

  Responsibilities:-Responsible for district events and relationships-Responsible for representing and staffing the Assembly Member in the district -Scheduling -Creating and maintaining District Office monthly newsletter -Coordination of the Assembly Member’s social media -Drafting of Certificates of Honor from the State of California Key Accomplishments:-Developed and maintained a Cow Palace Farmer’s Market -Built and coordinated office Internship program of more than 100 students, middle school level, high school level, college level and college graduate level Show less

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  San Francisco State University

  Oct 2010 - Sept 2016

  Responsibilities:-Managing our Academic, Athletic and Event space rental program-Managing our Downtown Campus location, which includes six academic programs and two unaffiliated sublease tenants-Managing our Conference Service - our residential summer bed night program-Managing our residential food service contract with Sodexo-Coordinating property rental at the Romberg Tiburon Center in Marin County-Managing professional staff, and student assistants-Managing a budget obligation of over $7 million annuallyKey Accomplishments:-Fully executing two revenue based Memorandum of Understanding’s -Leased all newly available space at our Downtown Campus Show less Responsibilities:-Leading diverse groups and coalitions to accomplish project based goals-Building and maintaining relationships with our local, state and federal legislators-Responsible for engaging the University’s service area and community-Responsible for developing advocacy efforts on behalf of the university including: -Creating content for messaging to internal and external audiences -Creating advocacy contingents for meetings for our legislators -Leading meetings with legislators-Tracking legislation-Working with Student Leadership -Running our internship program-Hosting and attending community meetingsKey Accomplishments:-Creating and managing our OneCommunity campus wide day of service, a partnership between the University and San Francisco agencies.-Managing a campus and external voter registration coalition during two election cycles-Led a campus and external coalition to create a universal transit pass for students-Managed over 20 Sacramento/Capitol university advocacy events Show less

  • Director of Business Development

    Jul 2015 - Sept 2016

  • Associate Director of Government and Community Relations

    Oct 2010 - Jul 2015
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  Cal State Student Association

  Sept 2016 - Oct 2019

  Responsibilities: -Manage Sacramento office and staff-Lead advocate and representative in Sacramento and Washington D.C.-Manage organizational budget advocacy campaign-Manage organizational legislative advocacy -Draft sponsor legislation-Advise the CSSA board on on all legislative and budget issues-Oversee all external communication regarding legislative and budget advocacy-Advise Executive Director on all strategic organizational issues-Manage California Higher Education Student Summit (CHESS)Accomplishments-Oversaw two successful CHESS conferences-Helped create and managed CSU joint budget advocacy campaign, "ChooseCSU"-Helped create and manage CSSA legislative campaign, "Back to Basics"-Helped prevent a tuition increase Show less Responsibilities: -Manage Sacramento office and staff-Lead advocate and representative in Sacramento and Washington D.C.-Manage organizational budget advocacy campaign-Manage organizational legislative advocacy -Draft sponsor legislation-Advise the CSSA board on on all legislative and budget issues-Oversee all external communication regarding legislative and budget advocacy-Advise Executive Director on all strategic organizational issues-Manage California Higher Education Student Summit (CHESS)Accomplishments-Oversaw two successful CHESS conferences-Helped create and managed CSU joint budget advocacy campaign, "ChooseCSU"-Helped create and manage CSSA legislative campaign, "Back to Basics" Show less

  • Interim Executive Director

    Aug 2019 - Oct 2019

  • Assistant Executive Director and Chief Governmental Officer

    Mar 2018 - Aug 2019

  • Assistant Director Government Relations

    Sept 2016 - Mar 2018
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  Alzheimer's Association®

  Oct 2019 - Jan 2024

  California Government Affairs Director
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  UC Davis Health

  Jan 2024 - now

  Government and Community Relations Manager