Robert Hay Jr., MA, CAE

Experience

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  Catholic University Men's Basketball

  Sept 2000 - May 2004

  Student Assistant

  As a student assistant for the Catholic University men's basketball team, Robert Hay had a wide range of responsibilities. He helped analyze game film and create scouting reports of opponents prior to games, and helped the assistant coaches in recruiting high school athletes. During games, Hay sat on the bench and kept statistics for both teams. He also served as a liaison between the team and numerous student and university groups.

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  Office of Senator Harry Reid

  Sept 2002 - Dec 2002

  Intern

  As a legislative intern for the then-Majority Whip, Robert was able to experience many of the critical post-9/11 policy debates up-close. He was a researcher for the office and produced reports on a wide variety of topics, including gang violence and international first-strike policy. He also interacted with constituents and wrote responses to constituent feedback and policy questions.

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  AVMA

  May 2004 - Jun 2006

  Legislative Program and Policy Coordinator

  Point man for legislative training programs for members, mainly the AVMA student extern and legislative fellow programs. Lobbied on a diverse range of issues, including small business and tax issues. • Successfully lobbied Congress to pass the Pet Evacuation and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Conducted Hill visits on the issue and educated members on the importance of contacting Congress on the issue.• Created a fundraising plan for AVMA fellowship program, which went from raising $100 in 2003 to $60,000 in 2006.• Increased the applicant pool of AVMA Fellows from 8 in 2003 to 23 in 2005. Program placed veterinarians in Congressional and federal offices both during and after fellowship.• Wrote briefing papers and background pieces on homeland security, veterinary workforce, and small business issues. Show less

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  ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership

  Jul 2006 - Sept 2014

  Associate Director, Large Staff and Government Relations

  Director of ASAE’s large staff organization initiative, an organizational priority. Registered lobbyist that supervised employee tasked with grassroots network and advocacy programs.* Provided leadership to American Associations Day, ASAE’s annual legislative fly-in, which in 2013 had the second largest attendance ever (200 total attendees). Trained attendees to advocate successfully to repeal Coburn Amendment #67, which would have diminished association financial and intellectual reserves by prohibiting federal attendees above a certain number from attending association conferences.* Led ambitious initiative for ASAE Board of Directors to establish a pilot program for large-staff associations. Met with large-staff association CEOs to identify needs, then measured and quantified data from these meetings to strategically develop programs, products, and services to meet those unique needs. Potential outcomes are driving higher recruitment and retention levels, increasing individual member spend, and improving satisfaction rates among this member group, as well as is informing discussion on potential restructuring for membership models.* Served as department expert on the Affordable Care Act and its implementation. Created unique and summary content around different aspects of the law that would impact nonprofit organizations, all of which can be found at thepowerofa.org. * Led Capitol Hill visits on issues primarily involving health care and the Affordable Care Act.* Managed the ASAE Key Industry Association Committee, a volunteer committee of national large trade association CEOs; as well as the Key Professional Association Committee, a volunteer committee of national large professional society CEOs. Show less

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  RobertHayJr

  Sept 2009 - Feb 2018

  Sports, Leadership, and Culture Writer

  Robert Hay Jr. is a published writer on a variety of topics. His diverse writings can be found on sites like Bloomberg Government. He has served as a senior writer at World Soccer Talk, editor of MLS Talk and Serie A Talk, and contributed articles to Bloomberg, CQ Roll Call, the Arlington Herald, and Associations Now.

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  Association of Government Relations Professionals

  Sept 2014 - Nov 2015

  Executive Director

  AGRP is the only association representing the lobbying, public policy, and advocacy profession. A 501(c)(6) organization, AGRP has 1,000 members across the country and in eight countries. Our members sign a Code of Ethics to join and AGRP provides networking, education, and best practices to help grow the profession.Sample of accomplishments:- Raised the association's member retention rate and increased the number of members.- Developed a corporate partnership program to grow the association's non-dues revenue- Planned and executed the 2014 AGRP Annual Meeting and currently planning the larger 2015 meeting November 12 at The Hamilton.- Planned the logistics, marketing, and management of over 50 programs for AGRP in 2015- Launched the annual member survey and March member profile competition. Show less

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  PAI Management Corporation

  Nov 2015 - Jul 2018

  Account Executive
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  American College of Radiation Oncology

  Apr 2016 - Jul 2018

  Deputy Executive Director
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  Medical Society of DC

  Jul 2018 - now

  Executive Vice President