Kenny Myers, PMP

Experience

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  Grassroots Campaigns, Inc. San Diego

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2010

  Field Manager

  Managed a team of canvassers to fundraise through high traffic canvassing for Save the Children, and international nonprofit.

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  Advocates for Ohio's Future

  Mar 2012 - Jun 2012

  Outreach Intern

  Managed recruitment of new local grassroots groups to join a coalition that advocated for increased social services in the Ohio state budget.

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  Obama for America

  Jun 2012 - Nov 2012

  Field Organizer

  Organized volunteer neighborhood teams to persuade undecided voters to support President Obama and encourage GOTV targets to vote through canvassing, phone banking, and community events.Increased voter turnout by 5.44%, improved President Obama’s margin of victory by 1%, and flipped two precincts from red to blue in Northwest Columbus when compared to the 2008 election.

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  Teach For America

  Jun 2013 - Jun 2015

  Corps Member

  Served as a Corps Member in the New York City 2013 Corps. Supplemented my teaching education and experience through regular activities with the program.

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  East Bronx Academy for The Future

  Aug 2013 - Jun 2015

  Special Education Teacher

  Taught 6th-9th grade general and special education students in integrated co-teaching model classrooms. Worked in a fast paced, team focused environment to develop curricula and reflect on best teaching practices.

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  Camp Northwood

  Jun 2015 - Sept 2015

  Counselor Team Leader

  As a Counselor Team Leader, I managed three other counselors at a sleep away special needs summer camp. Camp Northwood specialized in creating a safe, enriching, and fun summer camp for children with disabilities and other special needs.

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  Brass Tactics

  Feb 2016 - Jan 2019

  As National Events Manager, I helped execute a national earned media campaign to raise awareness around climate and public lands issues. Working with local, grassroots organizations across the country, we generated over 1,400 earned media pieces that amplified local groups' priorities and work. As State Director, I managed a team to organize student volunteers across Ohio to act on climate change through pledging to vote for climate action and accepting specific, personal challenges to lower their carbon footprint. Built a team of 5 staff and over 50 interns and volunteers to collect over 18,000 pledge to vote cards, and ran a significant GOTV program at the conclusion of the election.

  • National Events Manager

    Feb 2017 - Jan 2019

  • State Director - Defend Our Future

    Feb 2016 - Jan 2017
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  Yes We Can Columbus

  Jan 2017 - Jun 2019

  Campaigns Manager

  I managed multiple school board, city council, municipal, and statewide ballot initiative campaigns.Led both volunteers and staff to recruit over 700 volunteer shifts and 250 unique volunteers over three cycles for canvassing, phone and text banking, and poll standing.

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  Alliance for Youth Action

  Jun 2019 - now

  As Director of Network Management, I project manage all support requests received from network organizations and connect subject matter experts to provide capacity building services. As Director of Network Capacity, I managed multiple projects to coach and support network organizations and increase youth civic engagement.

  • Director of Network Management

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Director of Network Capacity

    Jun 2019 - Dec 2023