Jorge Fanjul

Experience

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  Chase

  Aug 2007 - Feb 2009

  Licensed registered representative through FINRA and holding SEC securities Series 6, 63, and life insurance licenses. Directly serviced a local client base of 500+; worked with business owners to maximize the potential of their services. Assisted business owners with employee compliance issues and payroll services. Ran financial education events for community members on proper financial planning and practices.Participated in early-start financial programming through community youth outreach programs at P.S. 107. Show less

  • Small Business Specialist

    Dec 2008 - Feb 2009

  • Personal Banker

    Aug 2007 - Dec 2008
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  Julissa Ferreras for New York City Council

  Nov 2008 - Feb 2009

  Volunteer Organizer

  Worked as a volunteer organizer in the special election for NYC Councilmanic District 21. Coordinated a meet and greet the candidate event and setup and ran phone banking opportunities for volunteers; recorded and processed constituent voter data. Additionally, worked as a community liaison at organizer events alongside members of the Working Families Party; participated in district-wide canvassing and voter outreach.

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  John Liu for New York City Comptroller

  Feb 2009 - Dec 2009

  Campaign Operations Manager

  Served as a senior team member to New York City Council Member John C. Liu during his campaign for New York City Comptroller. Managed a citywide volunteer recruitment operation totaling over 1000 persons, serving as a relationship manager and political adviser. Managed a citywide campaign visibility team. Coordinated the candidate’s campaign schedule and staffed the candidate as needed.

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  NYC Office of the Comptroller

  Jan 2010 - Dec 2013

  Deputy Director, Department of Public Affairs

  Developed and executed community civic engagement programs including town halls, workshops and media rollouts in collaboration with Comptroller John Liu’s bureaus of audit, accounting, budget, and policy. Additionally, served in a dual capacity as the Queens Borough Director for Community Relations as a liaison to community boards, business improvement districts, and to members of the City Council.

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  Queens County Democratic Party

  Sept 2012 - Sept 2016

  District Leader

  Elected in 2012 as a committee member to the Democratic Organization of Queens County. Regularly collaborated with the district’s city, state and federal elected officials regarding political and community issues and was responsible for promoting turnout in local elections and served as a resource for the district’s voters in numerous ways including managing poll site locations, campaign efforts and informing voters about candidates and policy. Held monthly community meetings for district residents and helped to implement community-organizing strategies. Show less

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  Queensborough Community College

  Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

  Interim Director for Corporate and Foundation Relations

  Under the Vice President of Institutional Affairs, directed the College’s corporate and foundation relations strategy and operations. Designed, developed and oversaw a strategic program to secure corporate and foundation funding for various college initiatives; worked to keep campaign goals on target. Oversaw a portfolio of corporate donors to establish and sustain ongoing relations; cultivated new prospects; maintained relationships with sponsoring organizations to retain and steward gifts to the college. Wrote proposals for institutional, academic and art grants. Managed professional and clerical staff. Show less

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  New York City Council

  Apr 2014 - Mar 2016

  Chief of Staff

  • Served as the Chief of Staff to the Finance Chair, Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland, charged with the responsibility of negotiating the City’s $85B budget with the Administration; locally, also responsible for all public policy and budgetary initiatives for the 21st councilmanic district, totaling over $8M in city services; performed the duties of being the daily operations manager for both the City Hall and district offices, including overseeing human resources. • Charged with being the relationship manager by the council member to community and business stakeholders including labor unions, community based organizations, and good government groups. Show less

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  Jewish Community Relations Council

  Aug 2014 - May 2015

  Fellow

  The We Are All New York Fellowship (formerly the Queens Fellowship) is a leadership development program dedicated to advancing the next generation of New York City’s diverse leaders and helping them become change agents to strengthen our city. Served as a fellow and was part of the grant writing committee.

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  Queens County Young Democrats

  Jan 2015 - Feb 2016

  President

  Led the youth arm of the Democratic Organization of Queens County. Regularly collaborated with city, state and federal elected officials regarding issues affecting youth; and was responsible for promoting turnout in elections and served as a resource for the county’s youth voters in numerous ways including polling information, campaign efforts, and informing voters about candidates and policy. Held monthly meetings for members and helped tap into and develop future leaders.

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  NYC Office of the Mayor

  Apr 2016 - Mar 2019

  Served as the project manager for Mayor Bill de Blasio's newly created Democracy NYC and New York City Census 2020 Office initiatives, part of the City’s civic engagement efforts tasked with registering 1M eligible New York City residents to vote, including executing a citywide student voter registration campaign and developing new voter registration and absentee ballot protocols at the Rikers Island city jail; creating staffing and organizational plans; in addition to developing and managing a civic engagement plan for Census 2020 in partnership with the federal government, community-based organizations, philanthropic foundations, and good government groups. Show less Served as the mayoral policy manager for the Department for the Aging, the newly created Department of Veterans’ Services, and the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities, conducting research and developing policy changes to bring about expanded equity and fairness; drafted policy papers for several citywide multiagency projects including: Accessible NYC (2016) and Accessible NYC (2017), Age-Friendly NYC (2017), Vets Thrive NYC, and One NYC 2050 for a combined portfolio of $350M in city services. Show less

  • Senior Advisor for Democracy NYC and Deputy Director for the Office of the Census for New York City

    Jan 2018 - Mar 2019

  • Senior Policy Advisor for Specialized Populations

    Apr 2016 - Dec 2017
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  Coro New York Leadership Center

  Sept 2017 - Jun 2018

  Leadership New York Participant

  Participant in NYC's premier mid-career level experiential leadership training program that prepares diverse, talented and committed individuals for effective and ethical leadership in the public affairs arena; member of cohort LNY29 and part of the Economic Development & Housing Issue Day Team.

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  National Urban Fellows

  May 2019 - Aug 2020

  National Urban Fellow

  National Urban Fellows develops accomplished and courageous professionals of all ethnic and racial backgrounds, particularly people of color and women, to be leaders and change agents in the public and non profit sectors, with a strong commitment to social justice and equity.

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  UnidosUS (formerly National Council of La Raza)

  Sept 2019 - Aug 2020

  Worked as a consulting partner on “Latino Voters and the 2020 Election: Numbers, Parties, and Issues.” A 3-part issue report on the state of the Latino electorate in 2020. Contributions included an analysis of Latino demographics, key issues of importance to the electorate, historical data and trends, and election administration including challenges and improvements; assisted on various research projects in collaboration with the policy, advocacy, Census 2020, and civic engagement teams on Latino voter participation. Show less

  • Consultant

    Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  • Graduate Fellow

    Sept 2019 - May 2020
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  Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service

  Oct 2019 - May 2020

  Student Leadership Council, Committee Co-Chair, Careers Committee

  The Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service is an academic center at Georgetown University in Washington, DC dedicated to the study of regional and national politics.

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  Centre for Public Impact

  Feb 2021 - Jul 2023

  North American Program Director, Government Legitimacy and Equity

  • Led the development of strategic partnerships and programs to enable CPI’s newest programmatic pillar, Government Legitimacy, to achieve its mission of reimagining democratic government so that it works better for all people through increasing community trust in government and its leaders; working with partners ranging from philanthropies and democracy funders to grassroots organizations, public sector elected officials and national thought leaders; serving as the primary national spokesperson and thought leader for CPI’s Government Legitimacy portfolio.• Led the development of an operating plan and infrastructure to bring Government Legitimacy from concept to creation, utilizing government innovation techniques used by start-ups, and designing new programs and initiatives, including a marquee national initiative: Earned Legitimacy.• Lead facilitator on workshops and webinars with residents and government staff including the Atlantic’s Re:think podcast, and good government organizations: The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The City of Portland Oregon’s Office of Civic Life, Washington State Office of Equity, National League of Cities (NLC), Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL), and the National Association for County Community and Economic Development (NACCED) on government’s role in building strong relationships with communities.• Directly managed and mentored a large team of managers and associates, providing actionable feedback and contributing to their growth and development. Show less

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  Latinos for Education

  Dec 2023 - now

  Executive Director, Massachusetts

  • As the L4E Massachusetts Executive Director, in service to the organization's original, largest, and longest-running regional hub; oversee and lead the effort to develop, place and connect essential Latino leaders in the education sector; building an ecosystem of Latino advocates by infusing Latino talent into positions of influence. Ensuring that Latino leaders be at the forefront of creating an equitable education for Latino students, preparing leaders to break down barriers to educational opportunity for the next generation of Latino students.• Strengthen L4E's regional brand and increase revenue for the region; stewarding the pipeline of L4E funding relationships in MA and develop a new pipeline of programmatic funders. Create and adopt systems/processes to improve collaboration and efficiency, leading to the delivery of high-quality programming, with the support and collaboration of the national programming team.• Leading our local policy and advocacy efforts in Massachusetts, in collaboration with legislative consultants, fellows and staff; working to pass legislative measures, including the Educator Diversity Act, a first in the nation legislative undertaking set to reimagine the recruitment and retention of minority educators.• Provide professional development, leadership and mentorship to the regional Massachusetts L4E staff of professionals from each functional vertical: policy and advocacy, programs, and partnerships; manage key relationships with L4E alumni and pursue greater alumni engagement efforts in New England. Show less

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  Commonwealth of Massachusetts

  Oct 2024 - now

  Councilmember, Racial Imbalance Advisory Council

  The Racial Imbalance Advisory Council (RIAC), comprised of councilmembers appointed by the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), advises the Commissioner of Education and the Board of Education on matters pertinent to the development and maintenance of school desegregation / integration in public schools within the Commonwealth.