Andrew Thode, PMP

Experience

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  Colorado Democratic Party

  Jun 2010 - Nov 2010

  Field Organizer- Michael Bennet

  Won- Field Organizer for winning Colorado Senatorial raced reported by the Democratic National Committee to be the best organized and executed field campaign in the country, margin of victory was less than one percent - Exceeded expectations and was part of a field office team that was not layered with additional outside staff during last 2 weeks of campaign because of high level of performance - Recruited over 175 volunteers during the last 12 weeks of the campaign and trained them to contact voters for Michael Bennet directly door to door and through phone banks - Managed and organized on a daily basis 50-100 volunteers providing direction, problem resolution, and management support as well as measuring outcomes so as to report them to State Campaign Headquarters each evening after close of business Show less

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  FirstService Residential in California

  Apr 2011 - Apr 2012

  Facilities Manager

  - Ran the day to day operations of the Newport Coast Parks and Clubhouse - Coordinated Clubhouse rentals, association liabilities and insurance issues - Managed clubhouse maintenance, park repairs, and all vendors that come on the property - Assisted in the planning and execution of annual events for residents

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  Ann Williams

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2012

  Petitions

  - Created an organizational system to track numbers of petitions signed and linked them to team members who gathered the signatures - Managed the defense team for Dan Roche’s petition signatures after they were formally challenged - Organized Dan Roche’s signatures, and checked them to verify authenticity prior to the challenge to his signatures - Represented the Dan Roche campaign at official petition binder check

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  Terra Strategies

  Apr 2012 - Nov 2012

  Regional Field Director

  WonMassachusetts- Established the two offices that the LCV program had in the Massachusetts - Created recruitment program in the Boston regional office to ensure smooth transition to new Regional Director - Managed the Western Massachusetts office which canvassed the entire Western Massachusetts Region- Recruited and interviewed a total of 400 people between the two regions - Hired and trained 250 people - Ensured that the correct doors were knocked with the appropriate message through accountability measures - Managed a payroll that grew over $38,000 per week during my tenure - Exceeded “Get Out The Vote” door goals of 15,000 doors over three days - Got Elizabeth Warren elected Phoenix- Recruited and interviewed 200 people hiring and training 150 individuals - Exceeded program goals by collecting over 70,000 new membership registrations - Ensured that the correct doors were knocked with the appropriate message through accountability measures - Managed 15-25 canvassers a day - Managed a payroll that grew to over $12,000 per week Show less

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  Personal PAC

  Jan 2014 - Mar 2014

  Campaign Manager/ Political Operative

  Won- Managed Mo Khan’s schedule during the primary election cycle, including accepting invitations and organizing contact information - Administered Voter Activation Network for the entire campaign, which included analysis of all data that the campaign collected - Organized volunteers and prepared all materials for volunteers to be successful at contacting voters - Managed college internship program to provide a meaningful experience for college students

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  4th Ward Alderman Will Burns

  Jul 2014 - Apr 2015

  Campaign Manager

  Won- Designed and implemented an election winning campaign strategy - Developed and gained approval for campaign budget - Managed campaign team consisting of a Field Director, and four Communications team members - Coordinated all communications from Ald. Will Burns’ campaign - Provided strategic direction in the development of field program which included both volunteers and paid staff - Planned and scheduled campaign events and collaborated with the Alderman selecting the key events for him to attend - Organized and executed successful petition drive, filed petitions, and led challenges of opponent’s petitions Show less

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  Mayor Rahm Emanuel

  Feb 2015 - Apr 2015

  Mid South Side Director

  Won- Managed paid canvass and election day operations in 3 strategic wards for the mayoral runoff election - Achieved a winning margin in all three wards, in 35 days increased Rahm’s vote count by 13% in one ward - Developed strategic plan to inform voters of important issues in their area - Exceeded planned voter contact target of 20,000 doors knocked in a 30 day period - Managed a program that included over 110 people by election day

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  Friends of Christian Mitchell

  Sept 2015 - Mar 2016

  Campaign Manager, Christian Mitchell 26th District

  Won- Managed Rep. Christian Mitchell winning re-election campaign - Designed and implemented an election winning campaign strategy that doubled the margin of victory in a rematch election from 2014 - Won all 10 wards in the district, which was an increase from 2014 results that saw Christian Mitchell only winning 4 wards - Developed $700,000 campaign budget, and used accounting measures to modify the budget as needed - Directly managed campaign consisting of a field team, communications director, 3 media consultant companies, and finance consultants - Provided strategic direction in the development of field program which included both volunteers and paid staff - Planned and scheduled campaign events, and collaborated with local and statewide groups to assist on the Mitchell Campaign - Organized and executed successful petition drive, and properly files petitions to get candidate on the ballot Show less

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  Illinois Senate Victory Fund

  May 2016 - Dec 2016

  Campaign Manager, Julie Morrison 29th District

  Won- Designed and implemented an election winning campaign strategy that increased the margin of victory by 9 percentage points from 2012- Hired and managed seven full time employees and day to day operations - Managed a field operation that completed 120,000+ voter outreach contact attempts - Guided candidate to secure 3 major newspaper endorsement (Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, and Daily Herald)- Prepared candidate to win 3 debates throughout the campaign - Coordinated fundraising efforts during the cycle, and created a budget that left campaign with $400,000 surplus - Created messaging that was polling tested and implemented through direct mail and online digital content Show less

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  The Paladin Political Group

  Jan 2017 - Apr 2017

  Project Consultant

  - Organized public relations campaign for client centered on the Opioid epidemic in Wisconsin - Planned roundtable discussion in Madison for key stakeholders to talk about issues surrounding Opioid addiction - Organized letter writing campaign to highlight key issues and solutions around Opioid epidemic - Recruited local community leaders and local elected official to participate in letter writing campaign

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  Stand for Children

  Jun 2017 - Oct 2017

  Regional Organizing Director

  - Organized public relations campaign for SB 1 in 7 state representative districts in northern Illinois- Planed and executed press conferences with key local leadership stakeholders to address the importance of education funding reform - Organized letter writing campaign to connect schools' parents with their state representatives - Persuaded local leaders to write letters to the editors of local publications - Coordinated with key state wide groups to have maximum presence in key districts throughout the state Show less

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  Illinois Network of Charter Schools

  Oct 2017 - Sept 2021

  - Communicate the needs, news, and outlook of government affairs projects with the organization’s leadership and board of directors- Supervise the canvass coordinator and conduct additional trainings on advocacy tactics - Manage direct voter contact programs that support election efforts and advocacy initiatives - Create and execute comprehensive advocacy strategy targeting stakeholders throughout the City of Chicago - Coordinate PAC giving and Independent Expenditures to align with organizational goals - Educate outside organizations on successfully designed campaign strategies and best practices- Activate coalitions of organizations around common issues to create positive outcomes - Create and maintain relationships with elected officials and government entities- Manage contract lobbyist to support organizations tops initiatives - Registered in-house lobbyist with the City of Chicago Show less - Worked with lobbying team to align political power with policy priorities- Built coalitions of organizations with common goals to leverage the collective influence of organizations- Created innovative campaign strategies, that included the formation of a door-to-door canvass program - Executed endorsement process, questionnaire, interview, and viability test for 45+ candidates per election cycle- Managed all Independent Expenditure campaigns for the organization- Worked with communications team to craft effective messaging for an organizational branding campaign - Researched and participated in the creation of the government affairs strategy for the City of Chicago Show less - Empowered school leaders and parents to take an active role in advocacy for the top policy priorities- Completed research on General Assembly in preparation for lobby team meetings- Communicated with elected officials about advocacy activities of membership and school communities- Created overall campaign strategy for each individual election cycle- Executed endorsement process, questionnaire, interview, and viability test for 45+ candidates per election cycle- Managed entire Independent Expenditure campaign for the organization - Aligned the campaign strategy with the goals of the organization including policy priorities Show less

  • Senior Manager of Political Affairs

    Sept 2019 - Sept 2021

  • Political Affairs Manager

    May 2019 - Sept 2019

  • Government Affairs Manager

    Oct 2017 - May 2019
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  50CAN: The 50-State Campaign for Achievement Now

  Sept 2021 - now

  Campaigns Manager

  - Work with local teams to create policy and political goals that align with the organizational strategic plan- Plan political and advocacy campaigns with local team’s executive directors- Assist our local teams in implementing legislative and political advocacy campaigns- Advise our local teams with the development and identification of political candidates from both parties- Provide guidance to state teams about advocacy and political campaign tactics- Ensure implementation and technical execution of the tactics Show less