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Kris
Tyler Benjamin
Resume
Updated
March 2007
Washington,
DC 20002
202.253.8009
Kris@thestrade.com
An
accomplished professional with newsworthy achievements in
the fields of community relations, public affairs, and
media. Specific skills include strategic assessment,
project and resource management and client and media
relationships. Have successfully leveraged strong
interpersonal, analytical, and communications skills to
reach targeted benchmarks and achieve results.
Community Relations
• Worked with cross-functional partners,
private industries, and nonprofits to support agency
objectives, to provide services to constituents.
• Planned and executed voter/constituent awareness
campaigns to advance program and/or campaign objectives.
• Served as community and media spokesperson.
• Led community development forums, bringing
together key stakeholders.
• Coordinated the planning of earned media outreach
campaigns to publicize key messages.
• Built voter/constituent contact databases to keep
a constant stream of communications to stakeholders.
• Authored testimony and testified before the
Council of the District of Columbia.
• Assisted in the writing of testimony delivered
before the United States Congress.
• Produced communiqués for mass audiences;
speeches, press releases, briefings, newsletters, and
position papers.
• Produced multi-level crisis communications and
strategic plans that addressed front-burner issues.
• Monitored and responded to print and broadcast
media inquiries.
• Fostered relations to the media, members of
congress, and community groups.
• Conducted opposition research.
• Monitored upcoming legislation.
Management
• Organized training of employees, contractors, and
volunteers to expand the knowledge base of those who
serve our organization.
• Supervised three full time employees, conducting
evaluations and setting performance targets.
• Supervised several long time contractors, setting
timetable and appraising the quality of deliverables.
• Led project teams of multi-functional groups to
meet community relations targets.
Data
Analysis
• Researched, collected, and utilized data
to forecast changes in the political environment, and
determine appropriate agency response(s).
• Created mechanisms to track external
communications.
• Assessed the number of constituent complaints,
comments, and accommodations to evaluate program
effectiveness.
Experience
District of Columbia Public Schools, 2005 - Present
Community Relations Liaison—Office of Business
Operations
The Executive Office of the Mayor, 2004
ANC Community Relations Director—Office of Community
Affairs
Brazile and Associates, 2003-2004
Associate Director—Project Focus, Citizens for
Eleanor and DC Primary
American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2001 - 2003
Legislative Assistant—Media and Advocacy
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, 2000
Meetings and Special Events Associate—Kmart Kids
Race Against Drugs
Certification Training and Awards
Real Estate License (Maryland and Washington DC)
Certified Contract Officer Technical Representative
(COTR)
Congressional Black Caucus Institute Emerging Leaders
Coalition of Peace Education (COPE) Mediation Training
Awards
and Achievements
American Immigration Lawyers Association - Employee of
the Month
Special Recognition from the Council of the District of
Columbia - December 2003
Wilson Clarke Leadership Award - October 2003
American Immigration Lawyers Association Employee of the
Month - October 2002
Oswego State University Senator Emeritus – 1999
Education
Johns Hopkins University, Communications in a
Contemporary Society (Pursuing)
BA, Political Science, State University of New York at
Oswego
Miscellaneous
Residency Preference: Ward 6 Resident (Attached Form)
Salary History: Grade 13 Step 3
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