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politics as the deputy press secretary for former Virginia governor and now U.S. I began my District government career by serving as the chief of staff for OCTO.īefore serving in the Fenty administration, I was able to work closely with one of the most morally grounded and charismatic leaders in modern U.S. With the support of then-city administrator, Neil Albert, I led the process to engage, educate and mobilize the District's residents to participate in the 2010 US Census. Mayor Adrian Fenty, including directing the Green Jobs DC workforce pilot and managing the most successful census count in the history of the District of Columbia as the DC Counts campaign director. Gray’s administration, I also had the privilege to serve in a number of key executive management positions in the administration of then-D.C. Prior to reengaging the electoral process, those pillars of my own leadership were applied in my former and current role as the chief administrative officer for the District of Columbia's Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO).

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In my personal and professional pursuits, I have leaned heavily on many of the principles of leadership that I learned at Jepson, specifically those pertaining to ethics, critical thinking, situational awareness, group dynamics and organizational change.Įarlier this past year, those lessons served me well while I performed the duties of a campaign manager for a highly contentious congressional re-election campaign in Missouri and later in the 2012 election cycle as the deputy campaign manager and statewide political director for the most expensive ballot measure in the history of Maryland. Since leaving the halls of the University, I have found myself putting theory to practice in every position that I have held. *One of a collection of stories written by alumni for the Jepson School's 20th Anniversary

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