The following are some samples of my writing. As a strategic communications specialist working in advocacy and persuasion, I have written scripts for video ads which have received hundreds of thousands of views, press releases and media advisories which have resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars of earned media coverage, Op-Eds which have appeared in major media outlets, and more.
Opportunity For All Floridians sent out this text message alert to our audience around Florida, alerting them to a proposed double digit property insurance rate increase from the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. This produced hundreds of emails to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation.
Read MoreOpportunity For All Floridians sent this text message out to over 4,000 subscriber cell phones across the state of Florida in advance of Early Voting for the August 2024 primary.
Read MoreOpportunity For All Floridians sent this text message to over 1,500 subscribers who had expressed an interest in economic and lending issues after the Florida Legislature passed a predatory lending bill in 2024.
Read MoreOpportunity for All Floridians sent this text message to our audience after the Florida House passed a law rolling back decades of Florida’s child labor protections. Our research suggested that many everyday Floridians did not believe that the legislature would do something like this, so we opened our messaging by saying, “YES, THIS IS REAL.” This text asked readers to reach out to the Florida Senate to ask them not to pass the final bill. Unfortunately, the bill did pass and was signed into law on March 22, 2024.
Read MoreThe Florida House passed a bill that would roll back decades of child labor protections, and would let employers exploit working teens.
Read MoreWe are tracking bills and initiatives that touch on our mission of advocating for economic fairness, protecting Florida’s environment and animals, preserving local control, and strengthening our democracy. Here are some key bills we’re watching that you may not have heard about.
Read MoreFrom property insurance to utility rates, healthcare costs to unemployment reform, affordable housing to protecting democracy, and safeguarding unions—we need our leaders to Make Florida Affordable Again.
Read MoreMany Florida residents struggle to pay their electricity bills, and the skyrocketing costs are due to the volatile natural gas market.
Read MoreWhen the Brevard County commission threatened to slash the budget of the Brevard Supervisor of Elections, and cut their budget for sample ballot and prepaid postage on Vote-by-Mail ballots, we worked with our partners at All Voting is Local to alert all of our audience members in Brevard County and urge them to speak out. This text was sent to 240 mobile subscribers in Brevard County with easy-to-take steps to call their county commissioners. Thanks to this advocacy, the Brevard County Commission unanimously voted to save prepaid postage and sample ballots at their September 19 meeting.
Read MoreFlorida Power & Light, the largest electric utility in Florida, saved $375 million in fuel costs in 2022 by investing in solar. They also announced plans to reduce customer charges by close to the same amount.
Read MoreNew reports reveal the extent to which major electric companies like FPL use money from your electric bill in lobbying and other political activities. And it's all perfectly legal, a fact that some elected leaders think is a problem.
Read MoreNatural gas is the primary source of fuel for all of Florida’s major electricity companies. And the price fluctuations associated with natural gas hit Floridians' pocketbooks hard.
Read MoreIn Florida, 75% of electricity comes from natural gas, causing price spikes for customers. Agrivoltaics offers a solution, allowing large scale solar projects without giving up farming land.
Read MoreSolar energy proved its reliability and its affordability, even after devastating hurricanes hit Southwest Florida.
Read MoreThere was a whopping 54% voter participation in the Village of Pinecrest’s off-year local special election. Vote-by-mail made the difference, says the vice mayor of this South Florida town.
Read MoreAfter all Florida voters’ Vote-by-Mail requests were canceled in 2022, advocacy groups are sounding the alarm about the harm to “a key piece of Florida’s democracy.
Read MoreFlorida’s vote-by-mail system is a critical piece of the state’s free and fair elections, enabling millions of Floridians to participate in the democratic process. Access to vote-by-mail is particularly important for voters with disabilities, the majority of whom vote by mail due to transportation and other access barriers. However, recent changes to the vote-by-mail request system proposed by Secretary of State, Cord Byrd, could create significant barriers for people with disabilities, limiting their access to the ballot box, and making Florida’s elections less fair and less free.
Read MoreAs we near the end of the year, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on all that we have accomplished together in the past year.
Read MoreMiami-Dade County's urban development boundary has served as a line to protect fragile ecosystems, farmland and water outside of Miami-Dade County's urban core. Simultaneously, it has served as a catalyst to spur smart growth, smart development, better mass transit, and more investment in jobs and affordable housing in Miami's urban core.
Read MoreHave you moved recently? Or changed your name?
It's time to check that your voter registration is up-to-date. And it's really easy to do (and only takes 1 minute⏱):
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