Resumé

Isaiah J. Poole

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Expert-Level Communications Management
█Forging communications strategy as executive team member at The Democracy Collaborative
█Ladership of six-person communications team at People’s Action
█Management of Campaign For America’s Future websites, email products and online campaigns
█Providing editorial direction to bloggers, senior fellows and technical managers
█Overseeing technology implementation
█Coordinating and directing website redesign processes
 
In-Depth Knowledge of Capitol Hill and Politics
█Leading execution of congressional legislative advocacy campaigns
█Legislative analysis for TheMiddleClass.org and OurFuture.org
█Senior-level reporter for Congressional Quarterly
█National political reporter, The Washington Times, including 1988 presidential and 1986 congressional races
 
Award-Winning Editorial Leadership
█Recipient of the Keystone Press Award for editorial writing as editorial page editor of the Centre Daily Times (2002)
█Recipient of the Sigma Delta Chi award for local news reporting (1985)
█Managing the launch of 13 weekly newspapers as Prince George’s County, Md. editor of The Gazette, including hiring and training of staff
█Recipient of a Suburban Newspaper of America award for best special section (1999)
 
Extensive Experience in Journalism And Graphic Design
█Widely published political commentary, plus radio, TV and online appearances
█Opinion page copy editing and design for the Centre Daily Times
█Story assignment, copy-editing and page design for the Asbury Park Press
█Copy-editing, page design and production oversight at the Army Times
█Lead District government reporter and assistant metro editor at The Washington Times
█Washington correspondent and feature writer for Black Enterprise magazine
 
Professional Involvement and Community Activism
█Board member, Urban Village Corporation (an affordable housing complex)
█Creating dcourtimeisnow.org for D.C. marriage equality movement
█Service as member, National Association of Black Journalists
█Co-founder, Washington Association of Black Journalists
█Founding member, National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association
█Recipient of community service award from WABJ for AIDS education and activism work
 
 
Work History
July 2018 – March 2022
THE DEMOCRACY COLLABORATIVE, Washington, D.C.
█Vice President of Communications
 
Sept. 2016 – Jan. 2018
PEOPLE’S ACTION, Washington, D.C.
█Communications Director
 
June 2006 – Sept. 2016
CAMPAIGN FOR AMERICA’S FUTURE, Washington, D.C.  
█Director of Online Communications
 
Dec. 2003 – June 2006
CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY, Washington, D.C.  
█Congressional Leadership Reporter, Transportation Lead Reporter
 
Sept. 2000 – June 2003  
CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State College, Pa.  
█Opinion Page Editor
 
June 1997 – Sept. 2000
THE GAZETTE, Gaithersburg, Md.  
█Prince George’s County Editor (Nov. 1997-Sept. 2000) 
█Eastern Montgomery County Editor (June 1997-June 1998)
 
Nov. 1993 – June 1997 
ASBURY PARK PRESS, Neptune, N.J.  
█News Desk Editor (Feb. 1997-June 1997)  
█Entertainment Editor (July 1995-Jan. 1997) 
█Entertainment Copy Editor (Nov. 1993-July 1995)
 
Sept. 1992 – Oct. 1993 
ARMY TIMES, Springfield, Va.  
█News Editor
 
June 1982 – May 1991
THE WASHINGTON TIMES, Washington, D.C.  
█Assistant Metro Editor, Political/Legal Correspondent (June 1989-May 1991) 
█Political/Congressional/Federal Correspondent (August 1985-June 1989)  
█Chief City Hall Correspondent (May 1982-August 1985)
 
1979 – 1982
BLACK ENTERPRISE MAGAZINE, New York, N.Y.  
█Chief Washington Correspondent
 
1977 – 1979
THE NEWS WORLD, New York, N.Y.  
█Washington Correspondent (August 1977-August 1979)
 
 
Education

Penn State University, University Park, Pa. (2000-2003)
█B.A. in Journalism, political science minor, College of Communications, May 2003. Dean’s List.

Howard University, Washington, D.C. (1981-1982)
█Journalism major, economics minor, University Without Walls

Howard University, Washington, D.C. (1973-1974)
█Journalism major, School of Communications

University of Maryland, College Park, Md. (1972-1973)
█Journalism major, College of Journalism

Extended Training and Seminars

National Association of Black Journalists
█ Conventions (1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999)

American Press Institute
█ Seminar for Editorial Writers (2002)

Montgomery College
█ Management training course (1999)

Maynard Institute
█New Media workshop, Chicago (1997)

National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association
█Conventions (1994, 1995)

Society of Professional Journalists
█Editors’ seminar, Richmond, Va. (1995)

Community Service

█As a board member of the Urban Village Corporation since 2013, I help provide oversight of the affordable housing covenant for the 72-unit apartment complex in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, and help advocate for affordable housing throughout the community.

█With Career Connections of Prince George’s County (1999) I developed a 24-page tabloid on school-to-work programs and assisted the communications committee in developing outreach strategies.

█At LifeLink, Washington, D.C. (1992-1993), I served as an executive director responsible for directing an AIDS education and advocacy program. I received the Marilyn “Trish” Robinson Community Service Award (1993) from the Washington Association of Black Journalists for AIDS education efforts.

█At Damien Ministries, Washington D.C. (1993), I served as a board member for an organization providing assistance for people with AIDS, editing their newsletter and acting as a team leader/facilitator at retreats.

Special Skills

█Thorough knowledge of Mac OS and Windows hardware and operating systems and of major word processing, graphics and pagination software. Experienced in graphic design, layout, typography, video, audio, and website creation and maintenance.