Grassroots and Advocacy Professional
Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Current
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- Grassroots and Advocacy Manager at American Nursery & Landscape Association
- Owner / Operator at Red Line Hockey (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- States Ratification Committee Dairy Lobbyist, Land Use Study Contributor at Bob Gray, LLC
- Marketing & Public Relations Director at Springfield Junior Blues Hockey of NAHL
- Staff Assistant, Scheduler, Systems Administrator at U.S. Rep. Tim Holden (PA-17)
- Education
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- Villanova University
- Connections
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- Industry
- Government Relations
- Websites
Robert James DeGemmis’s Summary
My professional experience began in the fall of 1999 after being released from the Asheville Smoke of the United Hockey League. Since then I have had professional endeavors in both politics and hockey. Both continue today.
After the 2002 Farm Bill I began working with the American Nursery & Landscape Association. At ANLA I have primarily managed our legislative conferences, developed issue messages, organized and trained stakeholders and handled lobbying and political finance disclosure.
During this same period of time I began coaching on volunteer basis for the University of Maryland Women’s ACHA Club. The U Maryland experience led to paying positions with the Montgomery Youth Hockey Association (MD) and the Towson University Men’s team (2003-2006).
In 2006 I began Red Line Hockey. RLH is custom goaltender instruction, training and analysis. I am now putting my hockey energy toward this endeavor while looking forward to opportunities surrounding the 2008 elections.
In the near future developing RLH alongside a consulting business handling administrative and advocacy needs of trade associations, non-profits and private firms is a possibility.
Robert James DeGemmis’s Specialties:
Advocacy
Capwiz/Knowlegis Usage
FEC Compliance
Lobbying Disclosure Compliance
Washington, DC Fly In Management
Legislative Strategy Development
Hockey
Small group / individual goaltender instruction
Bench management
Recruiting and player placement
Robert James DeGemmis’s Experience
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Grassroots and Advocacy Manager
American Nursery & Landscape Association
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
September 2002 — Present (6 years)
• Manage federal legislative advocacy coalition of 47 state green industry associations
• Maintain federal portions of ANLA and coalition legislative websites
• Train green industry state association staff to utilize legislative websites for state issues
• Handle FEC and Lobbying Disclosure Compliance
• Organize timely Washington fly-in logistics
• Coordinate bi-annual Congressional ANLA conference
• Oversee Agriculture Industries Coalition issue advocacy fund
• Initiate regular ANLA-PAC fundraising efforts
• Track bills relating to general business community including immigration, health care, energy and tax policy as well as legislation relating to agriculture such as crop insurance, disaster assistance, quarantines, and USDA Nursery and Floriculture Research Initiative
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Owner / Operator
Red Line Hockey (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Sports industry)
August 2002 — Present (6 years 1 month)
Services
• Ongoing small group goaltending sessions in greater Washington, DC
• www.redlinedc.com blogger
Experience / Training
• USA Hockey Level V Master coaching certification
• Montgomery Youth Hockey Association Goalie Coach, 2007-2008
• Supplemental goalie coach to Team Maryland PeeWee AAA, 2006-2007
• Supplemental goalie coach to Montgomery Youth Hockey Squirt AA, 2007-2008
• Montgomery Girls U14 Asst Coach, September 2003 – April 2008
• Towson U. Interim Men’s Hockey Coach, September 2006 – December 2006
• U. Maryland – College Park Women’s Hockey Coach, September 2002 – August 2006
• Asheville Smoke Player – UHL, September/October 1999 -
States Ratification Committee Dairy Lobbyist, Land Use Study Contributor
Bob Gray, LLC
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Government Relations industry)
March 2001 — September 2002 (1 year 7 months)
• Represented coalition before Members of Congress and staff
• Updated industry coalition of dairy co-ops, state departments of agriculture and state farm bureaus of legislative activity
• Prepared expert witnesses for committee hearings
• Tracked legislative developments relating to bill of interest
• Contributed to weekly dairy policy newsletter D-Mail
• Wrote portions of 2001-2002 land use research piece for Empire Township, MN -
Marketing & Public Relations Director
Springfield Junior Blues Hockey of NAHL
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Sports industry)
May 2000 — March 2001 (11 months)
• Coordinated 2000-2001 season corporate sponsorship/advertising campaign
• Arranged all travel accommodations
• Acted as Sports Information Officer providing local media with breaking scores, news and features
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Staff Assistant, Scheduler, Systems Administrator
U.S. Rep. Tim Holden (PA-17)
(Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Government Administration industry)
October 1999 — May 2000 (8 months)
• Managed Congressman’s daily schedule
• Supervised office intern program
• Coordinated U.S. Military Academy nominations
• Managed DC and District Computers
• Featured as “Staffer in the Spotlight” in The Hill, Jan. 26, 2000
Robert James DeGemmis’s Education
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Villanova University
BA, Communications, Political Science, 1995 — 1999
• American Collegiate Hockey Association All-American Honorable Mention 1998-1999
• Hockey letter winner in former ECAC Div. III South 1996-1999
• Big East Academic All-Star Team (soccer) 1995-1996- Activities and Societies:
- Soccer '95-'95, Hockey '96-'99, Delta Tau Delta '97-'99
Additional Information
Robert James DeGemmis’s Websites:
Robert James DeGemmis’s Interests:
Endurance Sports, Golf, New England & Washington, DC Sports, Politics, Movies, Food, Reading, Music
Robert James DeGemmis’s Groups:
Congressional Legislative Staff Association - www.congressionalstaffers.org
The Edge Foundation: Board of Directors - www.edgefoundation.net
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Government 2.0 -
The Edge Foundation -
Villanova Hockey Alumni Group -
The Grassroots Forum -
Current/Former Hill Staff
Robert James DeGemmis’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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