Hockey Coach & Civics Instructor
Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Current
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- Consultant Instructor at AMERICAN CIVICS CENTER
- Consultant at GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
- Owner - Operator at RED LINE HOCKEY
- Past
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- Grassroots and Advocacy Manager at American Nursery & Landscape Association
- 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
- Sports
- Websites
Bob DeGemmis’s Summary
My professional experience and expertise stems from two professional arenas. I am a Washington, DC professional with a background as a congressional staffer, lobbyist, non-profit government affairs employee and civics instructor. Additionally, I have been a professional hockey prospect, a junior hockey front office business director and coach.
I am pursuing entrepreneurial goals in both of these endeavors. I am building the Red Line Hockey brand with programming for goaltenders, off-ice hockey development and educational opportunities for student-athletes.
At the same time, I continuing to seek out opportunities to utilize my skills as a civics instructor, grassroots organizer, issue advocate and government affairs compliance manager.
Bob DeGemmis’s Specialties:
HOCKEY SPECIALTIES
Introductory goaltender instruction; Private and small group goaltender skill development training; Goaltending technique analysis; Mental approach advising for goaltenders; Goaltender career guidance; Off-ice curriculum for hockey development
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS SPECIALTIES
New media use for advocacy, fundraising and coalition building; Advocacy message development; Lobbying / Legislative strategy; Lobbying / fundraising compliance; Civics and history education
Bob DeGemmis’s Experience
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Consultant Instructor
AMERICAN CIVICS CENTER
(Civic & Social Organization industry)
December 2008 — Present (1 year )
ABOUT ACC
An innovative, non-partisan force in citizenship education dedicated to providing quality, affordable, accessible programs that encourage participants to learn about history, government, and the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democracy.
GROUPS WORKED WITH
- High school and middle school groups from the United States and Puerto Rico
- Eurasian high school groups participating in the U.S. State Department Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program
- German high school groups participating in State Department Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX)
CLASSROOM LECTURES & DEMONSTRATIONS
- Lectures on first amendment, lobbying and grassroots activism
- Issue debate demonstrations
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EXERCISES
- Lead and execute research based leadership concept exercises
CIVICS AND HISTORY TOUR LEADERSHIP
- Lead groups on educational tours of Washington, DC monuments and working federal government buildings
- Accompany visiting groups on Congressional visits and guide discussions with Members of Congress and Staff
- Conduct visits to early settlements in Jamestown, VA and Williamsburg, VA -
Consultant
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
(Government Relations industry)
November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
LOBBYING
- Interest representation in the U.S. Capitol or state legislatures
- Issue information dissemination to congressional or legislature staff
- Knowledge and experience working with agriculture, small business and environment issues
LOBBYING SUPPORT
- Management of meeting requests while you handle issues and lobbying
- Short notice advocacy fly-in set-up
- Legislative conference management
LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
- Bill and rule language research
- Online rule comment submissions
- Incumbent and challenger candidate research
GRASSROOTS ACTIVATION
- Capital Advantage or other legislative software management
- Legislative alerts to your group or membership
- Advocacy letter content development
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE BUILDING
- Fundraising events organization
- Solicitations via snail or email
- PAC data maintenance
LOBBYING DISCLOSURE (FEDERAL OR STATE)
- Required online lobbying disclosure
POLITICAL FUNDRAISING DISCLOSURE (FEDERAL OR STATE)
- Required online federal political fundraising/expenditure reports -
Owner - Operator
RED LINE HOCKEY
(Sports industry)
October 2006 — Present (3 years 2 months)
RLH GOALTENDING: INSTRUCTION, TRAINING, ANALYSIS
- Private goaltender instruction, training and analysis at RLH Synthetic Ice Studio in Hyattsville, MD
- On-ice small group goaltending sessions, clinics and camps in greater Washington, DC
- RLH Goaltending Camps summer 2010 TBA
RLH GOALTENDING: TEAM & CLUB GOALTENDING COACH
- Consultant goaltending coach for Holton-Arms School, St Albans School, Georgetown Prep, Wilson H.S. (DC), American University Women, University of Maryland Women
RLH GOALTENDING: VIDEO AND GAME ANALYSIS
- Written feedback from video footage or live games
RLH STREET & INLINE: OFF_ICE YOUTH PROGRAMS
- Ongoing youth street hockey clinics
- Fall 2009 Youth Street Hockey Series in Kensington, MD
- Spring 2010 travel street & inline teams TBA
- Summer 2010 street & inline camps TBA
RLH EDUCATION PROGRAM: "HOCKEY PLAYERS & AMBASSADORS"
- Guided programs in Washington, DC for visiting hockey teams and families -
Grassroots and Advocacy Manager
American Nursery & Landscape Association
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
September 2002 — October 2008 (6 years 2 months)
• Managed federal legislative advocacy coalition of 47 state green industry associations
• Maintained federal portions of ANLA and coalition legislative websites
• Trained green industry state association staff to utilize legislative websites for state issues
• Handled FEC and Lobbying Disclosure Compliance
• Organized timely Washington fly-in logistics
• Coordinated bi-annual Congressional ANLA conference
• Managed Agriculture Industries Coalition issue advocacy fund
• Initiated regular ANLA-PAC fundraising efforts
• Tracked 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
• Contributed to newsletters for ANLA members and state executives -
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
• Broadcasted all away contests via web-cast -
Staff Assistant, Scheduler, Systems Administrator
U.S. Rep. Tim Holden (PA-17)
(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
Bob DeGemmis’s Education
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Villanova University
BA , Communications, Political Science , 1995 — 1999
- Activities and Societies:
- Soccer '95-'95, Hockey '96-'99, Delta Tau Delta '97-'99
Additional Information
Bob DeGemmis’s Websites:
Bob DeGemmis’s Interests:
Endurance Sports, Golf, New England & Washington, DC Sports, Politics, Movies, Food, Reading, Music
Bob DeGemmis’s Groups:
- Ice Skating Institute Professional Member -
http://www.skateisi.com/site/
- The Edge Foundation: Board of Directors - www.edgefoundation.net
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DCRecruiters.com -
U.S. Government Relations & Public Affairs -
Villanova University Alumni Network -
USA Hockey -
Government 2.0 -
The Edge Foundation -
Villanova Hockey Alumni Group -
The Grassroots Forum -
Washington Capitals Group -
Current/Former Hill Staff -
Non Profit Network - MojaLink -
Hockey Coaches -
Online Media Jobs -- Work in Internet Marketing, E-business, Web Analytics, etc. -
Montgomery Youth Hockey Association MYHA -
Lobbying Firms -
Youth HOCKEY Parents & Coaches Network -
Michigan Hockey
Bob DeGemmis’s Honors:
- Hartford Whaler Gordie Howe Scholarship Award, 1995
- Big East Academic All-Star, Fall 1995
- American Collegiate Hockey Association All America Honorable Mention, 1998-1999
- The Hill Newspaper "Staffer In The Spotlight", Jan 26, 2000
Bob DeGemmis’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
