Suzanne Clarke Zurn

Current

• Vice President of Political Involvement Initiatives at 720 Strategies (formerly E-Advocates)

Past

• Director of PAC Services at Capitol Advantage
• Senior Account Manager at Legislative Demographic Services
• Communications Director at The George Washington University

• Finance Director and Assistant Campaign Manager at Pat Roberts for U.S. Senate
• District Director for Transition at U.S. Representative Jim Ryun
• Director of Constituent Services at U.S. Representative Sam Brownback
• Assistant Campaign Manager at Sam Brownback for Congress
• Research Intern at Kansas Inc.
• Legislative Research Scholar at Kansas Legislative Research Dept.

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Education

• The George Washington University
• Washburn University
• American University

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Recommended

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Connections

241 connections

Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Websites

• My Company
• Junior League of Northern VA

Suzanne Clarke Zurn’s Experience

• Vice President of Political Involvement Initiatives

  720 Strategies (formerly E-Advocates)

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  January 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)

  Part of the Capitol Advantage family of companies.
  See our work at http://www.e-advocates.com.

• Director of PAC Services

  Capitol Advantage

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  May 2004 — January 2006 (1 year 9 months)

• Senior Account Manager

  Legislative Demographic Services

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; idnx; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  January 2000 — April 2004 (4 years 4 months)

• Communications Director

  The George Washington University

  (Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  January 1997 — January 2000 (3 years 1 month)

  School of Media and Public Affairs

• Finance Director and Assistant Campaign Manager

  Pat Roberts for U.S. Senate

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Political Organization industry)

  February 1996 — December 1996 (11 months)

• District Director for Transition

  U.S. Representative Jim Ryun

  (Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Legislative Office industry)

  November 1996 — December 1996 (2 months)

• Director of Constituent Services

  U.S. Representative Sam Brownback

  (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Legislative Office industry)

  January 1995 — February 1996 (1 year 2 months)

• Assistant Campaign Manager

  Sam Brownback for Congress

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Political Organization industry)

  October 1993 — February 1995 (1 year 5 months)

• Research Intern

  Kansas Inc.

  (Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Public Policy industry)

  May 1993 — August 1993 (4 months)

• Legislative Research Scholar

  Kansas Legislative Research Dept.

  (Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Public Policy industry)

  January 1993 — May 1993 (5 months)

Suzanne Clarke Zurn’s Education

• The George Washington University

  M.A., Political Management, 1997 — 1999

  Corporate and Public Affairs concentration

• Washburn University

  B.A., Communications and Political Science, 1990 — 1995

  Activities and Societies:

  Kappa Alpha Theta
  Pi Sigma Alpha
  Panhellenic
  Student Government Association

• American University

  Campaign Management Institute December 1993 — January 1994

Additional Information

Suzanne Clarke Zurn’s Websites:

• My Company
• Junior League of Northern VA

Suzanne Clarke Zurn’s Interests:

public affairs, 2008 elections, campaigns, grassroots, online advocacy, PACs, politics, leadership, technology, cooking, skiing

Suzanne Clarke Zurn’s Groups:

Women in Government Relations, Junior League of Northern Virginia, Kappa Alpha Theta, Washburn University, Washington Networking Group, National Association of Business Political Action Committees (NABPAC), St. John's Episcopal Church

•    Success in the City
•    A U.S. Government Relations & Global Public Relations Group
•    Washington Network Group (WNG)
•    Speakers and Panelists
•    The George Washington Alumni Association
•    Government Relations Professional Networking Group
•    Government 2.0
•    The Grassroots Forum
•    Women in Government Relations
•    Junior League of Northern Virginia
•    Campaigns & Elections' Politics magazine
•    Public Affairs Council

Suzanne Clarke Zurn’s Honors:

National Conference for Political Involvement Professionals Technology Innovation Award, 2003.

Washburn University Alumni Fellow Award, 2003.

Kansas Student Journalist of the Year (2nd place), 1990.

Suzanne Clarke Zurn’s Contact Settings

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• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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