Brooke

Harper
18336 Buckeye Circle
Hagerstown, MD 21740

301-992-6875

ginsburg7781@gmail.com

Proven grassroots leader, lobbyist, and campaign coordinator with over a decade of experience organizing in
electoral, labor, environmental and anti-globalization campaigns. Coalition builder that has brought together diverse
constituencies working towards tackling economic justice issues and the climate crisis. Skillful lobbyist and campaign
coordinator whose work led to the passage of the historic Maryland fracking ban and the 2019 passage of the Clean
Energy Jobs Act. Equity - centered campaigner that recognizes the need to elevate the voices of front line
communities to lead future movements.

Experience
2014-10 - present Maryland State Director
Chesapeake Climate Action Network
• Promoted from Campaigns Coordinator to Maryland State Director
• Coordinates the Clean Energy Jobs Act coalition of grassroots, industry, and environmental advocates
leading to the 2019 passage of a 50% renewable energy standard in the state of Maryland.
• Primary Lobbyist for Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund
• Coordinated the No Potomac Pipeline grassroots and lobbying efforts leading to the Board of Public Works
decision to halt the pipeline
• Led the Don’t Frack Maryland Coalition grassroots efforts leading to the passage of the 2017 Maryland
fracking ban
• Led the grassroots efforts for the Clean Energy Jobs Act leading to passage of a 25% renewable energy
standard

2013-02 - 2014-10 Political Organizer

Unite Here Local 7
• Trained and mobilized members and labor allies to lobby MD General Assembly on legislation impacting
low wage workers
• Served as Unite HERE’s representative for Committee on Political Education activities including candidate
endorsement processes
• Coordinated Unite HERE’s membership engagement in GOTV activities in the gubernatorial and state’s
attorney primary elections
• Engaged local and state leaders to develop worker retention policies for BWI concessions workers
• Created and maintained candidate database and scorecard on labor issues
• Organized press conference garnering national media to highlight racial inequality at BWI Thurgood
Marshall Airport
• Recruited 50 congregations to host low wage workers as part of a state wide “Labor in the Pulpits”
program
• Formalized Interfaith Worker Justice of Maryland and engaged over 70 faith leaders to participate in
campaigns in Anne Arundel County and Baltimore City

2011-06 - 2013-02 Senior Field Organizer

Global Trade Watch, Public Citizen
• Worked with labor and grasstops leaders to place political pressure on members to vote against the Korea,
Colombia, and Panama Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
• Organized a rally highlighting violence against trade unionists to oppose the Colombia FTA
• Organized with Occupy movement and placed trade reform on their platform
• Used online advocacy tools such as webinars, online alerts, and e- blasts to engage activists
 • Organized the Post Colombia FTA monitoring group to continue to observe consequences of Colombia
FTA

2009-07 - 2011-06 National Field Director

Jubilee USA Network
• Garnered cosponsors on behalf of the Jubilee Act to provide lifesaving debt relief to HIPC (Highly Indebted
Poor Countries)
• Organized faith and key constituency groups to lobby Senator Coburn to allow the Jubilee Act to move
forward in committee
• Organized Regional Grassroots Conference “International Debt Relief as a Tool to fight Global Poverty”
• Led grassroots campaign planning– including development of goals, timelines, communications,
educational materials and advocacy activities
• Representative for Jubilee on National Planning Committee of United States Social Forum
• Maintained programming and development of 160 Jubilee Congregations
• Educated and mobilized Jubilee supporters, member organizations, and constituents
• Supervised fellows and interns

2009-04 - 2009-07 Michigan State Organizer

Move On
• Coordinated Power Up America Campaign within the state of Michigan
• Recruited, trained, and managed volunteer activists
• Executed monthly events to pressure targets around American Clean Energy and Security Act
• Trained members to lobby members of Congress, garner media attention and expand volunteer activists
programs within their communities
• Developed web materials for use by community activists

2008-06 - 2008-11 Deputy Regional Field Director

Florida Democratic Party, Campaign for Change
• Recruited, trained, and managed a staff of over 200 employees
• Maintained payroll and records for employees
• Implemented Base Corps Program and carried out the program employing over 200 local residents and
reaching out to over 50,000 homes in 4 weeks.
• Assisted Regional Field Director with training of incoming staff.
• Developed and trained ten Obama neighborhood teams to act as independent activist groups.
• Activated two Students for Barack Obama groups at St. Thomas and Florida Memorial University

2007-11 - 2008-06 Field Organizer

Obama for America
• Identified supporters through phone banking and canvassing (IA for Obama).
• Registered over 1000 voters through event planning on campuses and coordination with housing
agencies in low income communities. (PA for Obama).
• Developed and Implemented African American Constituency and faith outreach programs. (MN for
Obama)
• Developed talking points for voters on key issues and legislation to communicate with constituents doing
voter contact activities. (IA for Obama)

2007-06 - 2007-09 Field Organizer

Americans Against the Escalation in Iraq
• Launched a visibility campaign to raise awareness of the growing disapproval of troops abroad in Iraq.
• Coordinated press conferences for Change to Win to launch new media advertisements.
• Coordinated “Take a Stand Rally” with over 500 attendees in Portland, ME to conclude Iraq Summer
efforts.

Education
2004 York College of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Arts
 Volunteer Activities
2018 - present Political Action Coordinator, Maryland State Conference of the NAACP
Coordinated Legislative Conference, Advocacy Day, and mobilized and coordinated local units to advocate
for priority legislation.

2016 - present Environmental Justice Chair, Maryland State Conference of the NAACP
Worked with local units to address environmental justice issues and developed state-wide platform for policy
vehicles to address the needs of our communities and climate.

Skills
HTML, Microsoft Office, Salsa, Etapestry