Laura Fine for Congress – Field Organizer, Chicago, IL, 2026

• Ran a dual campaign for U.S. Congress and State Central Committeeperson for a sitting Illinois state senator, winning the State Central race in a six-candidate field.

• Executed the campaign’s GOTV plan for Illinois’ 9th Congressional district in the cities of Chicago and Evanston, which comprise about 60% of the electorate.

• Fundraised via phone and text and staffed the candidate for town halls and other events.

• Recruited and trained volunteer canvassers on the North Side of Chicago and worked alongside them in the field, primarily in Wards 49 and 50 (Rogers Park).

Friends of Cinde Warmington – Finance Consultant, New Hampshire (remote), 2026

• Perform data management and donor research for a statewide gubernatorial campaign.

Haley Stevens for Michigan – Fundraiser, Chicago, IL, 2025-2026

• Organize local fundraising for high- and low-dollar donors for U.S. Rep. Stevens (D-MI-11), candidate for U.S. Senate in the 2026 election cycle.

STM Goes To Washington

Combining my corporate and political selves, I continued the “STM Goes to Washington” series of panels at publishing-industry meetings. These sessions bring policy specialists together with publishers, librarians, and researchers to encourage understanding of the political process.

Details of these events, which started in 2023, are on the Speaking page of the website.

Frontiers, a scientific and academic publishing company

Head of Public Affairs, North America; September 2022 to June 2025

• Managed U.S. and Canada government relations for a multinational publisher based in Switzerland, advocating for increased science funding and improved technology policy.

• Aligned with the company’s Public Relations and Science Communications teams on proactive and reactive messaging, media inquiries, and op-ed pieces.

• Liaised with Swiss embassies (Washington DC, Ottawa) and consular staff (Chicago, San Francisco) on mutual science and technology priorities.

Made frequent Hill visits. Key contacts included:

U.S. House of Representatives

■      House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

U.S. Senate

■      Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

■      Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs

Federal agencies

■      Office of Deputy Director, NIH Office of Science Policy

While managing large and strategic accounts for the Copyright Clearance Center I served as a liaison to CCC's Government Relations team, which works to guide policymakers on copyright modernization and related topics.

Separately I served on the Education Committee of the UK-based International Association for Artists and Rights Holders (IAFAR). The group advocates for artists’ ability to collect royalties for neighboring rights, so called because they neighbor (sit next to) song copyrights.

(Also called “related rights,” neighboring rights are a sound-recording royalty for any performer who has made an audible contribution to a recording and to the rights holder who owns the recording.)

Chicago Board of Elections

Election Judge, October-November 2020

Trained and served as poll worker for November 2020 federal, state, and local elections.

Amy for America

Convention Delegate Nominee, September 2019-March 2020

One of eight candidates from the 7th Congressional District on the March 2020 Illinois primary ballot in support of Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) for president.

Hillary for America

Volunteer, September-November 2016

While living in London, UK, coordinated with Americans living abroad on behalf of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.

Obama for America

Volunteer, 2008 and 2012 election cycles

Participated in phone banking, local canvassing, and related GOTV activities in the southeastern Philadelphia suburbs.