Jen Mueller

Jen Mueller is a Washington DC resident, environmental advocate, communications professional, amateur photographer, habitual runner, novice yogi, mom, and owner of a small green pacific parrotlet named Bug.

Multipurpse Motto

"When you are being pulled by the heartstrings, you'd better not let your hips get too far behind." - about the motto.

Real Quick CV

Microsoft Office auto-summarized my resume as follows:

Worked with the executive director, organizing, research and lobbying staff to plan, develop and implement national, state and local media campaigns, including supervising other staff on press outreach work. Helped develop curriculum goals for university courses and programs. Developed press strategy and materials for a semi-annual international conference. Organized monthly press conferences on issues from congressional environmental policy to product safety. Managed internal press strategy planning process and press schedule. Drafted and edited press releases, fact sheets, pitch memos and background materials. Developed and maintained online newsroom. Assisted in urgent campaign organizing leading up to key votes and decisions.  Created and implemented four or more public policy issue campaign plans each term and trained student coordinators in effective campaign techniques.  Maintained budgets, implemented payroll, coordinated supplies for summer campaign offices.  Successfully raised thousands of dollars each summer in citizen outreach membership campaigns.  Served as UMASS-Amherst Chapter Chair. Organized Student Leadership Conferences.   

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Education

I got my Master of Public Management at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy some time after getting my Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Legal Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Professional Experience

I am the federal communications director for Environment America.

I've been the communications director at Food and Water Watch, the program assistant at Washington Regional Network for Livable Communities, the communications associate and the office manager for United States Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG), a campus organizer with New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG) Student Chapters, a regional administrative assistant and a field manager for The Fund for Public Interest Research, and a volunteer, intern, & board of directors officer of MASS Student PIRG.

Additional Experience

I've also been the Quantitative Aspects of Public Policy graduate teaching assistant at University of Maryland School of Public Policy,the Coalition for Civic Engagement and Leadership (CCEL) graduate assistant within the University of Maryland Office of Community Service-Learning, a field researcher for the University of Massachusetts Water Resource Research Center, and a technical assistant at the Fine Arts Center - Production Services, UMASS.

Way back when, I was a founding member of the Dulaney High School Environmental Issues Club, co-coordinated Down to Earth, a coalition of Baltimore County high school environmental organizations, and received a scholarship from the Baltimore County Recycling Committee. I was also president of the Thespians and received the senior academic achievement award for theater arts, which I had completely forgotten until my parents moved and my mother unearthed the medal.