HOGAN M. SHERROW

                106 Suncrest Road, Talent, OR 97540 • 541-415-1013, Hogan@you-evolving.com                                          

 

SKILLS & EXPERTISE

 

• Strategy – My strategies are derived from the latest scientific findings and lead to more agile, more successful individuals, teams, and campaigns.

• Leadership/Teamwork – I have done extensive research on leadership and teamwork, gone through multiple trainings on the topics, and developed my own program for leadership and team development.

• Communications – I use my unique approach to communications and public relations to produce distinctive brands and impactful messaging for elected officials, candidates, and campaigns.

• Public Speaking – I am a sought after public speaker and am in my natural element in front of an audience and acting as a spokesperson.

 

EDUCATION

 

YALE UNIVERSITY, NEW HAVEN, CT, USA, Ph.D. – May 2008

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, OR, USA, M.S. – June 1999

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, OR, USA, B.S. – June 1996

 

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

 

Present  CAMPAIGN MANAGER: Joe Yetter for Congress joefororegon.com

• Establish campaign strategy and build candidate brand

• Handle all speech writing and communications

• Coordinate campaign activities

• Manage staff and volunteers

• Develop partnerships

• Media Liaison

• Negotiate endorsements

 

Present  DIRECTOR: Rural Oregon Climate Political Action Committee (ROCPAC) rocpac.org

• Manage all aspects of the short term and long term components of the organization including donor relations, fundraising, strategy, and steering committee development

• Government relations

  • Candidate evaluation and endorsements

  • Partnership development

  • Community outreach

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2020     CAMPAIGN MANAGER: Kevin Stine for Mayor of Medford

• Established campaign strategy and built candidate brand

• Handled all speech writing and communications

• Coordinated campaign activities

 

2018     CAMPAIGN MANAGER: Amy Thuren for County Commissioner

• Established campaign strategy and built candidate brand

• Handled all speech writing and communications

• Coordinated campaign activities

 

2018     COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR: Michelle Blum Atkinson for State Representative

• Established and built candidate brand, advised on communications                     

 

2015     CAMPAIGN CONSULTANT: Better Transit Now

• Designed and managed campaign website and social media pages

 

2014     SENIOR FIELD DIRECTOR: Five Corners Strategies

• Hired and managed a team of thirty-five field staff

• Developed communications and PR strategies for a statewide ballot initiative in Oregon

• Worked with the executive committee to develop and implement campaign strategy

 

2008 & 2012     FIELD ORGANIZER AND GOTV TEAM LEADER: Obama for America

• Worked as part of a team to develop communications and campaign strategy for Southeast Ohio.

• Led a GOTV Team.

• Worked with the OFA advance team and the US Secret Service on campaign events.

 

2005 – 2010     CONSULTANT: U.S. Senator Joseph Biden, U.S. Representative Zack Space, State Representative Debbie Phillips

 

1995 – 1996     FIELD MANAGER: Oregon Student Public Interest Group

 

EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE

 

Present     OWNER: You Evolving, LLC, you-evolving.com

• Political Consulting

• Personal Consulting

• Business Consulting

 

2020 - 2021     INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Emerging Futures Network, emergingfuturesnetwork.net

• Manage all aspects of day-to-day activities for the organization including program coordination, staff management, grant adherence, board development and fundraising

 

2018 - 2019     EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, winterspring.org

• Managed all aspects of the short term and long term components of the organization including donor relations, fundraising, strategy, and board development

• Responsible for an annual budget of over $350,000

 

2016 – 2017     MANAGER, PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND ENGAGEMENT: National Multiple Sclerosis Society;                      nationalmssociety.org

• Worked remotely with communities, individuals and health care providers throughout Southern Oregon to improve the lives of people living with MS

• Served as the face of the National MS Society in Southern Oregon

• Worked as part of a team to accomplish the goals of the organization

 

2015     EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Siskiyou Field Institute, thesfi.org

• Managed budgeting, staff, communications, marketing, media relations, fundraising, membership relations, and board development

• Responsible for an annual budget of over $350,000

• Managed a thriving social media presence for the organization

• Crafted and communicated the narrative of the organization with the public, media, supporters, and partners

 

2005 – 2014     DIRECTOR: EDUCATE Foundation, Inc., United States and Uganda

• Strategy, communications, public relations, donor relations, volunteers.

 

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

 

2007 – 2014     ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Ohio University, Athens, OH

• Taught and developed college level courses in Evolutionary Anthropology

• Advised undergraduate and graduate students

• Served on departmental and university committees

• Established and directed the Hominid Behavior Research Project (HBRP)

 

2006 – 2007     VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Ohio University, Athens, OH

• Taught college level courses in Evolutionary Anthropology

 

2005 – 2006     VISITING LECTURER: Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR

• Taught college level courses in Anthropology & Archaeology

 

AFFILIATIONS

 

CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT

Climate Leader and Mentor

 

SOUTHERN OREGON CLIMATE ACTION NOW (SOCAN)

Board Member

 

OREGON COALITION FOR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION

Member

 

REFERENCES

 

Alan Journet, Co-Facilitator, Southern Oregon Climate Action Now (SOCAN), alanjournet@gmail.com, 541-301-4107.

 

Joseph Vaile, Climate Change Director, Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands, joseph@kswilds.org, 541-488-5789,

 

Pam Marsh, State Representative, Oregon District 5, Rep.PamMarsh@oregonlegislature.gov, 503-986-1405.

 

Brad Reed, Campaign Manager, Renew Oregon, brad@reneworegon.org, 971-217-6813.