Ryan Ni?h?ls Professional Experience The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC August 2011-present Associate Director, Coalition Relations 0 Co-organized with Federalism in Action a nationally televised event and a coalition strategy meeting on the issue of Western lands management with the Utah Speaker and 26 other in?uential leaders 0 Co-hosted the 2016 Crossroads Energy Climate Policy Summit with TX Public Policy Foundation. a conference that attracted hundreds of in?uential energy environmental policy leaders Assisted Vice President Becky Norton Dunlop in organizing amiual envirormiental symposiiuns Built an e-mail list of 23.000 in?uential leaders in strategic states and exhibited at 15 conferences a year Led two Impact Teams that successfully educated policymakers on critical issues facing Congress Regularly represented the Heritage Foundation at the Cooler Heads Coalition Meeting. the Center-Right Meeting. the Weyrich Lunch and 11 other coalition meetings with liberty-minded organizations 0 Planned and hosted public events. coalition meetings. brie?ngs. and luncheons for in?uential leaders Speakman for Sheriff and Higgins for County Board, Leesbm?g, VA Campaign Manager May 2011?August 2011 Managed a county-wide sheriff?s race and a comity board race in Loudoun County. Virginia Center for Excellence in Education, McLean, VA February 2011?April 2011 Director of Development 0 Wrote the development plan. launched a direct mail program. and conducted grant proposal research Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow, Washington, DC December 2007?Jammy 2011 Director of Development nna?raising Consultant 0 Helped manage fundraising efforts that yielded $1.5 million in 2008 and $3.1 million in 2009 Visited individuals. corporations. and f01mdations across the country to directly solicit contributions 0 Created extensive fundraising proposals PowerPoint presentations for major foundations and corporations 0 Helped CFACT design a proprietary donor management database College Organizer 0 Expanded the Collegians For A Constructive Tomorrow by conducting training and starting new chapters 0 Managed an academic intem program with 252 students 0 Attended UN Conferences on Climate Change as a credentialed NGO delegate The Leadership Institute, Arlington, VA August 2004?November 2007 Director, Youth Leadership School 0 Directed the ?agship leadership course that started the careers of Sen. Mitch McComlell Karl Rove 0 Trained thousands of young activists how to be effective leaders Director, National Field Program 0 Trained Field Representatives 110w to organize new conservative student organizations and publications 0 Managed a staff of 31 employees Education BS. M.S. Civil Environmental Engineering. University of Wisconsin?Madison. Graduated 2001 2003 Professional Membership Development Koch Foundation Development Training Seminar. Amelican University Campaign Management Seminar. American Management Association Management for New Managers Course. Council for National Policy Member (2006-2010). National Federation of Republican Assemblies Board Member (2010-2016), Loudoun C01u1ty Young Republicans Chairman (2012-2013). Buckley School of Public Speaking Seminar