ADAM STUART LEES, M.A. asl2kg@virginia.edu | 120 Chancellor St., Charlottesville, VA 22903 | (561)-376-5603 | www.linkedin.

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EXPERIENCE
Victory Fund and Institute, Washington, D.C., Development Intern September 2013 Present Supported development efforts by assisting with event planning and operation, drafting and mailing acknowledgements,
maintaining and updating donor information in Raisers Edge, conducting prospect research, participating in planning sessions, and attending management training.

Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC), Charlottesville, VA

June 2013 Present

Appointed by Charlottesville City Council; made recommendations to MPO Policy Board for transportation projects, allocation of state and federal funding, planning objectives, and design of LRTP (long range transport. plan); conveyed citizen concerns on facets of regional transit network (including pedestrian, automobile, bus, and rail), both extant and planned.

Adam Lees for City Council, Charlottesville, VA, Candidate and Treasurer

March June 2013

Managed campaign messaging, communications, fundraising (direct and internet appeals; ActBlue, WePay, Square payment systems), and financial reporting in compliance with Virginia law. Researched policies and policy history, scheduled forums and appearances, recruited and coordinated volunteer schedules, and managed voter outreach and identification with VAN (Voter Access Network).

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

August 2011- May 2013

Graduate Teaching Assistant Led discussion sections for c.55 students/semester in comparative politics, American politics, and international relations courses; helped design and administer examinations; graded all work (c. 500-1,000 pages per semester) and updated grades to university systems; organized office hours, study sessions, and meetings with students; and wrote letters of recommendations. Graduate School Representative to Student Council Advocated for Grad student interests on Council and fiscal responsibility in allocations procedures, co-chaired Grad Affairs Committee and Select Committee on Bylaws Reform, and took prominent role during intense controversy over attempted-firing of UVA president.

Virginia Port Authority, Norfolk, VA, Port Police, Intern

June August 2010

Performed routine maintenance and inspection of physical security of port; compiled regular CCTV functionality reports; active participant during MARSEC II, III security drills; TWIC valid through 2015. Became familiarized with then-current police policies and procedures to complete major project to bring operating procedures and systems into compliance. Updated information in the port polices emergency contact system database, initially incomplete with no progress after 6 months with a contractor and completed within 5 days.

Hampden-Sydney College

Hampden-Sydney, VA

Faculty Assistant Spring 2012, Spring 2013 Assisted tenured faculty in preparing student team to represent school at Washington Model Organization of American States; focused on procedure, debates, negotiation, formatting of resolutions, and general presentation. Editor-in-Chief, the Kaleidoscope (student yearbook) May 2010 May 2011 Managed $11,000 budget and staff of 4 to design, collect material, layout, edit, and publish 104 page book. Scheduled photographer, placed bids and awarded contracts, marketed book to students, families, and college community, established more efficient payment systems, and liaised with Directors of Media and Publications, Board of Publications, and Student Government. Classics Dept. Research Assistant Fall 2010 August 2011 Conducted original analysis of pictorial representations of ancient Greek and Hellenistic pottery in various databases (including Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum (CVA)) and organized into datasheets for professor. Translated extant descriptions of over 200 database images from French and German into English. Circulation Desk Assistant, Reference Desk Assistant, Summer Assistant (2009) August 2007 May 2011 Worked both day and night shifts at desks; trained newly hired students in library policies and Millennium software; managed overnight shifts and coordinated with supervisors during final exam weeks; and provided informational tours to new and prospective students, donors, and Trustees. Aided and instructed patrons in utilizing librarys online and print resources and services, including multimedia, government and reference material, printing and copying, and interlibrary loan (ILL) Supported staff with library administration and management, including processing and receiving interlibrary loan (ILL) materials, handling invoices and fines, preparing shipments to bindery, processing new acquisitions, and assisting institutional technology.

LANGUAGES
French - Full professional fluency, semi-native fluency; Spanish - Intermediate, Basic Conversant; German - Elementary