Alec J. Stone, MA, MPA

930 Clintwood Drive      Silver Spring, MD 20902

(301) 661-1428                alecjstone6@gmail.com

Profile: Highly engaged public affairs professional with ability to motivate and mobilize targeted audiences for advocacy. With extensive government relations experience in national membership societies, programs produce results in policy alternatives and positive exposure for organizations.

Professional Experience

The Oncology Nursing Society                                                                                2010-present

Public Affairs Director

A 40,000-national nurse-membership society specializing in cancer care and awareness

• Created the Center for Advocacy and Health Policy to engage priority issues relevant to the Board’s vision for activism
• Organizational representative to Congress, federal, state, local agencies regarding health issues
• Present policy agenda to membership through annual meetings and social media
• Lead representative maintaining and developing relationships with coalitions in the healthcare communities and with third parties to support Society policies
• Built and manage the Capitol Connections 4,000-member, national grassroots network to mobilize membership for government affairs issues

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry                             2009-2010

Assistant Director, Federal Government Affairs

A pediatric medical membership society promoting mental health and wellness

• Lead professional on federal government affairs program priorities
• Organizational representative to coalition partners and allied group leaders
• Policy advisor to Executive Committee on legislative and regulatory issues
• Developed advocacy outreach efforts that enhance public organizational image

Friends of the National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research                        2001-2008

Executive Director

A nonprofit coalition dedicated to oral health research, treatment, and awareness

• Primary Board of Directors liaison, implementing organizational missions
• Drafted annual budgets, membership outreach strategies, and development plans, exceeding fundraising goals through direct marketing and event planning
• Track and analyze Congressional legislative and regulatory priorities, employing grassroots initiatives at the federal and state levels for advocacy activities

• Manage the multiple special events calendars of annual conferences, meetings, and seminars, including issues, speakers, and media

• Implemented regular communications—electronic and traditional—that solidified the organization into a respected member of the advocacy community

The Deafness Research Foundation & The National Campaign for Hearing Health

Director of Government Affairs                                                                                2000-2001  

• Created the Congressional Hearing Health Caucus to educate members of Congress on hearing health issues (medical, scientific and technological advances)
• Lobbied members of Congress and state legislators on hearing health issues (infant hearing screenings, toxic noise, and insurance reimbursement)
• Built coalitions with corporate interests to fund hearing health campaigns; grew NGO and institutional outreach to broaden support for hearing issues

The Joint Steering Committee for Public Policy                                                   1998-2000

National Field Coordinator                                                                                      

• Coordinated national Congressional Liaison Committee (CLC) membership, informing members of Congress on biomedical research issues
• Brought scientists to meet members of Congress, arranged district meetings to tour universities, laboratories, medical centers, and hospitals
• Increased CLC membership through state specific initiatives; coordinated Action Alerts to strategic districts, wrote press packets, created congressional toolkits, presented at annual society meetings, and maintained advocacy database

Publications

“Health Policy and Advocacy for Nurse Leaders.” 21^st Century Nursing Leadership. Oncology Nursing Society, Pittsburgh, PA, 2018, pp. 200-214.

“Leading Change in the Health Policy Arena.” Cancer and Health Policy: Advancements and Opportunities. Oncology Nursing Society, Pittsburgh, PA, 2015, pp. 355-380.

“Real and Digital Lives Remain Inseparable.” PRSA Strategies and Tactics, January 2018.

http://apps.prsa.org/StrategiesTactics/Articles/view/12156/1153/Real_and_Digital_Lives_Remain_Inseparable#.Wmd8LEseb8E

“Transforming health care outreach: How to build a grassroots army on the Internet.”

Public Relations Society of America TACTICS, June 2013, p. 14.

http://prsay.prsa.org/2013/04/02/building-a-grassroots-army-on-the-internet-a-guide-for-adopters-at-all-stages/

“Evolution of a Nonprofit: How the Campaign for Hearing Health applied campaign techniques to its public affairs agenda.” Campaigns & Elections, Washington, DC, July 2001.

https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1332510101.html

Professional Association Memberships

Public Relations Society of America, Health Section Executive Committee, 2015-present

American Society of Association Executives, 2010-present

Montgomery County, Maryland, Grants Advisory Group, 2009

Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, 2004-2008

Wheaton Urban District Advisory Committee, 2005-2007

Kemp Mill Civic Association, 2001-present, President 2003-2005

Mid County Citizens Advisory Board, 1999-2007, Chair 2005-2006

GW Graduate School of Political Management Alumni Association, Chair 2000

Education

The George Washington University          

The Graduate School of Political Management

M.A., Political Management

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale          

The Graduate School of Public Affairs

M.P.A., Public Administration

Memphis State University

B.A., History