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Ray Anderson, Jr.
Government Affairs
and
Public Relations
Over 15 Years of Education-Related Management in Youth and Family Services
Over 15 Years of Youth- and Education-Related Legislative Policy Advocacy and Public Relations Experience
Over 20 Congressional Tours Conducted to Showcase Best Practices in Education/Youth Programs and Policies
Over 30 Congressional Hearings and Testimonies Coordinated
Over $50 Million Secured in Direct Revenue Enhancements Through Appropriations
Highly motivated towards success; open to non-conventional ways of thinking and problem solving, yet disciplined w/ a broad range of diverse skills,
experiences, and relationships; able to see projects through from concept to fruition; a self-starter w/ leadership skills capable of painting with a broad stroke
to comprehend global vision, and able to master the details and the nuances involved in establishing an effective pace for building consensus and achieving
team results; strong business, social, technological, and political acumen.
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Table of Contents
National Youth Policy Associations Page 3
Youth and Education Lobbying Experience at a Glimpse Pages 4-6
Congressional Relations Page 7
Boys and Girls Clubs of America Community Service Experience Page 8
Youth- and Education-Related Public and Community Relations Experience Pages 9-11
Public Policy News Article Reference Page 12
Education and Youth Services Letters of Recommendation Pages 13-16
Public Policy Letters of Reference Pages 17-23
Volunteer/Membership Activities Page 24
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boys and Girls Clubs of
Chicago Legacy Award year 2011 recipient for
outstanding leadership and support
Students from Willa Cather Elementary School
perform at the Dr. Martin King, Jr. Boys and Girls
Club Annual Legacy Award Dinner
Speaking to 8th grade students of the Willa Cather
Elementary School about the Constitution, the three
branches of government, and government relations
as they prepare to take mandatory Constitution test
for graduation
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National Youth Policy Advocacy
Associations
Alliance for Excellent Education
American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
Coalition for Education Funding
Council for Opportunity in Education (COE)
Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS)
Leadership Conference for Civil Rights (LCCR)
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
LEANet
National Action Network (NAN)
National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
National Association For Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO)
National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
National Education Association (NEA)
National Parent Teachers Association (PTA)
National School Boards Association (NSBA)
National Urban League (NUL)
Rainbow PUSH Coalition/PUSH Excel-board member
Rebuild America’s Schools Coalition (RAS)
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1199
The College Board
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
Education Week-Volume 26, No. 2, September 6, 2006
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Youth and Education Lobbying Experiences at a Glimpse
Legislative Advocacy
Routinely provided research-based legislative policy advice on the following reauthorized Acts of
Congress:
Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act of 2001 (No Child Left Behind)
Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Deficit Reduction Act)
Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 2006
Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007
Higher Education Act of 2008
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 2009
Telecommunications Act of 1996 (E-Rate program) multi-year revisions
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Hearing and Testimony Facilitation
Advocated for and facilitated 31 hearing testimonies before the following committees:
United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor/HHS/Education
United States Senate Committee on Finance
United States Senate Committee on Health/Education/Labor /Pensions
United States Senate National Democratic Policy Committee
United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor/HHS/Education
United States House Committee on Education and Labor, and
United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce
United States House Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Education Reform
United States House Education Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
United States House Committee on Science and Technology
United States House Committee on Ways and Means
Congressional Black Caucus
Democratic Platform Drafting Committee
Aspen Institute No Child Left Behind Commission
President George W. Bush’s Commission on Excellence in Special Education
President’s Education Goals Panel among others
Youth and Education Lobbying Experiences at a Glimpse
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Testimony Preparation
Prepared research-based testimonies for the following congressional hearings:
Mayor and Superintendent Partnerships in Education: Closing the Achievement Gap
Mentoring and Youth Violence
No Child Left Behind: How Can We Increase Parental Awareness of Supplemental Education
Services
No Child Left Behind: Successes and Challenges of Implementation in Urban and Suburban
Schools
Senate Roundtable Discussion on No Child Left Behind
Supplemental Education Services Accountability
President’s Tax Relief Proposal-School Construction
Improving Academic Achievement with Freedom and Accountability
Encouraging Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology Education in Kindergarten through
12th Grade and H.R. 4273, the National Science Education Incentive Act
Chicago Education Reforms and the Importance of Flexibility in Federal Education Programs
Youth and Education Lobbying Experiences at a Glimpse
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A cultivated personal relationship with many legislators and congressional staffers through more than 15 years of direct
congressional relations services on Capitol Hill, in state legislatures, city councils, and through national “get out the vote” (GOTV)
campaigns and elections participation.
Congressional Relations
President Barack Obama during term as United
States Senator following a hearing of the Senate
Health/Education/Labor and Pensions
Committee
Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA) at
Democratic National Convention
Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) at Illinois State
Society Inaugural Ball
The late Senator Edward M. Kennedy at reception hosted
at 101 Constitution Ave. NW for US Senate candidates
with special guest Illinois U.S. Senate candidate Barack
Obama
President William J. Clinton and
Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. at
National Rainbow Coalition
Reception
Representative Danny K. Davis at U.S. Department
of Education policy briefing
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Fundraiser, former member, and supporter of the Boys and Girls Clubs
of America (BGCA), and recipient of the year 2011 Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. Legacy Award for outstanding leadership and support of the
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boys and Girls Club of Chicago
Boys and Girls Clubs of America Community Service Experience
Former FCC Commissioner Andrew Barrett,
and Perennial Strategy Group/Perennial Sports
and Entertainment CEO, and benefit co-host
Lamell McMorris at DC fundraiser for the
MLK Boys and Girls Club of Chicago
MLK Boys and Girls Club board members
join special guest NBA Hall of Famer and
former club member Isiah Thomas at their
Washington, DC fundraiser-McDonald’s
Government Relations rooftop
National Football
Association (NFL) lobbyist
Ken Edmonds, and NBA
Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas
at BGCA King Club
fundraiser
Guests pose with NBA Hall of Famer and
former MLK BGCA of Chicago member Isiah
Thomas at DC fundraiser
Associate Director, Office of National
Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of
the President Dalen Harris, and NBA
Hall of Famer and special guest Isiah
Thomas at Washington, DC fundraiser to
benefit the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Boys and Girls Club of Chicago Kim Marshall of Homeland Security; Kim
Bassett, Director, Executive office of DC
Mayor Muriel Bowser, and Nicole Venable,
Principal of Beckony Group, attend MLK
Boys and Girls Club fundraiser
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Youth- and Education-Related Public and Community Relations
Experience
Miami Heat LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade, and
an NBA all-star cast support Florida International
University’s (FIU) men’s basketball coach Isiah Thomas w/
MARY’S COURT NBA Players Association All-Star Game
for 1st generation Miami-Dade Public Schools scholars at
FIU along w/ the support of Dr. Michael Casserly of the
Council of the Great City Schools.
Co-founded MARY’S COURT charity of Naismith
Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and NBA 50
Greatest Players in History member Isiah Thomas
to assist low-income communities with health,
education, and safety issues
Produced the First National Youth Convention for
300 high school students at the Democratic National
Convention
Produce, annually, the Relax, Revive, and
Rejuvenate Congressional Black Caucus
Foundation Annual Legislative Conference
reception
Congresswomen Barbara Lee (D- 13th Legislative District of California) and Robin Kelly (D-2nd
District of Illinois) among other such distinguished guests attend the Relax, Revive, and
Rejuvenate Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference reception
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Youth- and Education-Related Public and Community Relations
Experience (continued)
Spearheaded the proposed “One Summer Chicago: Your chance to change the game”
citywide summer youth violence prevention messaging campaign in coordination with
Burrell Communications, Mee Productions, City of Chicago community safety officials,
and a national group of violence prevention experts.
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Youth- and Education-Related Public and Community Relations
Experience (continued)
Coordinated MARY’S COURT involvement in Chicago summer anti-violence neighborhood walks to prevent youth firearms assaults w/ founder Isiah Thomas
and Father Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina Catholic Parish culminating in Peace Basketball Tournament co-hosted by Chicago Bulls Joakim Noah, Derrick Rose,
and Josh Gibson, and featured in local and national press including ABC World News Tonight w/ Diane Sawyer, and ABC Nightline.
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Education and Youth Services Letters of Recommendation
I am pleased to submit this letter of recommendation on behalf of
Mr. Ray Anderson. For the last two years, I had the pleasure to
work with Mr. Anderson during his tenure as the director of
Federal Legislative Relations for the Chicago Public Schools. The
heart of his work involved securing millions of dollars to enhance
programs within the CPS. However, his duties and support to the
schools goes far beyond that. As a school principal, I have
benefited from several initiatives implemented by Mr. Anderson;
one of which involved providing resources such as the STEM
program. It resulted in five Frazier students attending Southern
Methodist University in Dallas, Texas under a full scholarship
during the summer of 2011.
Additionally, Mr. Anderson is well known, liked, and respected in
Chicago’s education circles. He is also known nationally. He has
also been a valuable resource to other schools throughout the
Chicago and metropolitan area by creating dialogue between
several principals and the director of the Martin Luther King Boys
and Girls Club in Chicago. Mr. Anderson’s primary objective is to
expose urban youth to research based programs and high quality
opportunities.
Finally, Mr. Anderson succeeds at everything he sets his mind to
and his work improves the lives of hundreds of educators and
thousands of children. I strongly recommend him wholeheartedly
and without reservation for future positions that would benefit
from his vast knowledge of pedagogy, government relations, and
public policy. He is a true asset.
If you have any questions regarding Mr. Anderson work, feel free
to contact me at (847) 370-8433.
Colette Teasley
Retired Principal
Frazier International Magnet Academy
I have worked with Ray closely at Chicago Public Schools for over
10 years. He has supported our efforts both on the Hill and with
federal agencies especially in respect to Medicaid and Special
Education funding and policy issues. His favorable reputation on
a national, state and local level among politicians, agency
managers and professional associations is due to his great
experience, expertise and reliability. He is proactive in
anticipating opportunities for showcasing our contributions in
mandated areas such as special education and health care for
students in order to support our requests for government funding
and programmatic policy changes.
As examples, he provided leadership in establishing a network of
Illinois school districts who participated at a joint press
conference and continue to lobby together for common
interests. Likewise, he helped spearhead a consortium of large
school districts and major health organizations to defeat a group
of very unfavorable CMS regulations. He coordinated many visits
by our CPS managers with members of the Illinois congressional
delegation even including on one occasion the key CMS top
official on the issue under discussion. Similarly he arranged for
one of our key Congressmen to host a visit to two of our schools
by yet another CMS top official and regional staff so that they
could see firsthand a wide variety of our school-based health
services in action. Such meetings, tours and subsequent follow
up have had long-range benefits for achieving our legislative
goals.
I highly recommend Ray for your position.
Ann C. Herrick
Manager, School Financial Services
Chicago Public Schools
125 South Clark St., 14th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 505-9526
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Education and Youth Services Letters of Recommendation (continued)
I am happy to be a reference for Ray as I have valued our
relationship throughout my professional career both on and off
Capitol Hill. For four years I was a professional staffer at the
House Education and Labor Committee. During that time, I
directed coalition building for the Chairman and Ray’s presence
among non governmental organizations was always pronounced by
his well known capacity to accomplish so much for our nation’s
third largest school district. I’ve always known him to be an
extremely well connected, and compelling—if not simply
convincing—advocate for the Chicago Public Schools.
I have come to appreciate Ray’s abilities even more during my
time in Chicago since March, 2008 as the Director of Government
Relations at the Museum of Science and Industry. He was a vital
partner in a collaborative effort that brought federal funding to a
professional development program at the Museum that, to this
day, serves hundreds of high-need middle school CPS science
teachers every year. I have no doubts that he would be a
valuable addition to your team.
Please consider reaching me at your convenience.
Kevin S. Frank
Director, Government Relations
Museum of Science and Industry
57th Street and Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60637-2093
(773) 753-7011 (direct)
(312) 806-2095 (mobile)
Kevin.Frank@msichicago.org
It is my great pleasure to share a few thoughts with you about my
colleague, Ray Anderson. I have known and worked with Ray for
the past six years and have found him to be thoroughly
knowledgeable and insightful when it comes to matters involving
lobbying, both within the Beltway and in the grass roots
arena. Ray is very well connected, particularly with the current
administration, but retains the ability to work with those on the
other side of the aisle. His work on behalf of Chicago Public
Schools was exemplary.
What is most significant about Mr. Anderson to me, however, is
the good counsel and direction he provided to me and a national
organization of more than 8,000 school districts in our battle to
overturn a regulation promulgated by the previous administration
that would have crippled a much needed school health program.
I am pleased to be able to say that with the help of well-connected
individuals like Ray, we were able to stop the regulation.
Please feel free to call on me for additional information about Mr.
Anderson.
Greg Morris
Attorney at Law
Coordinator
Save Medicaid in Schools
Cell: 989-615-4617
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Education and Youth Services Letters of Recommendation (continued)
I have known Ray since 1995 when we both assumed leadership
positions within the Chicago Public Schools under its chief
executive officer, Paul Vallas. As the chief specialized services
officer in charge of managing special education services and
supporting the school system’s ability to receive reimbursement
for all eligible Medicaid services, I had the opportunity to work
with Ray during my CPS tenure through 2003 and after in my
role as a national consultant. While I was with Chicago, I
appreciated Ray’s knowledge and expertise as he led our efforts
to inform our elected officials and governmental officials about
relevant issues and was impressed by his many valued
relationships with congressional staffers and elected officials,
governmental personnel, and leaders of relevant national
organizations.
Ray has an easy-going manner that makes him extremely easy to
communicate with; and his responsiveness and attention to detail
cannot be overstated. In addition, I have witnessed his ability to
learn complex new information and relate it in a manner that is
easy to communicate and report to others both in oral and
written formats. Furthermore, Ray has developed an abundance
of knowledge and expertise about legislative and governmental
workings that he uses to aid strategy and planning processes.
Without hesitation, I strongly believe that Ray would be a
valuable and respected addition to your organization. Please feel
free to contact me at 773-405-3971 or suegamm@aol.com for
any additional information.
Sincerely,
Sue Gamm
I have worked closely with Ray Anderson for the past several years
while he has been the Federal Legislative Liaison for the Chicago
Public Schools. I have been consistently impressed by both Ray’s
attitude towards his work and his performance on the job. His
interpersonal and communication skills have allowed him to
develop strong working relationships within our district and on the
behalf of the district (especially at the local, state and federal
levels). Ray possesses solid coordination and negotiation skills
which have enabled him to establish key strategies on the behalf
of the Chicago Public Schools and ensure favorable outcomes. He
also has the analytical skills to diagnose problems and devise
viable solutions. Even though Ray is a tremendous asset to our
organization, his expertise, experiences, policy allies, and the
relationships he’s developed make a prime candidate for your
position.
I recommend him for a position without reservation.
I am happy to furnish more details if you would like additional
information.
Sincerely,
Gretchen Brumley
Deputy Chief of Operations
Chicago Public Schools, Office of Special Education and Support
125 South Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60603
(773) 616-5470 cell
gbrumley@cps.k12.il.us
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Education and Youth Services Letters of Recommendation (continued)
Ray has a wealth of experience and knowledge of legislative affairs
and policy at both the state and federal levels. I have known Ray
more than three years. As a civil rights attorney at the NAACP
Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., I focus primarily on issues
of education; and over the years, Ray has been a great
resource. He has a wealth of contacts and information; in
addition, he has presented ideas for collaboration on efforts where
there is often common ground. Besides clearly maintaining
excellent relationships with members of Congress and their staff,
Ray clearly makes a point of doing the same with advocates (who,
in some instances, may be seen as adversaries). Finally, Ray has a
natural way with people. On each occasion that I have walked
with him in halls of Capitol Hill or anywhere in Washington, D.C.,
he is greeted by multiple individuals passing by.
I truly believe that Ray would be a tremendous asset to any
organization. He is a zealous advocate with a great mind. If I
may provide any additional information at any time, please do not
hesitate to contact me.
Best regards,
Leticia Smith-Evans, J.D., Ph.D.
347-739-9019
I am pleased to write this recommendation on behalf of Mr. Ray
Anderson, Jr. I have enjoyed knowing Mr. Anderson for more than
20 years as a close personal friend and in a professional capacity
particularly during my tenure as director of the White House Office of
Public Liaison, as director of White House Political Affairs under
President Bill Clinton, and currently as a principal of the Dewey
Square Group.
Professionally, I have worked with Mr. Anderson in his role as
executive assistant to Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. on a
number of labor-related, and “Get Out The Vote” national election
campaigns, and national voter registration organizing. I have
witnessed his devotion to the interests of civil rights and his
work ethic in nontraditional work environments where self
initiative and creativity determine success. I have engaged him in
strategy and consider him an asset in decision making. Moreover,
he works extremely well in group environments under pressure
and possesses the skills of diplomacy and communication that
helps sustain group harmony under difficult circumstances.
Personally, I consider him to be loyal and committed to some
very time honored principles that define good friendship. He has
even managed to engaged me professionally on behalf of two pro
bono clients who are close personal friends of his that I enjoy
knowing and working with.
Mr. Anderson would be a true asset to your organization and will
add value in any chosen capacity. Please feel free to contact me
for more information as it pertains to my support for Ray
Anderson, Jr. I may be reached at (202) 829-5588 or by email
at mmoore@deweysquare.com.
Sincerely,
Minyon Moore
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Board of Directors-STEM/Prep Physician Scientist Training Program, Dr. Moses Williams, Ph.D. at Southern Methodist
University
Board of Directors NAACP Washington, DC Branch Executive Committee and Education Committee Co-Chair
Board of Directors/volunteer, Healthy Babies Project (program for young and expectant mothers)
Board of Directors National PUSH Excel Program
Co-Founder of MARY’S COURT—family charity of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member and NBA 50
Greatest Players in NBA History member Isiah Thomas
Council of the Great City Schools, Black Male Achievement External Committee
M.W. Prince Hall Grand Lodge F@AM of DC-member
United Supreme Council, A.A.S.R., Southern Jurisdiction P.H.A.-member
Volunteer/Membership Activities
PUSH Excel National College Tour at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
