About Maggie
Maggie McAlexander is an experienced communications and policy professional with a robust background in government, politics, and public relations at the state and federal level. Now based in Washington, DC, Maggie is an Indiana native and spent her early career in Nashville, TN. She led communications for the 2022 Stacey Abrams for Governor campaign's compensated relational mobilizer program—one of the first of its kind. Maggie is a Vanderbilt graduate with a bachelor's in public policy and earned her master's in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.
Resume
Experience
June 2024 – November 2024
Deputy Director, Digital Content &
Voter Education
Relentless
December 2022 – June 2024
Director of Events
Leonard Resource Group, Inc.
August – November 2022
Communications & Operations Manager
Stacey Abrams for Governor, One Georgia
December 2019 – June 2022
Executive Legislative Assistant
State of Tennessee
Tennessee General Assembly, Office of Legal Services
August 2018 – December 2019
Legal Assistant
State of Tennessee
Division of TennCare, Office of General Counsel
May – August 2018
Media Intern
ThinkTennessee
January – May 2018
Legislative Aide
Vanderbilt University
Department of State Government Relations
May 2016 – April 2018
Supervisor, Lead Caller
Ruffalo Noel Levitz
Vanderbilt Alumni Fundraising Call Center
May – June 2017
Constituent Services Intern
U.S. Senator Bob Corker
Nashville Field Office
June – December 2016
Outreach Intern
Tennessee Democratic Party
Education
December 2021
University of Memphis
Master of Arts, Journalism and Strategic Media
May 2018
Vanderbilt University
Bachelor of Arts, Public Policy Studies
Minor in Music
Training & Certifications
January – March 2022
National Democratic Training Committee
Staff Academy, Communications Cohort Graduate
October – November 2021
National Conference of State Legislatures
Legislative Staff Certificate Recipient
May 2021
International Association of Administrative Professionals
Certified Administrative Professional
Skills
Strategy
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Communications campaigns
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Coordinating staff + resources
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Targeting audiences
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Defining goals
Public Relations
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Fostering external relationships
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Brand management
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Targeted outreach
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Crisis communications
Writing & Editing
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Drafting and distributing copy
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News, email, SMS, web, socials
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Editing + quality control
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AP Style competency
Mobilization
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Digital organizing
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Fundraising and sponsorship
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Organizer training
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Grassroots outreach
Leadership
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Mentorship + management
- Organizational structuring
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Project management
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Budgeting + contracts
Digital Media
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Social media management
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Digital communications
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Online community cultivation
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Website maintenance
Portfolio
Articles and Email Copy
Academic Research
Crown Jewels
A critical discourse analysis of political feminism in the
fourth season of Netflix’s
The Crown
2021
In Plain Site
The state of advertising in online news
2020
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​Presented at the 2021 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication National Conference
Establishing Framers' Intent
A study of prior restraint and subsequent punishment
2019
State-Sponsored Torture
An ethical analysis of U.S. torture practices in a post-9/11 world
2017