Gary Rotto's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

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Director of Regional Services for Community Relations @ Jewish Federation of Los Angeles From 1987 to 1990 (3 years) Deputy Director @ Office of the Governor Oversight of transportation, health and human service, and housing policy as it affected the San Diego Region. Executed communications strategy as part of statewide "Rapid Response Team". From October 2001 to October 2003 (2 years 1 month) Independent Political Organizing and Consulting @ Independent Political Organizing and Consulting Campaign management; media relations; prospecting; computer system design and management; volunteer recruitment and training; staff recruitment and supervision. I worked closely with The La Jolla Group in this endeavor. From January 1990 to February 1993 (3 years 2 months) Sports Information Officer @ Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee Planned practice site schedules for all olympic basketball teams at the USC Olympic Village. Maintained schedules of three practice venues. Interfaced directly with team head coaches and national olympic committee representatives for 10 countries. Performed problem solving functions on tight deadlines. Distributed transportation system information so that the teams would arrive for practices and scheduled matches on time. From 1984 to 1984 (less than a year) District Communications Director and Field Representative @ Assemblymember Denise Moreno Ducheny From 1996 to 1997 (1 year) Board Member @ San Diego Leadership Alliance Deputy Chief of Staff @ Office of Supervisor Ron Roberts Served as Director of Policy, developing strategic policy agenda with shared supervision of policy team; wrote speeches and media materials as Deputy Press Secretary. From 2006 to 2008 (2 years) Assistant Deputy District Director @ Caltrans Director of policy for Caltrans District 11; member of the Native American Liaison Team and the Goods Movement/Border Affairs Team. Developed the Border Book of all pending cross border projects. Designed presentations for the Border Governors Conference. From October 2003 to March 2006 (2 years 6 months) Regional Executive Director @ American Jewish Committee Responsible for fund development, board recruitment and development, supervision of event staff, press relations and program development. From 1997 to 2001 (4 years) Council Representative and Press Secretary @ City of San Diego Coordinated message development and interview preparation for the Councilmember. Developed policy and positions related to Public Safety and Neighborhood Services. Created project to retrofit neighborhood parks with ADA compliant play structures. From 1993 to 1996 (3 years) President Board of Trustees @ Congregation Dor Hadash In this capacity, I served as the CEO of the congregation I directly supervised three professional employees, chaired the board of trustees, and set a strategic vision for the non-profit organization. I led a plan which allowed the congregation to grow and thrive by relocating our operations and empowering our executive committee to develop and implement new tools such as paid social media, office automation, and volunteer engagement. From June 2012 to June 2014 (2 years 1 month) Greater San Diego AreaLecturer/Adjunct Faculty - School of Public Health @ San Diego State University I serve as a lecturer in the School of Public Health. My emphasis is on the key components of health policy, law, and the policymaking process. This includes not only federal decision making but also the process for the State of California. Students exit the class with skills in developing options for addressing a social/health issue, policy analysis, how to follow a bill and the anatomy of successfully presenting your position on a bill to a decision maker. I developed an "Advocacy Day" simulation in which teams of student must successful conduct and complete a three meeting schedule with legislative and congressional staffers as if they are visiting Washington or Sacramento for the day.I have also created and developed the "If I Could Change One Thing" podcast to further the exposure and influence of the School of Public Health in the region. I took this project from concept to production, creating a team of four student staffers who helped to bring this podcast to airing. Greater San Diego AreaSenior Vice President of Government and Community Affairs @ Borrego Health In this role, I oversee our political engagement in Washington, DC, and Sacramento including coordinating the efforts of our representatives in those capitals. Locally, I engage the staff and enhance relationships with 12 congressional district offices and 20 office of California legislators. As our organization has sites of care in three counties, my responsibilities include developing relationships with the respective elected members of the boards of supervisors and their staff. I developed a political strategy which engaged our elected officials and was ultimately successful in saving our organization over $25 million.I have also been responsible for message development and relations with regional media across platforms. Recently, I crafted a company-wide communications plan to provide consistency of messaging to internal and external consumers. My role within the organization included initiating our Veterans Services division. I continue to maintain responsible for strategic planning of our veterans services initiative with oversight of our veterans services team. I was successful in introducing legislation which had bipartisan sponsorship and whose key elements were merged into the Veterans MISSION Act of 2018. From January 2016 to April 2020 (4 years 4 months) Director of Health Policy and Strategic Communications @ Council of Community Clinics I developed a long term strategy for assuring political support of the clinics so as to increase access to care for up to 200,000 new clients. That's on top of the over 550,000 individuals our clinics already served. I positioned our organization on the forefront of the usage of social media in the community clinic arena in California. Also, I participated in the development of annual budget, which exceeds $5 million.My latest project is overseeing staff and consultants working on our new grant focused on the remaining uninsured in our region.I also lead our emergency and disaster preparedness program, representing the clinics in all regional disaster planning venues, providing technical assistance to our clinics and implementing a program for the continuity of business operations in the event of a disaster.I have written grants grossing over $1.5 million and overseen completion of eight grant awards. I have supervised several program staff including special projects, emergency preparedness, grant writer and program development as well as several consulting contracts. I have also developed our social media presence and developed a plan for sharing information across platforms and organizations. That is besides my work with the traditional media outlets serving as the chief spokesperson for the organization. From February 2008 to December 2015 (7 years 11 months)