Joy Kummer

Background

About Joy Kummer

I am a founding partner of TeamCivX, and bring over 25 years of political, legal and community service experience to each of my clients and causes. Over the past several years, I have been successful in helping public agencies in all regions of California develop local public finance measures for the ballot and achieve voter support—raising billions of dollars for counties, cities, schools, hospitals, community college, special districts and other much-needed community projects.I have managed staff, case files, and office budgets; provided assistance with legal research and writing; been a public speaker; planned and executed large scale events; staffed U.S. Senators and other public officials; and even cleaned my share of bathrooms.In addition, my diverse work experience includes being a Registered Yoga Instructor; working as an attorney; human services work (including working for Head Start, LIEAP, the Council on Aging, and veterans’ care), office management and sales, as well as government service as a campaign worker and field representative for Montana’s Senator Max Baucus (focusing on assisting families understand the judicial system, provide assistance with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, assist in child support cases and advocate on behalf of families to several state and federal agencies). I am also passionate about being an advocate for children and women’s issues (as a VISTA volunteer providing assistance to families with children who faced domestic violence situations, assisting children with disabilities obtain Supplemental Security Income, volunteering for the Pro Bono Project in San Jose). In short, I am a hard worker who likes new challenges, and knows how to deliver and get the job done.Specialties: Yoga, Government liaison, elections, non profit organizations, family law and domestic violence, communications and negotiations, community and grassroots organizing.