Khalil M.

Background

About Khalil M.

Experienced and successful legislative and government relations professional. Highly skilled in performing federal budgeting and appropriations analysis, public policy formulation and policy analysis, congressional, legslative and government affairs, grants management review, coalition-building, issue advocacy, and community outreach. Portfolio experience includes executive agency responsibilities,i.e. Department of Treasury, in addition to performing executive and local interagency liasion, and cross-organization relationship building. Highly skilled in continuity of operations (COOP) and emergency operations preparedness, and criminal justice policy review, analysis, and implementation. Demonstrable track record as an appropriations aasociate and director of appropriations. Routinely perform duties related to House of Representatives and Senate Appropriations Committee accounts.Trained and managed staff in navigating Appropriations Committee accounts. Authored legacy amendments subsequently enacted into law in the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which created an agency, the Telecommunications Development Fund, to support funding for minority, and female telecommunications businesses. Authored an amendment responsible for creating the Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act. Directed an advocacy organization focused on telecommunications policy and law. Adept and skilled in strategic communications, intergovernmental relations, grassroots advocacy and mobilization with community-based organizations. Specific expertise in matters related to housing and transportation policy, criminal justice, public safety, community engagement, homeland security and emergency management response and recovery. Routinely assist disenfranchised communities to access essential grant resources and technical assistance. Accomplished trainer in non-profit advocacy for marginalized communities, Effective oral communicator with complementary written skills. Routinely perform duties designed to effectuate the planning and execution of multi-agency training, including organizing large and small meetings, webinars, forums, and targeted work groups activities. Specific expertise in grants management, grants review, policy, research, and program analysis related to public safety/criminal justice. Deliver training related to strategic issue advocacy, inter-agency and cross-organization collaboration, legislative/government relations, lobbying, public policy, program, and management analysis. Effective consensus and coalition builder.