Kimberly Sullivan

About Kimberly Sullivan

Government relations professional; former Capitol Hill staff

Experience

1. Director of Congressional Advocacy

   American Foreign Service Association

   Apr 2018 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Leading the development and implementation of all federal advocacy initiatives, focused on Capitol Hill• Interfacing with senior committee and personal office Hill staff to advance AFSA’s legislative priorities• Preparing and staffing the president and board members in congressional member-level meetings • Overseeing the advocacy manager responsible for executing state and local advocacy efforts • Communicating and engaging more than 16,500 members with advocacy updates and outcomes • Managing a congressional affairs budget and serving as the AFSA-PAC staff liaison Accomplishments:• Reached AFSA’s highest membership level in its history with advocacy cited as the top benefit• Obtained new authorities and employee benefits for the Foreign Service workforce in annual State Department Authorization Acts• Secured and maintained funding increases across multiple Appropriations subcommittee jurisdictions impacting foreign affairs agencies• Led a comprehensive advocacy campaign to successfully incorporate the Foreign Service Families Act in the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)• Coordinated an advocacy effort with like-minded organizations to facilitate successful passage of the Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act into law

Education

• University of Florida

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Bachelor of Arts (B.A)

  2010 — 2013

• Fort Myers High School

  International Baccalaureate Degree

  2006 — 2010