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JEREMY A. ZISKIND
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2305 S Halm Ave #3 Los Angeles, CA 90034, [email protected], (310) 948-7354
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Policy Analyst and Grant Writer
5/2013 to present
BOTEC Analysis
▪ Researching, monitoring, analyzing, and evaluating public health, crime, and drug policy issues.
▪ Managed the RFP process for a $1.125 million grant from the Department of Justice for a national training and
technical assistance resource center.
▪ Worked on a project evaluation RFP for the State of Massachussetts that successfully raised $118,125.
▪ Advised the Washington State Liquor Control Board on regulatory concerns for building a legal recreational
marijuana industry from scratch. This included product and industry knowledge, quality standards and testing,
compliance with federal policy guidance, usage and consumption projections, and product regulation.
▪ Additional clients included the LAPD Foundation, analyzing the link between DUIs and violent criminal
history; Cornerstone Research, providing research and analysis on tobacco regulation, e-cigarettes, and black
markets for FDA testimony; and Givewell/Good Ventures and the Smith Richardson Foundation for research
into the implications of marijuana legalization.
▪ Published a paper on the global policy concerns surrounding marijuana legalization for the London School of
Economics Expert Group on the Economics of Drug Policy.
Researcher
9/2011 to 4/2014
ProCon.org, Santa Monica, California
▪ Managed research, marketing, and editing projects for nine ProCon.org issue sites.
▪ Lead writer for all headline news articles.
▪ Created monthly web analytics reports using Google Analytics, Urchin, and Yahoo! Site Explorer.
▪ Built relationships with K-12 educators at over 3,750 schools and tracked progress in a proprietary database.
▪ Optimized web pages for copy, metadata, titles, descriptions, and alt tags for SEO.
▪ Managed the company’s social media presence, including Facebook and Twitter.
▪ Wrote original copy including policy/issue briefs, headline articles, and historical timelines.
▪ Coordinated outreach efforts, including promoting ProCon.org at local education and political events.
Intern
9/2010 to 8/2011
Vera Institute of Justice, Los Angeles, California
▪ Analyzed Los Angeles County’s jail data, examined policies and processes that affect the jail’s population
size, and recommended strategies to alleviate overcrowding.
▪ Created a comprehensive system map flow-chart.
▪ Contributed to cost-benefit analyses of existing Los Angeles County jail policies.
▪ Prepared written briefings, reports, and memoranda for Vera Institute leadership staff and the Los Angeles
Board of County Supervisors.
▪ Collaborated with local, county, state, and federal partners on issues of pre-trial detention and jail
overcrowding.
Intern
6/2010 to 9/2010
Executive Office of the President
Office of National Drug Control Policy, Washington, D.C.
▪ Wrote several memos to Cabinet-level directors and members of Congress, including concerns over training
budgets for law enforcement and prescription-only status for pseudoephedrine.
▪ Wrote the Director’s keynote speech to the American Probation and Parole Association’s annual conference.
▪ Wrote background briefing materials for the Director’s Congressional hearing on international drug policy.
▪ Wrote two fact sheets on alternatives to incarceration and innovative probation and parole reform programs.
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Contributed ideas for a planned website on community corrections reform, and researched the scope of these
programs in the United States.
Chief Operations Officer
6/2007 to 6/2008
All For the Kids, Jerusalem, Israel
▪ Participant, fundraiser, and financial officer for a 40 day, 1000 kilometer walk from the northern to southern
borders of Israel.
▪ Raised twenty thousand dollars for orphanages in Israel and Malawi.
▪ Wrote press releases for several newspapers in South Africa, England, Malawi, and the United States.
▪ Sold corporate sponsorships across the United States and overseas.
EDUCATION
UCLA School of Public Affairs
9/2009 to 6/2011
▪ Master of Public Policy (MPP)
▪ Concentration in Crime and Drug Control Policy
▪ GPA: 3.7
▪ Awards: $10,000 Departmental Fellowship 2009-10. $15,000 Charles F. Scott Fellowship 2010-11. Teaching
Assistant of the Year 2011.
▪ Teaching Assistant for Crime Control Policy, Drug Control Policy, and Behavioral Economics
▪ Applied Policy Project: “Cost Accounting Options for the Venice Family Clinic”
University of California, Los Angeles
▪ Bachelor of Arts in History (Middle East concentration)
▪ Minor in Public Policy
▪ GPA: 3.64
9/2003 to 6/2007
QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS
Proficiencies: Basecamp, Asana, Workflowy, Google Docs, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Stata
Analytic Methodologies: statistical modeling and inference, regression analysis, policy evaluation, economic
analysis, utility, cost-benefit analysis, regulatory policy.
Languages: Basic Hebrew.
Personal: I am actively involved in local volunteer and charity work and also enjoy hiking and ultimate frisbee.