Allison Romer

Founder and Principal, Sparrow Strategies | Political Fundraising Professional

New York, New York, United States

About

Experience

  • Founder and Principal at Sparrow Strategies LLC
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

    As the Principal and Political Fundraising Consultant at Sparrow Strategies, I lead fundraising operations for candidates and incumbents with a particular focus in New York State politics. With over five years of direct campaign experience, three of which were spent directly fundraising, I bring a unique approach to every fundraising operation that leverages candidate strengths and supports their personal fundraising growth.

  • Threshold Group (2 yrs 6 mos)
    • Director
      Aug 2023 - Jan 2024 · 6 mos

      - Served as account lead for Governor Kathy Hochul's 2022 campaign, raising a record-breaking $60 million over 15 months, including personally executing over 75 fundraisers for the campaign. - Managed fundraising efforts for New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and State Senator Liz Krueger. - Ensured full compliance with campaign finance laws for all clients, including preparing and submitting financial disclosures. - Prepared briefing materials and staffed principals, including Governor Kathy Hochul, Speaker Adrienne Adams, and Senator Liz Krueger, at fundraising events, meetings, and during call time. - Collaborated with company principals and clients to develop and implement effective fundraising strategies for clients.

    • Vice President
      Jan 2023 - Aug 2023 · 8 mos

    • Senior Finance Associate
      Aug 2021 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Campaign Manager at Richard Lee for City Council
    Jan 2021 - Jun 2021 · 6 mos

  • Deputy Campaign Manager at Leslie Danks Burke for State Senate
    Dec 2019 - Nov 2020 · 1 yr

  • Field Manager at Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
    Jul 2019 - Dec 2019 · 6 mos

    Working as part of the March Forward program to expand public support of Democrats in the region and ensure we elect Democrats up and down the ballot.