About Steven and Jen

Steven Biel

Principal, Steven Biel Strategies LLC

January 2014 - Present

Internet organizing, fundraising, political strategy, and organizational development consulting for progressive non-profits and candidates.

Director, SignOn.org

December 2010 - December 2013

Ran SignOn.org (later called MoveOn Petitions), an online platform to allow anyone to start and win their own grassroots campaigns. SignOn.org revolutionized MoveOn's organizing strategy by putting our tools in the hands of regular people--allowing MoveOn members to score victories on hundreds of issues we'd never have been able to take on otherwise. At the same time, SignOn.org doubled MoveOn's membership to over 8 million in just two years.

Clean Energy Campaign Director, MoveOn.org

March 2009 - November 2010

Ran MoveOn's campaign to enact clean energy legislation and stop attacks on the Clean Air Act during President Obama's first two years in office.

Global Warming Director, Greenpeace

October 2008 - March 2009

Directed Greenpeace USA's national climate campaign work, including managing a team of 20+ organizing staff, lobbying Congress, authoring research reports, and fundraising.

Field Director, Environment America

August 2002 – October 2008

Oversaw Environment America’s grassroots campaign work on federal issues, including managing a team of 20 field organizers.

Assistant Field Director, U.S. PIRG

May 2001 – August 2002

Managed U.S. PIRG’s campaigns in Midwest and South and on clean air and national forests.

Communications Associate, Population Action International

August 2000 – May 2001

Wrote press releases and represented PAI to editorialists, reporters, and other media contacts.

Field Associate, U.S. PIRG

August 1997 – August 2000

Built activist networks, lobbied Congress, and conducted media outreach on environmental, campaign finance, and consumer issues in Delaware and West Virginia.

Board memberships

Florida PIRG Citizen Lobby

Environment Arizona

Environment Iowa

Environment Georgia

Wisconsin Environment

Jennifer Job, PhD

Vice President, Steven Biel Strategies

January 2014 - Present

Coordinate fundraising efforts for national and international organizations; code fundraising materials in ActionKit, ActBlue, Action Network, Champaign, Salsa; work with staff from all organizations to coordinate campaign; perform data analysis and fundraising projections.

Fundraising Chair, Apex Public School Foundation

2021- Present

Digital Communications Specialist, Wiley Nickel for NC

2018-2020

Developed online fundraising strategy for NC Senate campaign, wrote fundraising and event emails, and developed online growth strategy for NC Senate Democratic Caucus

Platform Writer and Proofreader, MoveOn.org

2016 - 2018

Proofread fundraising emails, turned online petitions into emails for list growth, and wrote copy of Facebook ads.

SignOn.org Intern, MoveOn

2012 - 2013

Coded and tested emails and helped coordinate campaign, wrote email chosen for MoveOn response to SCOTUS decision on the ACA

North Carolina State Coordinator, SaveOurSchools March

2011

Responsible for obtaining endorsements of the NC Association of Educators and county subsidiaries, local worker organizations, and the Association of NC Teachers; assisted in coordination of the rally and served on the committee for action planning

Chairwoman, Committee for Curriculum Theory In Policy

2010 - 2013

Organized committee of representatives from over two dozen universities, drove the effort to devise a position statement on the current state of education, connected academics with legislators to help shape education policy.

Education Policy Consultant, Marshall for U.S. Senate

2010

Wrote education position platform for candidate, wrote position paper for National Education Association to obtain endorsement, designed op-ed strategy for publications across North Carolina

Legislative Research Intern, U.S. Senate Health Education Labor and Pension Committee

2009

Education
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Curriculum Studies