Tabatha Fajardo

Serve as primary gatekeeper for the calendar, scheduling, and travel of the Chair of multiple legislative committees, ensuring seamless prioritization of high-visibility meetings and preparing detailed briefs and notes for each. Represent the Chair directly in meetings with elected officials, healthcare and nonprofit executives, and business leaders, and draft correspondence issued under his name. Independently project managed a district-wide America 250 event for approximately 3,000 attendees, overseeing vendor coordination, logistics, and day-of execution leading a dedicated event team.

Legislative Aide II at Suffolk County Legislature (LD-04) (2023-08 – Present)

• Serve as primary gatekeeper for the calendar, scheduling, and travel of the Chair of multiple legislative committees, ensuring seamless prioritization of high-visibility meetings and preparing detailed briefs and notes for each.
• Represent the Chair directly in meetings with elected officials, healthcare and nonprofit executives, and business leaders, and draft correspondence issued under his name.
• Independently project managed a district-wide America 250 event for approximately 3,000 attendees, overseeing vendor coordination, logistics, and day-of execution leading a dedicated event team.
• Lead Spanish-language constituent outreach, extending the office's reach into multilingual communities.
• Organize job fairs, cultural events, and legislative roundtables that connect constituents directly with employers and civic resources.

Legislative Aide at New York State Assembly (AD-04) (2023-02 – 2023-08)

• Reconstructed the office's constituent case management from the ground up after the previous administration left no records, cross-referencing Board of Elections data with correspondence to resolve a backlog of unaddressed constituent issues alongside two colleagues.
• Prepared legislative certificates, policy briefings, and correspondence responding to public and agency inquiries.
• Coordinated logistics for community events, including blood drives.

Finance & Regional Field Director at LaLota for Congress – RNC (2022-04 – 2023-01)

• Acted as principal point of contact for fundraising operations: managed invitations, event scheduling, and candidate travel arrangements, and sat in on fundraising calls directly with the candidate (now Congressman).
• Built a donor prospecting database by analyzing historical giving patterns of repeat donors, from small-dollar to major contributors, to comparable candidates.
• Supervised a team of five interns, one of whom transitioned into a full-time staff role.
• Produced rapid response and bilingual communications materials for a nationally targeted campaign.

B.A. in Public Affairs and Administration – SUNY Empire State College

A.A. in Liberal Arts – Suffolk County Community College (2020-06)