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Over a decade of running my own design&web shop. Six years as Senior Manager of Data & Digital Strategy for the Partnership for Pubic Service. One year managing a congressional campaign in upstate NY.
I'm a community organizer&project manager, web developer&graphic designer, artist&activist, builder&baker, gardener&globetrotter, partner&parent.
Always looking for new ways to contibute to my community, I ran for and joined the Danby Town Board in 2026! Learn more
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It is an honor and priveledge, and only sometimes a headache, to serve as Councilperson for the Town of Danby. My current term started January 2026 and will run to the end of 2028. I'm currently serving as the Chair of the Water and Wastewater Committee, exploring the feasability of expanding municipal-operated utilities.
To contact me regarding town issues, please email me at mpruce@danby.ny.gov.
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Councilperson, Town of Danby, 2026-Now
Fiscal oversight of town budget and expenses, drafting and revising resolutions and local laws, engaging with resident concerns and feedback, and much more.
Freelance/Self-employed Web Development, 2012-Now
Project Manager, Designer, Developer.
Clients include: Maple Creative, Marla Aaron Jewelry, Mission Capital Advisors, Interactive Advertising Bureau, Urban Institute, Fiskars/Royal Copenhagen, Loaves & Fishes.
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner PMI-ACP®, 2024
Partnership for Public Service, 2021-2025
Senior Manager, Data & Digital Strategy
Building and maintaining multiple websites as well as managing a custom-build data repository and multiple data visualizations.
Tracy Mitrano For Congress, 2019-2020
Campaign Manager
Analyzed data, drafted speeches and emails, managed staff and volunteers, helped raise $500K, and developed political and communications strategy.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, 2018-2019
Web App Developer (React/Node)
Rutgers University, 2009
BA in Visual Arts (Graphic Design), GPA 3.78
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Technology
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign; Figma; Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Power Automate, PowerBI; Google Workspace; Various IDEs, Github; Mailchimp, Mailgun, NGP/VAN,
Languages
Node/React, Wordpress, HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, MySQL, Git, Python. Extensive experience with APIs and data visualization.
Soft Skills
Facilitation, Agile project management, communication, organization, self-motivation, reliability and the ability to quickly adapt to new workflows.
Artmaking
Ceramics, woodworking, printmaking, papermaking, sculpting, and general all around tinkering.
Outdoors
Gardening and hiking take up much of my free time.
Travel
In Asia, Southern Africa, Middle East, and North, South and Central America.
