TORY LOWY

540 Thompson Street #1046, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 • 203-434-8546 • torylowy@umich.edu

EDUCATION
University of Michigan, School of Public Health Ann Arbor, MI
Master of Public Health in Health Behavior and Health Education Expected: May 2020
 Awarded first place in Health Equity Case Competition
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts New York, NY
Honors Bachelor in Fine Arts in Dramatic Writing May 2012
 Minors in Public Health and Creative Writing

ADVOCACY & PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERIENCE

NARAL Pro-Choice America, Organizing Fellowship New York, NY
Fellow September 2017 — December 2017
 Selected as part of the inaugural class of fellows around the country and interviewed on
Medium.com: These Amazing Young Women Are the Future of Our Movement
 Recruited 100+ new members and collected petition signatures via e-mail blasts and
personalized outreach to bolster and grow NARAL’s base in New York City
 Organized canvassing event and mobilized volunteers in conjunction with Inwood
Indivisible to educate Inwood residents about the Independent Democratic Conference
Planned Parenthood of New York City, Activist Council New York, NY
Activist May 2016 — May 2017
 Completed comprehensive training session on sexual health, rights and justice issues;
practiced and honed messaging skills to further promote reproductive health
 Canvassed in Flushing, Queens and helped distribute 1,000 pieces of literature for New York
state Senator Toby Ann Stavisky; thus contributing to her successful election

PUBLIC RELATIONS EXPERIENCE

Simon & Schuster, Atria Books New York, NY
Publicist February 2016 — May 2017
 Facilitated and maintained relationships with a network of 500+ bookstores and festivals by
pitching and coordinating author events in major markets to maximize book sales
 Spearheaded publicity campaigns for four titles per month by analyzing sales data from
prior years to inform what cities authors would visit on tour
 Managed both bestselling and debut authors’ personalities and expectations by fostering
close relationships with agents and editors
Associate Publicist April 2015 — February 2016
 Balanced the dynamic needs of Atria’s VP, Director of Publicity, Associate Director of
Publicity and Publicity Manager while managing a growing list of my own titles
 Drafted publicity materials on a weekly basis to pitch and secure national print and online
media coverage, resulting in widespread coverage of fiction and non-fiction titles
Publicity Assistant May 2013 — April 2015
 Created 50-page-long itineraries for national publicity campaigns in support of high-profile
titles headed by Atria’s VP, Director of Publicity and Publicity Manager
 Coordinated travel and security for prominent authors and celebrities’ national, multi-leg
book tours in order to ensure talent was on location to sell books at sold-out events
 Reconciled and processed department’s author statements, averaging a monthly total of
$30,000 to ensure department’s roster of authors were able to complete their book tours,
which resulted in increased sales of their books