CITIZENS FOR HOPE RESPONSIBILITY INDEPENDENCE AND SERVICE (CHRIS PAC)

Senior Advisor

Maura Keefe

In 2004 served as s enior advisor charged with designing and managing the DNC's surrogate operation (announced April 16, 2004).  Former advisor to the Dean campaign.  Former Chief of Staff to Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro.  New Hampshire native and sister of former New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Joe Keefe.
 
 

Speechwriting/Message

Paul Orzulak

With other Clinton speechwriters formed West Wing Writers.  Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Foreign Policy Speechwriter for President Clinton.  Senior Domestic Policy Speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore.  Senior advisor and chief speechwriter for HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo; and for House Minority Whip David Bonior (D-MI).  Chief speechwriter for Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) on his 1992 presidential campaign.  Sports writer for the Norwich Bulletin.  B.A. from University of Connecticut, 1989.
 
 

Director of Media Technologies

Tim Cullen

Moved over from position as Director of Media Technology in Dodd's Senate office.  In 2004 he was director of the StopSinclair campaign, a co-founder and director of Concerts for Change (group organizing benefit concerts to support John Kerry and other Democrats and mobilize swing-state voters), and a co-creator of the KerryConnector; with CGL Group.  Worked for five years as a software developer for the Harvard Graduate School of Education, a private software firm in New York City, Harvard Law School, and on his own as a consultant.  Graduate of Boston University School of Law and Harvard College.
 
 

Press Secretary

Beneva Schulte

Previously a public relations consultant at Weber Merritt.  Over seven years of Capitol Hill experience: Chief of Staff to Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), and also managed McCarthy's 1996 House campaign.  Press Secretary and Floor Assistant to Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, Chief Deputy Democratic Whip in the House of Representatives.   Press Secretary for Minnesota Congressman David Minge.  Press Assistant for Minnesota Congressman Gerry Sikorski.  Undergraduate degree from Florida International University, graduated degree from the George Washington University.
 

FINANCE

Stephanie Berger

Kerry/Edwards '04 national finance director (East).  With Rachel Hirschberg did Northeast and Mid-Atlantic finance on Clark for President.  With Rachel Hirschberg formed a political fundraising and non-profit development company headquartered in Washington, DC.  National finance director for the DNC in 2001.  Associate vice president for development for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.  Graduate of Sweet Briar College, 1991.
 

Rachel Hirschberg

With Stephanie Berger, Hirschberg did Northeast and Mid-Atlantic finance on Clark for President.  With Stephanie Berger formed a political fundraising and non-profit development company headquartered in Washington, DC.  Vice President of Development and Senior Advisor to the New Democrat Network.  Vice President of the Fund for the Capitol Visitor Center, a public-private partnership with the United States Congress.  Has worked on numerous campaigns and was a political appointee to former President Bill Clinton.
 
 

Tracey Buckman

Tracey Buckman & Associates.  Former finance director at the DSCC.
 
 

SENATE OFFICE

Chief of Staff

Sheryl V. Cohen

 
 

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