Democratic
Committees-Organization
2005-06 Edition --last updated
Dec. 7, 2006
Democratic
Governors' Association
1401 K Street, NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20005
(from Sept. 2005) formerly at 499 South Capitol Street,
SW, Suite 422 Washington, DC 20003
(Chairman of the DGA in 2005
and 2006) Elected Governor in Nov. 2002; seeking re-election in 2006
[re-elected with about 69% of the vote]. Chairman of the 2004 Democratic
National Convention. Joined the consulting firm Kissinger, McLarty
& Richardson. U.S. Secretary of Energy, 1998-Jan. 2001.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 1997. Represented the 3rd
CD in New Mexico for 15 years, 1983-97. M.A. from Fletcher School
of Law and Diplomacy, 1971 and B.A. from Tufts University, 1970.
Grew up in Mexico City. Born Nov. 15, 1947 in Pasadena, CA.
Executive Director |
Penny Lee |
(succeeded B.J. Thornberry,
who resigned in March 2005) Came to the DGA from position as Director of
the Office of Communications and earlier as Director of the Office of Public
Liaison for Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell. Executive Director of the
2003 Rendell Inaugural Committee. National Finance Director on Rendell's
campaign for Governor. Prior to the Rendell campaign, Lee was Director
of the Democratic Business Council at the Democratic National Committee.
During Rendell's tenure as DNC General Chairman she served as Senior
Advisor to the Finance Chairs.
Assistant
to the Executive Director |
Kellyn Blossom |
Deputy Director |
Betsy Mullins |
(succeeded Maureen Garde)
FINANCE
National Finance Director |
John V. Blandford |
Has worked at the DGA since
1995. Began in politics volunteering on Dianne Feinstein's 1990 campaign
for governor in California.
National Development Director |
Shannon White |
Finance Associate |
Brian O’Connor |
POLITICAL
Political Director |
George Rakis |
Director of Elections at the
DNC in the 2002 cycle. Directed the Michigan Coordinated Campaign
in 2000.
Deputy Political Director |
Jennifer Jinks |
Field Director for ACT Pennsylvania
in 2004.
Deputy Political Director |
Dan Sena |
Regional Director for Moving
America Forward (organization formed by Gov. Bill Richardson) in 2004.
Deputy Political Director
for Civic Engagement |
Brandon T. Neal |
Experience includes National
Director of the Youth & College Division of the NAACP starting in April
2003, and previously Mid-Atlantic Youth Field Director and National Youth
Council Coordinator. Graduate of Howard University, 2000. Native
of Windsor, CT.
Assistant to the Political
Director |
Abby Youngken |
COMMUNICATIONS
Communications Director |
Bernie Campbell |
(July 2006) Previously
worked as a Democratic political consultant based in Tampa.
Deputy Communications Director |
Brian Namey |
Previously Manager of Special
Projects. Graduate of Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in
international relations and ethics, history and public policy; served as
student body president. From New Kensington, PA.
POLICY
Counsel & Director
of Policy |
Nathan Daschle |
(announced July 6, 2005)
Came to DGA from the law firm of Covington & Burling. Has worked
at AFSCME and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Graduate of
Harvard Law School.
Deputy Policy Director |
John H. Coombs |
Previously Political Operations
Coordinator.
MORE
Liaison for the Vice Chair |
Diane Luensmann |
Director of Operations |
Donna Tappin |
Interns |
Nate Owen
Jason Prasad |
former:
Maureen Garde, Deputy Director
Christy Mach, Finance Associate
Communications Director Nicole
Harburger
Communications Director Roberta Heine
(announced July 6, 2005) Began her political career with Minnesota Gov.
Rudy Perpich. Worked on Capitol Hill with Congressman Tim Penny (D-MN)
and Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and served with Clinton administration
in the Department of Education and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
More than a dozen years of television news and public relations experience,
most recently as media director for the American Federation of State, County
and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).
Jon Summers
Policy Advisor, Albert Morales
Liaison for the Vice Chair,
JoAnne Huls
Interns, Raphy Goodstein,
Nicholas Shepard; Sean Smith, Lauriell Webb,
Geoff Hainbach, David Liskov, Carly Rush, Karl Sjogren
Liaison for the Vice Chair,
Vivian Leung
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