P O L I T I C A L
Political Director |
David Boundy |
(announced
May 8, 2007) Principal at grassroots solutions; started there in
June 2005. Deputy political director of the AFL-CIO,
1996-2004.
Served in the Clinton administration at the Department of Labor working
under then-Secretary Robert Reich. A state director for President
Clinton's 1992 campaign. Previously worked as a Boston-based
political
consultant, and before that as a commercial fisherman on Georges Bank.
Deputy
Political Director, State Party Services
and
Regional Political Director for IL, IN, KY and MO
|
Maureen
Garde |
Served as interim political
director and earlier from Sept. 2005 through 2006 cycle as deputy
political
director, State Party Services. Her experience includes Deputy
Executive
Director of the Democratic Governors' Association. Executive
Director
of the Massachusetts Democratic Party in the early 1990s.
Deputy Political
Director,
Grassroots Organizing |
Shaun Kelleher
|
Previously at the AFL-CIO.
Deputy
Director, Grassroots Organizing
|
Paul Hegarty |
Prior
to joining the DNC Hegarty served briefly as Assistant Deputy Director
for Community Development in the Arizona Department of Commerce.
He was executive director of the Arizona Democratic Party in the 2004
cycle
and political director of the Arizona Democratic Party in the 2002
cycle.
Hegarty worked with the U.S. Department of Defense Base Realignment and
Closing Commission, and with the Office of Vice President Al
Gore.
He earned a B.A. degree from George Washington University.
Hegarty
is an Arizona native and a graduate of Brophy College Preparatory.
Regional Political Directors
South
[AR, AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, PR, SC, TN] Rodney
E. Shelton
Arkansas State Director
for the Kerry-Edwards 2004 campaign (announced June 21, 2004, arrived
in
state later that week) Before joining the campaign Shelton worked
in Washington, DC for America Coming Together. In fall 2000 he
served
as North Carolina State Director for the Gore-Lieberman campaign and in
1996 he was an assistant Southern regional director for Clinton's
re-election
campaign. He has worked for the U.S. Department of
Transportation,
the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs and the Democratic National
Committee.
He attended both the University of Central Arkansas in Conway and
Philander
Smith College in Little Rock.
Northeast [CT, DE, DC, ME, MD, MA,
NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI VT, VI, WV] Art DeCoursey
Served as Kerry campaign
coordinator for Western Pennsylvania. In the Clinton
Administration
DeCoursey worked at OSHA as small business ombudsman. From
Massachusetts.
Northwest [ID, IA, KS, MN, MT, NE,
ND, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY] Brad Martin
(July
2005) Came to the DNC after serving as executive director of the
Montana
Democratic Party starting in 1993. Previously worked with the
PIRGs.
Midwest consultant [OH, WI,
VA] Amy Reger
Previously executive
director of the Democratic Party of Virginia, from March 2006 through
Feb. 2008.
Midwest [MI] Kyle
DeBeer
Served as executive
director of the Wyoming Democratic Party starting in 2003.
Graduate of Colorado College.
Southwest and Pacific [AK, AS, AZ,
CA, CO, GU, HI, NV, NM, OK, TX] Artie Blanco
NALEO.
National campaign coordinator of Americans for Social Security's
Latinos
for a Secure Retirement. Chief of Staff for Texas State
Rep.Roberto
R. Alonzo, 2003. Legislative Director for Texas State Rep. Arthur
Reyna, 2001.
Democrats Abroad
Lindsey Reynolds
Experience includes executive director of the Democratic Party of
Virginia. Graduate of Virginia Wesleyan College, 1998.
Training Director |
Parag Mehta |
Deputy
Political Director for America Votes in 2004. Deputy Political
Director
for Governor Howard Dean’s presidential campaign. Deputy Field
Director
for former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk’s 2002 U.S. Senate campaign.
Previously,
served in both the Clinton and Bush White Houses as Liaison to the
President’s
Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and as
speechwriter
to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. B.A. in Plan
II Honors from The University of Texas at Austin and Master of Public
Affairs
from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse
University.
Executive
Director, College
Democrats |
Tamia Booker
|
(announced March 19, 2008)
Previously
events manager at Campus Progress, the youth organizing division of the
Center for
American Progress. Before Campus
Progress, she worked for the Florida Democratic Party, volunteered with
Sen. John Kerry's presidential run in 2004, and served as President
of Florida A&M's College Democrats where she earned a Bachelor's
degree in political science.
Deputy Political
Director,
Voter Protection
|
Anna Martinez
|
Previously director of the DNC
National Lawyers Council.
Assistant: Matthew Brokman
A M E R I C AN M A J O R
I T Y P A R T N E R S H I P
Director,
American Majority
Partnership |
vacant
|
Deputy Director,
Asian, Arab and Pacific Islander
|
Betsy Kim
|
(started
in 2005) Counselor to the Administrator of
the U.S. Small Business Administration during the Clinton
administration (political appointee). Practiced bankruptcy law at
firms in Washington, DC and Phoenix, AZ, 1993-96. J.D.
from the University of Arizona College of Law, and B.A. from Pomona
College. Originally
from Honolulu, HI.
Deputy Director,
African American
|
Maya Goines
|
(started July 2007) Previously
served for about four months as executive director of the Maryland
Democratic Party. Senior campaign field coordinator at the
Service Employees International Union.
Deputy Director,
Hispanic
|
Albert Morales |
.
Executive
Director, Gay
& Lesbian Leadership Council |
Brian Bond |
(announced
May 3, 2006) Executive Director of the Gay and Lesbian Victory
Fund
from 1997 to 2003. DNC director of LGBT outreach in 1996.
Executive
Director, Womens
Leadership Forum |
Sharon
Grosfeld |
Member
of the Maryland Senate for one term, Jan. 8, 2003-Jan. 2007.
Member
of the Maryland House of Delegates for two terms, Jan. 11, 1995 to Jan.
8, 2003. J.D. from Antioch School of Law, 1985. B.A. in
sociology
from New York University 1979 and M.A. in sociology, 1981.
C O M M U N I C A T I O N S
T E C H N O L O G Y
Director of
Technology |
Ben Self |
(Feb.
2005) With other key members of Howard Dean’s web team, Self
co-founded
Blue State Digital, an internet strategy, communications, and
technology
consulting firm. Chief data architect for the Dean for America
campaign;
extensive experience in data analysis, data warehousing, database
architecture
and administration, system design, and system development. Prior
to the Dean campaign, Self worked for several information technology
consulting
firms where he managed teams focused on the design, development, and
testing
of many large-scale information technology systems in a variety of
industries.
A bachelor's and a master's degree in Computer Science from MIT.
(started
with PADS in June 2006) Started with the DNC in September 2005 in
the Research Department. Previously worked in Gov. Mark Warner's
office and in Congressman Bobby Scott's office.
Special Assistant |
Alecia Dyer |
(started
with PADS in Feb. 2005) At the DNC since February 2001 and worked
in Chairman McAuliffe's office.
Assistant to the
Director |
Kateri Nelis |
(May
2007) Graduated from the University of Iowa in 2006. Was a
precinct
delegate to the Iowa 2004 caucuses, worked for Dean for America.
Assistant to the
Director |
Elizabeth Frederick |
(May
2007) Came to the DNC after completing a Master's degree program
at American University
where she worked for the Department of Government. Has also
interned
for House Education and Labor Committee.
CONSTITUENCY SERVICES
Director of
Constituency
Services |
Katherine Dvorak
|
M O R E