State Director | Teresa Vilmain |
Assistant to the State Director | Genevieve Craggs |
Caucus Manager | David Barnhart |
Assistant to the Caucus Manager and to the Field Director | Katrina Coleman |
POLITICAL
Political Director | Chris Hayler |
Assistant to the Political Director | Debbie Tinnirello |
Deputy Political Director | Carol McDonald |
Political Outreach Assistant | Kristine Kippins |
Women's Outreach Coordinator | Beth Swickard |
Political Assistant | Grant Woodard |
FIELD
Field Director | Denise Feriozzi |
Deputy Field Director | Bailey Childers |
Regional Field Directors
Region 1 | Regina Fiorentini |
Region 2 | Jay Gertsema |
Region 3 | Zach Stewart |
Region 4 | Jackie Bray |
Region 5 | Andrea Krizner |
Region 6 | Travis Worl |
Region 7 | Jon Lipshutz |
Field Offices >>
total of 34 plus or minus
Ames: 215 Stanton Avenue,
Suite 1, Ames, IA 50014 515-268-3176
Grand
opening May 5, 2007 with Tom Vilsack.
Burlington: 414 N. 3rd
Street,
Burlington, IA 52601 319-754-8122
Grand
opening May 12, 2007
Carroll: 514 N Court St. Ste #1, Carroll, IA 51401 712-792-2831
Cedar Rapids: 601 2nd Ave.
SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 319-364-4083
old office 3037 Center Point Road, NE,
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Clinton: 217 5th Avenue South #206, Clinton, IA 52732 563-242-1371
Council Bluffs: 136 W Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA 51503 712-352-0286
Creston: 224 N. Pine St., Creston, IA 50801 641-782-4684
Davenport: 1416 West 16th
Street, Davenport, IA 52804 563-322-8715
Grand
opening May 5, 2007 with Andy McGuire.
Decorah: 213 West Water Street, Decorah, IA 52101 563-382-4617
Dubuque: 2255 JFK Road A,
Dubuque, IA 52002 563-556-1063
Grand
opening May 5, 2007 with Christie Vilsack. later expansion to B
Dunlap: 111 Iowa Ave.,
Dunlap,
IA 51529 712 643-1090
Opened
week of Nov. 19, 2007
Fort Dodge: 1100 Central
Avenue,
Fort Dodge, IA 50501 515-450-2055
Grand
opening May 12, 2007
Fort Madison: 820 Avenue G, Fort Madison, IA 52627 319-372-7726
Indianola: 602 1/2 North Jefferson Way, Indianola, IA 50125 515-962-2764
Independence: 206 1st St., Independence, IA 50644 319-332-0226
Iowa City: 353 College
Street,
Iowa City, IA 52245 319-213-7422
Grand
opening May 5, 2007 with Andy McGuire.
Marshalltown: 9 South Center Street, Marshalltown, IA 50158 641-752-9634
Mason City: 636 South
Monroe
Street, Mason City, IA 50401 319-610-0880
Grand
opening May 5, 2007 with Tom Vilsack.
Muscatine: 2016 Cedar Plaza Drive #1, Muscatine, IA 52761 563-263-2139
Newton: 106 N. 2nd Avenue E., Newton, IA 50208 641-792-4811
Ottumwa: 405 E 2nd Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501 641-684-2290
Polk County: 1900 Ingersoll Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309 515-243-0827
Sheldon: 820 3rd Ave., Sheldon, IA 51201 712-324-5224
Shenandoah: 509 1/2 W. Sheridan, Shenendoah, IA 51601
Sioux City: 700 Jennings
Street,
Sioux City, IA 51105 712-255-0096
Grand
opening May 12, 2007
Spencer: 12 East 3rd Street, Spencer, IA 51301 712-262-0268
Vinton: 405 1st Ave, Vinton, IA 52349 319-472-3217
Washington: 119 W. Washington St., Washington, IA 52353
Waterloo: 10 West Forth
Street,
Suite 162, Waterloo, IA 50701 319-232-1380
Grand
opening May 6, 2007.
Waukee: 43 NE Carefree Lane, Waukee, IA 50263 515-987-1648
Note: The campaign held
county
kickoff meetings around the state from Aug. 7-Sept. 10, 2007 (2,
3).
COMMUNICATIONS
Communications Director | Mark Daley |
Assistant to the Communications Director | Reva Bottles |
Deputy Communications Director | Stephanie Bjornson |
Press Assistant | A. Kamyl Bazbaz |
and National Senior Spokesman Mo
Elleithee in state starting Nov. 7, 2007
and the New York Times reported
that the campaign also hired eight deputies to generate media coverage
in smaller cities
Researcher | Patrick McQuillan |
Iowa Online Director | Scott Zumwalt |
SCHEDULING AND ADVANCE
Scheduling Director | Brenda Kole |
Deputy Scheduling Director | Lanon Baccam |
Surrogate Scheduler | Mary Triick |
Advance Lead | Chris Gowen |
MORE
Operations Director | Robert Opacki |
IT Director | Andrew Brown |
Office Manager | Chiquita Lee |
Senior Strategist | JoDee Winterhof |
Senior Advisor | Dusky Terry |
and
National Co-Chair | Former Gov. Tom Vilsack |
Midwest Co-Chairs (announced June 1, 2007) |
Iowa Co-Chairs (announced
June 30, 2007)
Des Moines Activist Tom Baccam
State Senator Bill Dotzler of Waterloo
Former Dallas County Democrats Chair
Mickey
Carlson and Activist Pam Duffy
Agency Activist Bonnie Eggers
State Senator Gene Fraise of Fort Madison
Mayor Kay Halloran of Cedar Rapids
Past-President of Iowa College Democrats
and University of Iowa Democrats Megan Heneke of Spirit Lake
Bloomfield Activist Cheryll Jones
Donnellson Labor Activist John Kemper
Des Moines Community and Business Leaders
Bill Knapp and Susan Knapp
State Representative Mark Kuhn of Charles
City
State Representative Mary Mascher of Iowa
City
Former Lieutenant Governor candidate Dr.
Andy McGuire of Des Moines
AFSCME President of Local 3000 Miguel
Moreno and Activist Juanita Moreno of Glenwood
Former Lieutenant Governor and Iowa
Democratic
Party Chair Sally Pederson
Cedar Rapids Activist Alfred Ramirez
President of Hawkeye Labor Council and
Cedar Rapids City Council Member Justin Shields
State Senator Roger Stewart of Preston
Burlington
City Council Member Garry Thomas (to
Obama....see
Anne Kornblut, "For Some, Negative Turn is a Turn-Off." Washington
Post,
Dec. 7, 2007).
Former Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack
(first
announced as a co-chair on March 26, 2007)
State Representative Roger Wendt and
former
educator Anita Wendt of Sioux City
County Coordinators
first announcements
July
26, 2007
Appanoose
Mary Peterson of Centerville (7/26/07) Walter Peterson of Centerville (7/26/07) Cedar
Des Moines
Dubuque
|
Guthrie
Steve Brannan of Panora (7/26/07) Harrison
Henry
Iowa
Jasper
Keokuk
|
Linn
State Senator Wally Horn of Cedar Rapids (7/26/07) Bill Calloway of Cedar Rapids (7/26/07) Teresa Martinez of Cedar Rapids (7/26/07) Jerica Parker of Cedar Rapids (7/26/07) Alfred Ramirez of Cedar Rapids (7/26/07) Marcia Rogers of Cedar Rapids (7/26/07) President of the Hawkeye Labor Council Justin Shields of Cedar Rapids (7/26/07) Emily Thomson of Cedar Rapids (7/26/07) Pocahontas
Warren
Webster
Winnebago
Wright
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State Legislators (21
as of Dec. 24, 2007)
Sen. Staci Appel
(Ackworth) 07/12/07
Sen. Dennis Black
(Lynnville) 07/12/07
Sen. Michael
Connolly
(Dubuque) 07/24/07
Sen. Dick Dearden
(Des Moines) 07/12/07
Sen. Bill Dotzler
(Waterloo) 07/12/07
Sen. Gene Fraise
(Fort Madison) 07/12/07
Sen. Rob Hogg (Cedar
Rapids) 11/19/07
Sen. Wally Horn
(Cedar Rapids) 07/12/07
Sen. Becky Schmitz
(Fairfield) 07/12/07
Sen. Roger Stewart
(Preston) 07/12/07
Rep. Paul Bell
(Newton)
07/12/07
Rep. Swati Dandekar
(Marion) ??/??/??
Rep. Mark Davitt
(Indianola) 12/23/07
Rep. Jack Hatch
(Des Moines) 12/24/07
Rep. Mark Kuhn
(Charles
City) 07/12/07
Rep. Vicki Lensing
(Iowa City) 07/12/07
Rep. Mary Mascher
(Iowa City) 07/12/07
Rep. Todd Taylor
(Cedar Rapids) 11/19/07
Rep. Roger Wendt
(Sioux City) 07/12/07
Rep. Beth
Wessel-Kroeschell
(Ames) 11/26/07
Rep. Cindy Winckler
(Davenport) 07/12/07
More
On Dec. 24, 2007 the
campaign
announced
the endorsement of State Rep. Jack Hatch of Des Moines.
On Dec. 23, 2007 the campaign announced the endorsement of State Rep. Mark Davitt of Indianola.
On Dec. 22, 2007 the campaign announced the endorsements of three Iowa labor leaders.
On Dec. 21, 2007 the campaign announced the endorsement of former Lt. Gov. Jo Ann Zimmerman; she joins 100 women elected officials supporting Clinton.
On Dec. 20, 2007 the campaign, building on its July 19, 2007 announcement, the campaign announced endorsements of 535 Iowa veterans.
On Dec. 14, 2007 Clinton received the endorsement of Congressman Leonard Boswell (IA-3).
On Dec. 6, 2007 the campaign announced expansion of it Education Leadership Council and Apple Corps.
On Dec. 6, 2007 the campaign issued a release "Five Democratic County Chairs Speak Out on Hillary." (triggered by an earlier Obama release)
On Nov. 26, 2007 the campaign announced the endorsement of State Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell of Ames.
On Nov. 19, 2007 the campaign announced the endorsements of State Sen. Rob Hogg of Ceder Rapids and State Rep. Todd Taylor of Cedar Rapids.
On November 8, 2007, building on its July 30 announcement, the campaign announced over 250 women on its Women’s Leadership Council.
On October 15, 2007 the campaign announced 144 additional Health Care Professionals for Hillary.
On October 4, 2007 the campaign announced the Iowa Hispanic Leadership Council for Hillary.
On October 2, 2007 the campaign announced “Hill Yea!” Iowa Students for Hillary.
On September 18, 2007 the campaign announced Health Care Professionals for Hillary comprising a 15-member Iowa Health Care Professionals Leadership Council and 256 physicians, nurses, health care professionals, and other clinicians.
On August 17, 2007 the exploratory committee announced Iowa Educators for Hillary comprising its Iowa Education Leadership Council (38 members) and Apple Corps (167 members).
On July 30, 2007 the exploratory committee announced its Statewide Women’s Leadership Council (105 women in the initial announcement).
On July 24, 2007 the exploratory committee announce the endorsement of State Senator Michael Connolly (S-14) of Dubuque.
On July 19, 2007 the
exploratory
committee announced
the endorsements of 316 veterans, including 10 co-chairs:
·
Sgt. Major Dean Cox, USA (Ret.) of Corydon; Navy/Army, WWII, former
Chair
of the Iowa Veterans Council
·
State Senator Bill Dotzler of Waterloo; Army, Vietnam Era
·
Ron Healey of Durango; Army, Vietnam War, 1971-1972, Bronze Star
·
State Senator Wally Horn of Cedar Rapids; Army, 1953-1955
·
Erma Maine of Columbus Junction; Navy, 1958-1960
·
Miguel Moreno of Glenwood; Marine Corps, Vietnam War
·
Lt. Col. Harvey Sims, USA (Ret.) of Des Moines; Army 1942-1988
·
Kent Sovern of Des Moines; Army, Vietnam War
·
John Tuttle of Norwalk; Army, Vietnam Era, Former Iowa State Commander
of the American Legion
·
State Representative Roger Wendt of Sioux City; Army, Korean Era
On July 12, 2007 the
exploratory
committee announced
the endorsements of 14 state legislators.
December 6, 2007 - Iowans
for Hillary Campaign November Update
November 1, 2007 - Iowans
for Hillary Campaign October Update
October 3, 2007 - Iowans
for Hillary Campaign September Update
September 4, 2007 - Iowans
for Hillary Campaign August Update
July 27, 2007 - Iowans
for Hillary Campaign July Update
former
Deputy State Director and Caucus Manager | Angelique Pirozzi |
Regional Field Director (Region 7):
Jamaal Craig
Experience includes field
organizer in the Iowa City office on Howard Dean's 2003-04 Iowa Caucus
campaign.
Regional Field Director (Region 2):
Ashley Spillane
Served as regional field
director (Ames) on Tom Vilsack's presidential campaign. From
Boston.
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