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State Director Eric Hyers
(reported by the Detroit Free Press on June 30,
2020) Campaign manager on Beshear/Coleman 2019 in
Kentucky, Jan.-Dec. 2019. Campaign manager on Clark Co.
Commissioner's Chris Giunchigliani's campaign for Governor in
the 2018 Nevada Democratic primary. Campaign manager for
the Aruba People's Party, Apr.-Sept. 2017. Campaign
manager on Montana Gov. Steve Bullock's re-election, Aug.
2015-Nov. 2016. Senior advisor to Gibraltar Chief
Minister Fabian Picardo's re-election, Mar.-July 2015.
Campaign manager on Gina Raimondo's campaign for governor of
Rhode Island, Nov. 2013-Dec. 2014. Campaign manager on
Karen Spilka for Congress (MA-5), June-Oct. 2013.
Campaign manager on Nia Gil for State Senate (NJ), Apr.-June
2013. Campaign manager on Cicilline for Congress,
Mar.-Dec. 2012. Executive director of the Connecticut
Democratic Party, Mar. 2011-Mar. 2012. Campaign manager
on David Cicilline for Congress (RI), Mar.-Dec. 2010.
Campaign manager on a State rep. race in Virginia, 2009.
Field director on Gary Trauner's campaign for Congress in
Wyoming, Fall 2008. Organizer in Iowa and Nevada on John
Edwards' presidential primary campaign. Field organizer
on Kirsten Gillibrand's congressional campaign, 2006.
Degree in political science from Skidmore College, 2006.
Volunteer campaign manager on Cheryl Keyrouse for Saratoga
County Board of Supervisors, 2005. Grew up in North
Adams, MA. twitter
See also: Francesca Paris. "North Adams native steered
Biden camp to key Michigan win." The Berkshire Eagle,
Nov. 30, 2020.
Senior Advisor Eddie McDonald
(reported by the Detroit Free Press on June
30, 2020) Veteran Detroit political consultant is
president of EFM & Associates since Oct. 2008 and has
worked on or led more than three dozen campaigns. He is
currently director of African American outreach for the
Michigan Democratic Party.
Deputy State Director Mariah Hill
(reported by the Detroit Free Press on June 30,
2020, previously Western states lead and started on the
campaign as SC deputy state director, Apr. 2019-Feb.
2020). Campaign manager on Joe Cunningham for Congress
in the SC-1, Feb. 2018-Feb. 2019. Deputy political
director (June-Nov. 2016) and scheduler and political
assistant (Feb.-June 2016) on Jason Kander for U.S. Senate
(MO). Field organizer in New Hampshire on Martin
O'Malley for President, Aug. 2015-Feb. 2016. Intern for
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (MI), Feb.-June 2015. B.A. in
political science from Albion College, 2012. Michigan
native. twitter
Deputy State Director Justin
Johnson
(reported by the Detroit Free Press on June
30, 2020) Realtor.
Worked at SEIU Healthcare Michigan; political
director at SEIU Local 1 Candidate for Michigan House
District 1 in the 2017 primary special election.
Director of community engagement for Detroit City
Councilwoman Janee Ayers. A regional field
director. Studied political science at University of
Detroit Mercy. Grosse Pointe resident.
Political Director Ed Duggan
(reported by the Detroit Free Press on June 30, 2020) Senior advisor in the Michigan Department of Labor and previously worked as special advisor to Gov. Whitmer and director of external affairs for the Whitmer transition team. Detroit chair for the 2018 Michigan Coordinated Campaign. Chief recruitment officer for summer youth employment at the Downtown Detroit Partnership. Account representative for Belfor Property Restoration, from Dec. 2013-Sept. 2015. Director of campaign coordination for his father Mike Duggan's mayoral campaign. J.D. from University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, 2013; B.S. degree from Michigan State University, 2010.
Coalitions Director Rose Dady
(reported by the Detroit Free Press on June
30, 2020) District director to U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence
(MI-14) from May 2019. Department executive in the Wayne
County Sheriff's Office, Oct. 2016-May 2019; and director of
community relations at Compass Strategies, Sept. 2016-May
2019. Community engagement outreach representative at
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Aug. 2011-Oct. 2016.
Managing partner-consultant for Engaged Detroit, June
2009-Mar. 2016. Project manager for special
events/infrastructure operations in the City of Detroit
Mayor's Office, Feb. 2004-May 2009. DPS project manager
for the Center for Educational Leadership and Technology, Jan.
2002-Dec. 2003. Chief of staff/legislative director in
the Michigan House of Representatives, Oct. 1999-Dec.
2001. Marketing and communications manager at Jenkins
Construction, Inc., Sept. 1996-Oct. 1999. B.A. in
journalism from San Francisco State University, 1996.
Deputy Coalitions Director Neha Chatterjee
(Oct. 2020) Deputy national AAPI director on Mike Bloomberg 2020. Deputy national finance director on Yang 2020 campaign, Sept. 2019-Jan. 2020. Operations manager, intergovernmental and community affairs for NYS Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Dec. 2017-Aug. 2019. Director of MWBE marketing and outreach for Empire State Development, Feb.-Dec. 2017. Campaign finance on Hillary for America, Jan.-Nov. 2016. Bachelor's degree in economics from University of Michigan.
Communications Director Ben Halle
National spokesman (Feb.-Mar. 2020) and Iowa
communications director (May 2019-Feb. 2020) on Pete for
America. Associate director of campaign communications
(Dec. 2018-Apr. 2019) and press secretary (Sept. 2015-Dec.
2018) at Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Communications director (Oct. 2012-Sept. 2015), policy aide
(Mar.-Sept. 2012), staff assistant (Jan. 2011-June 2012) and
paid intern (Aug.-Dec. 2010) for U.S. Rep. Adam Smith.
B.A. in history, anthopology from University of Iowa,
2010. twitter
Deputy Communications Director John Grandy
(Aug. 2020...previously a regional press secretary, Mar.-Aug. 2020 and started on the campaign as South Carolina press secretary, Aug. 2019-Feb. 2020) Deputy press secretary (Apr.-Aug. 2019) and press assistant (June 2017-Apr. 2019) to U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz. Internships on Capitol Hill, 2016-17. Sales rep. for WealthEngine, June-Dec. 2015. Bachelor's degree in political science and government from Franklin & Marshall College, 2015. twitter
Coordinated Campaign (One Campaign for Michigan)
@onecampaignmi
Deputy Director Andrew Childs
(Jan. 2020) Coordinated Campaign
director for the Kentucky Democratic Party, May 2019-Jan.
2020. Deputy campaign manager on Clean Energy for a
Healthy Arizon, Aug.-Nov. 2018. Deputy campaign manager
on Chris Giunchigliani for Governor (NV), Feb.-June
2018. Coordinated field director for the Montana
Democratic Party, Apr.-Nov. 2016. Campaign manager on
Rick Smith for Prince William County Chair, May-Nov.
2015. Field director on Gina Raimondo for Governor/RI
Democratic Coordinated Campaign, Feb.-Nov. 2014. Field
director on Karen Spilka for Congress (MA), July-Oct.
2013. Field director on Nia Gill for NJ State Senate,
Apr.-June 2013. Field director on David Cicilline for
Congress, Apr.-Nov. 2012. Field organizer on George
Barker for State Senate (VA), Aug.-Nov. 2011. Field
organizer on Bill White for Texas, Aug.-Nov. 2010. B.A.
in government from the University of Texas at Austin, 2010.
Digital Organizing Director Jewell Porter
(July 2020; mobilization director Apr.-July
2020) Ohio mobilization director on Warren for
President, Oct. 2019-Mar. 2020.
Deputy engagement director (Apr.-Oct. 2019) and digital
organizer (June 2017-Apr. 2019) for the Ohio Democratic
Party. Field organizer for the Ohio Democratic Party,
May-Nov. 2016. B.A. in political science from Denison
University, 2016.
Training Director Morgan Bronskill
(July 2020) Coach in Michigan for
Organizing Corps 2020. Regional organizing director in
Waterloo, Iowa on Cory 2020, July 2019-Jan. 2020. Chief
f staff to Pine Bluff Mayor Shirley Washington, Dec. 2018-June
2019. Field director on Jared Henderson for Governor
(AR), June-Nov. 2018. Science instructor at Education
Outside, Aug. 2017-June 2018. Co-founded What’s Next
Pine Bluff?, providing community service projects to students,
July 2015-July 2017. With Teach for America taught
biology at Pine Bluff High School, Aug. 2013-May 2015.
B.A. from the School of Public Affairs at American University,
2013. Seattle native.
Data Director Adi Ben-Yehoshua
Deputy Data Director Ali Greenstein
Deputy Data Director Thom McManus
Operations Director Carolyn Miller
Deputy Operations Director Isabel Dobbel
Deputy Operations Director Mark Oglesby
Operations Associate Caroline Saba
Voter Activation Regional Directors
Timothy Boscarino, Copernicus Crane, Aubrey Jabour, Johannah
Jelks, Tyler Siems
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Chairwoman Lavora Barnes
(elected Feb. 2019) COO of the Michigan Democratic Party, Aug. 2015-Feb. 2019. Deputy Clerk/Register of Deeds for Oakland County, Jan. 2013-Aug. 2015. Michigan state director on Obama's 2012 re-election campaign, May-Nov. 2012. Communications manager for public policy and social mission at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Mar. 2011-May 2012. Communications director for the Michigan House Democratic Caucus, 2007-Mar. 2011. Community organizer with the Michigan House, 2004-07. Worked a regional desk in the Office of Media Affairs at the White House. Virginia press secretary on the Clinton-Gore '92 campaign. Legislative affairs associate for the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Field director on the Saslaw for Lieutenant Governor campaign in Virginia, 1989 (lost in the primary to Don Beyer). B.A. from The College of William and Mary, 1987. twitter
Executive Director Christine Jensen
(Feb. 2019) Jensen has managed many
campaigns in Michigan: Brenda Jones for Detroit City Council, Anil Kumar for Congress, MI-11, Brenda Lawrence for Congress, Bridget Mary McCormack for Michigan Supreme Court (consultant), Deirdre Waterman for Mayor of Pontiac, Marian McClellan for Mayor of Oak Park, Solomon Radner & Ken Rich for Oak Park City Council, Brenda Lawrence for Mayor of Southfield, Carolyn Burns for Oak Park City Council, Kiesha Speech for Oak Park City Council, Regina Weiss for Oak Park City Council (consultant), Kathleen Law for Michigan State Senate.
Also served as community liaison in the Office of Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones
and district director for U.S. Rep Brenda Lawrence, MI-14.
J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Executive Operations Director
Bridget Hebbard
Communications Director Abby Rubley twitter
Director of Digital Organizing Hannah King
Director of Party Affairs Hayley Alderman
Director of Rapid Response Christian Slater
Data Analytics and Technology Director Martin
Bergstrom
Compliance Director Dorothy Johnson
Office Manager Jim Johnson
Voter Protection Director Erica Peresman
VAN Administrator Sarah Rigney
Finance Director Emily Linden
Voter Protection Hotline/Speakers Bureau Director
Abigail Belcrest
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