Carly Fiorina organization, Pre-Campaign to May 4, 2015

Carly Fiorina Organization—Pre-Campaign
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Unlocking Potential PAC

Executive Director Frank Sadler

COO of Cove Strategies from June 2009. Strategic advisor for the Founding Fund, a 501(c)(4). Senior development associate at Koch Industries. Various positions for U.S. Sen. George Allen, June 2001-Dec. 2006, including deputy national finance director. Bachelor's degree in economics and political science from Hamilton College, 2001. twitter

Communications Director Sarah Isgur Flores

(Jan. 2, 2015 tweet; first reported by The Hill) Deputy communications director at the RNC from March 2013. Research fellow with the Initiative on Neuroscience and the Law at Baylor College of Medicine. Election day operations on Romney for President, Fall 2012. Attorney, 2010-11. Political director on Texans for Ted Cruz, Aug. 2009-April 2010. Worked in the legal department on Romney's 2007-08 campaign. J.D. from Harvard Law School, 2008; B.A. in history, political science from Northwestern University, 2004. twitter

Press Secretary Anna Epstein

(from Feb. 2, 2015) Press assistant at the RNC, Jan. 2014-Jan. 2015; staff assistant at the RNC in the office of the chairman, May 2013-Jan. 2014; also served as an intern at the RNC, June-Aug. 2012. B.A. in political science and communications from Tulane University, 2013. twitter

Amy Noone Frederick

(reported leading staff search; see Tim Alberta Dec. 18, 2014 article in National Journal) President of 60 Plus Association since Jan. 2010. Serves on the board of directors of the ACU Foundation and of the National Foundation for Women Legislators. Candidate for Republican nomination in the House of Delegates in VA 52nd District, but withdrew April 2009. Degree in government from Franklin and Marshall College. Originally from Pennsylvania.

IOWA

(leadership team announced Aug. 24, 2014)
Co-chair Renee Schulte

CEO/Founder of Schulte Consulting, LLC, a mental health therapist, and former Iowa state legislator. Renee worked as a campaign field organizer for Mitt Romney in the 2008 campaign. After winning her election in 2008, she continued as an Iowa State Co-chair for the Romney 2012 campaign. As an Assistant Leader in the Iowa House, Renee assisted in recruiting and training candidates to capture and maintain the majority in the House.

Co-chair Annette Sweeney

Continues the farming tradition with her husband and two sons on the same farm in which she was raised in Buckeye, Iowa. She is a former Iowa state legislator and currently plays an active role in community programs in Iowa such as Agri Women (president), Angus Association (past executive director), Charolais Association (past president), and Agriculture Education advisory boards at Ellsworth College and South Hardin High School. Annette was the first Republican woman to be Chair of the House Agriculture Committee and the first woman to be recognized by her colleagues in the Iowa House as a Herbert Hoover Uncommon Public Servant. She has also been the Sportsmen’s Animal Owners Voting Alliance and Crop Life American Legislator of the Year.

State Director Angie Hughes

(to Dec. 2014) Has spent more than a decade involved in Iowa’s local, state, and federal political landscape. Upon taking a leave of absence to serve as Iowa Director for Unlocking Potential, Angie served as an assistant to Iowa House Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer – Iowa’s first female Majority Leader. Before her time in the Majority Leader’s office, Angie served as the Director of Government Affairs at LS2group, a well-known and highly-respected public relations, public affairs, and marketing firm in Des Moines, Iowa.

Political Director Mary Earnhardt

(to April 2015) Grew up in Davenport, Iowa and has spent over thirteen years working inside the Iowa State Capitol. Mary worked in the Iowa Legislature for eight years, first as an aide to the House Majority Leader. For the seven following legislative sessions, Mary served as the senior Republican staff member for the House Ways and Means Committee. From 2008 to 2011, Mary worked as the Policy Director for Iowans for Tax Relief (ITR) and served as ITR’s lobbyist to the Iowa Legislature and Executive Branch. Mary has worked on political campaigns since 1994, beginning at the volunteer level for local candidates to managing a top-tier Congressional campaign during the 2012 election cycle. Earnhardt joined the Des Moines government affairs firm PolicyWorks in 2012.

Iowa UPP Women’s Advisory Board
(announced Sept. 23, 2014)

NEW HAMPSHIRE

State Director Lauren Carney

(July 2014) Partner/owner in Norway Hill Associates, Inc. since Aug. 1994. Deputy political director at the Republican National Committee, Jan. 1989-June 1993. Midwest deputy regional political director on Bush-Quayle '88, Aug.-Nov. 1988. Studied at Northern Illinois University.

Former Staff

Iowa State Director Mary Earnhardt

(announced as UPP Iowa political director on Aug. 26, 2014, then became UPP Iowa director in Dec. 2014 and in April 2015 moved over to serve as Iowa director of the Carly for America super PAC (reported by the Iowa Republican on April 10, 2015). Vice president of government affairs at PolicyWorks starting in 2012. Operated her own consulting firm and was the campaign manager for John Archer's 2012 congressional campaign in the 2nd CD (lost to U.S. Rep. Loebsack). Policy director for Iowans for Tax Relief, 2008-11 (ITR's chief lobbyist). Worked in the Iowa Legislature for eight years first as an aide to the House Majority Leader and for seven legislative sessions as the senior Republican staff member for the House Ways and Means Committee. Degree in finance from Iowa State University. Davenport native. twitter

(National) Political Director Stephen DeMaura

(to Feb. 2014 then moved over to serve as executive director of the Carly for America super PAC) President of Americans for Job Security from April 2008. Executive director of the New Hampshire Republican Party in 2007 and early 2008. Worked for the NH Republican Senate Caucus. State volunteer coordinator on Bruce Keough for Governor in 2002. Executive director of Democracy in Practice (voter registration in high schools) in New Hampshire. Bachelor's degree in communications, law, economics and government from American University.

Iowa State Director Angie Hughes

(announced Aug. 26, 2014 through Dec. 2014) Has spent more than a decade involved in Iowa’s local, state, and federal political landscape. Upon taking a leave of absence to serve as Iowa Director for Unlocking Potential, Angie served as an assistant to Iowa House Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer – Iowa’s first female Majority Leader. Before her time in the Majority Leader’s office, Angie served as the Director of Government Affairs at LS2group, a well-known and highly-respected public relations, public affairs, and marketing firm in Des Moines, Iowa.

Note: Angie Hughes was announced as Iowa state director on Aug. 24, 2014 and continued in that role through Dec. 2014 when Iowa political director Mary Earnhardt took over. Then on April 10 Earnhardt was reported as Iowa state director for Carly for America, the pro-Fiorina super PAC.

See:
Tim Alberta. "Carly Fiorina Hiring for Presidential Campaign." National Journal. Dec. 18, 2014.

pro-Fiorina super PAC

Pre-Campaign Organization (to Nov. 4, 2014)

Executive Director Frank Sadler

Political Director Stephen DeMaura

President of Americans for Job Security from April 2008. Worked for the NH Republican Senate Caucus. State volunteer coordinator on Bruce Keough for Governor in 2002. Executive director of Democracy in Practice (voter registration in high schools) in New Hampshire. Bachelor's degree in communications, law, economics and government from American University.

IOWA

(leadership team announced Aug. 24, 2014)
Co-chair Renee Schulte

Co-chair Annette Sweeney

State Director Angie Hughes

Has spent more than a decade involved in Iowa’s local, state, and federal political landscape. Upon taking a leave of absence to serve as Iowa Director for Unlocking Potential, Angie served as an assistant to Iowa House Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer – Iowa’s first female Majority Leader. Before her time in the Majority Leader’s office, Angie served as the Director of Government Affairs at LS2group, a well-known and highly-respected public relations, public affairs, and marketing firm in Des Moines, Iowa.

Political Director Mary Earnhardt

Grew up in Davenport, Iowa and has spent over thirteen years working inside the Iowa State Capitol. Mary worked in the Iowa Legislature for eight years, first as an aide to the House Majority Leader. For the seven following legislative sessions, Mary served as the senior Republican staff member for the House Ways and Means Committee. From 2008 to 2011, Mary worked as the Policy Director for Iowans for Tax Relief (ITR) and served as ITR’s lobbyist to the Iowa Legislature and Executive Branch. Mary has worked on political campaigns since 1994, beginning at the volunteer level for local candidates to managing a top-tier Congressional campaign during the 2012 election cycle. Earnhardt joined the Des Moines government affairs firm PolicyWorks in 2012.

Iowa UPP Women’s Advisory Board
(announced Sept. 23, 2014)

NEW HAMPSHIRE
State Director Lauren Carney