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Organization
The RNC is a confederation of state parties. Power
flows from the local level up to the national level.
National Convention
Every four years.
168 Members of the RNC
Meet twice yearly. 1 Committeeman, 1 Committeewoman and 1 Chairperson from each state. Committee members terms run from Convention to Convention. (Formerly 165 Members -- increased with the addition of three Members from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).
Executive Committee (28 members)(Rule 6)
Sounding board for the Chair. Decisions between meetings of the full RNC.
- 8 by Region (MW, NE, S, W) -
- 3 Chair Appointments -
- 17 Elected and Appointed Officers - Chairman, Co-Chair, Vice Chairs, Treasurer, Secretary; General Counsel, Finance Chairman, Chairman of State Chairmen's Advisory Comm., Chairman of the Budget Committee, Chairman of the Rules Committee.
Chairman Reince Priebus (WI)
(elected Jan. 14, 2011; re-elected Jan. 25,
2013; re-elected Jan. 16, 2015) Served as RNC General Counsel;
announced July 31, 2009, resigned Dec. 5, 2010. Chairman of the
Wisconsin state party, first elected in May 2007. Candidate for
State Senate in
2004, losing to incumbent Bob Wirch (D) by 52% to 48%. Partner at
Best
& Friedrich LLP; joined the firm in 1998. J.D. from
University of Miami School of Law, 1998. Worked in the Wisconsin
legislature before law school. B.S. from University of
Wisconsin-Whitewater, 1994. Born and raised in Kenosha, WI.
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Director of the
Chairman's
Office Elisabeth Steil
(Aug. 2013; started as
director of scheduling in
2011) Scheduler
and legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. Ted Poe (TX), 2009-11.
Scheduler to U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman (MN), 2005-09.
Co-Chair Sharon Day (FL)
(elected Jan. 14, 2011; re-elected Jan. 25,
2013; re-elected Jan. 16, 2015)
Day served the past two years as RNC Secretary, elected
Jan. 2009. She was an unsuccessful candidate for RPOF chairman in
Feb. 2010 following the resignation of Jim Greer. "Sharon is a
retired executive with marketing, group health insurance and
re-insurance experience. She is an entrepreneur that has built
and sold numerous businesses." From Fort Lauderdale, FL. > twitter
Chief of Staff to the Co-Chair Mike Vallante
(May 2011) Chief of staff of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Host Committee, Dec. 2007-May 2011. A regional political director on the Rudy Giuliani presidential campaign. COO of the California Republican Party; directed the day-to-day operations of the state Republican Party from June 2003-May 2007. President/owner of JM Communications Inc., his own public relations firm, May 1992-June 2003. He has served as chairman of the Rhode Island Republican Party and as a regional political director for the RNC. B.A. in political science, public administration from Providence College, 1977.
Director of Women's
Programs
Valerie Dowling
(May 2013)
Pennsylvania coalitions director on Romney for
President, June-Nov. 2012. Political director at the National
Federation of Republican Women, June 2009-June 2012. Staff
assistant in the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs,
2008-09; White House of Office of Presidential Correspondence,
2007-08.
B.A. in politics, history from Converse College, 2007.
Treasurer Tony Parker (DC)
(elected Jan. 14, 2011; re-elected Jan. 25, 2013; re-elected Jan. 16, 2015) President of Parker Tide, a federal government contracting company. Vietnam veteran, U.S. Navy; received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College, and his J.D. and Masters in tax law from Georgetown Law Center.
Secretary Susie Hudson (VT)
(elected Jan. 16, 2015) Elected National Committeewoman from Vermont in May 2008. Experience includes executive director of the Vermont Commission on National and Community Service where she oversaw the State AmeriCorps programs (appointed by Gov. Douglas in 2003). Executive director of the Vermont Republican Party; Midwest regional legislative political director for the Republican National Committee; and worked at the U.S. Department of Justice. B.S. from University of Vermont.
General Counsel John Ryder (TN)
(announced Feb. 7, 2013, subject to RNC confirmation) Member of the Memphis, Tennessee law firm: Harris, Shelton, Hanover & Walsh. J.D. from Vanderbilt University, 1974; A.B. from Wabash College, 1971. Has served as National Committeeman from 1996-2004 and from 2008 to the present.
Finance Chairman Lew Eisenberg
(reported Jan. 2015) Partner and co-founder (1990) of Granite Capital International Group, an investment management company headquartered in New York City. Senior advisor to KKR since 2009. Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 1995-Jan. 2002. Partner at Goldman Sachs, 1966-1989. M.B.A. from Cornell University, 1966; B.A. from Dartmouth College, 1964. Extensive fundraising experience including a member of Romney's Florida finance team from Oct. 2011; Victory finance chairman at the RNC, March-Nov. 2008; a national finance co-chair of John McCain 2008; a Pioneer on the Bush-Cheney 2004 campaign; RNC finance chairman from Jan. 2002-March 2003; and co-founder of the Team 100 program for the RNC in 1998. Eisenberg also served as co-chairman of the New York City Host Committee for the 2004 Republican National Convention.
Chairman of the
State Chairmen Steve Robertson (KY)
(announced July 29, 2013)
Chairman of the Budget Committee Ron
Kaufman (MA)
Members of the Budget Committee: MW: . S:
. NE: . W: . Plus .
Ex-Officio Members: Chairman Priebus, Co-Chairman Day, Treasurer
Parker.
Chairman of the RNC Standing Committee on
Resolutions Carolyn McLarty (OK)
Chairman of the RNC Standing Committee on Rules Bruce Ash (AZ)
Executive
Chief
of
Staff
Katie
Walsh
(announced
Jan. 27, 2015) RNC finance director in 2013-14 (announced
June 6, 2013); started as RNC deputy finance
director in Jan. 2013. Deputy finance director at the NRSC
starting Jan. 2009. A
regional finance director on RNC/McCain
Victory
2008. Assistant to the national finance director on the Fred
Thompson campaign. Undergraduate studies in business at The
George Washington University, 2007.
Assistant to the
Chief of Staff Madeleine
Westerhout
(Jan. 2015) Previously assistant to the RNC finance director from July 2013. Special projects/volunteer coordinator on Kuhn for Congress, Jan.-March 2013. Interned on the Romney campaign, Sept.-Nov. 2012. B.A. in political science and government from the College of Charleston, 2013.
Chief
Operating
Officer
Sean
Cairncross
(announced July 8, 2015) General Counsel at VogelHood from July 2014 and partner at Holtzman Vogel Josefiak PLLC from 2013. General counsel and deputy executive director at the NRSC, Feb. 2009-Feb. 2013. Chief counsel (Feb. 2007-Jan. 2009) and deputy counsel (June 2004-Jan. 2007) at the RNC. Litigation associate at the Washington D.C. law firm Covington & Burling, 2001-04. J.D. from NYU in 2001, M.Phil. from Cambridge University in 1998, and B.A. from American University in 1997.
Senior
Advisor
Jeff
Larson
(announced Jan. 29,
2015) Director of IE at the NRSC in the 2014 cycle (reported Nov.
2013). CEO of Roosevelt
Group. Chief of
staff at the RNC in the 2012 cycle, announced Feb. 3, 2011 through
April 2013. In
1999 Larson
and three others formed Feather Hodges Larson & Synhorst, which
became FLS-DCI and then FLS Connect, a top campaign consulting firm; he
sold his stake in the firm following the 2010 elections. In the
2010 cycle Larson
chaired Minnesota Future, a 527 group that was active in the governor's
race. CEO of the Minneapolis-St. Paul 2008 Host Committee.
Founded a firm call Strategic Communications. Worked at the RNC
under Lee Atwater. Executive director of the Delaware Republican
Party in 1988 cycle. Worked on North Dakota Gov. Alan
Olson's unsuccessful 1984 re-election campaign. Deputy campaign
manager on Bud Westman's campaign for U.S. Senate in North
Dakota.
Degree in business administration and economics from University of
North Dakota, 1982. Grew up in Grand Forks, ND.
POLITICAL
Political
Director
Chris
Carr
(announced Feb. 9, 2015) Co-founder and consultant to Engage Nevada, a conservative 501(c)(4) organization. Nevada state manager on the Romney campaign, reported May 2012. Western regional political director at the RNC, announced June 1, 2011 to May 2012. Western regional political director at the NRCC in 2010. West and Southeast political director at the NRCC in the 2010 cycle. Northwest political director at the RNC, 2007-08. Campaign manager for Sen. John Ensign’s (R-NV) successful reelection bid in 2006. Executive director of the Nevada Victory Campaign and Nevada State Republican Party in the 2004 cycle. Executive director of the Clark County Republicans. Carr came to Nevada from Louisiana; extensive experience in Louisiana campaigns including manager of Dan Kyle's primary campaign for Louisiana Insurance Commissioner in 2003; manager of Donna Mayeux's 2000 campaign for mayor of Baton Rouge; and manager of State Rep. Quentin Dastugue's 1995 gubernatorial campaign. Deputy campaign manager on Jim Gibbons' 1994 campaign for governor. Campaign manager for Bush-Quayle in Nevada in 1992. Interned at the White House during the administration of President George H.W. Bush. Graduate of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, LA. Originally from Sulphur.
Assistant to the
Political
Director Julia Griswold
(March 2015)
Previously scheduler/executive assistant (from Aug.
2013) and staff assistant (June-Aug. 2013) to U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions
(TX-32). B.A. in English language and literature from Texas
A&M University, 2013.
Deputy Political Director Molly Donlin
O'Driscoll
(April 2013) Florida state manager on Romney's general election campaign; started as state director for Romney's Florida primary campaign, then went on to direct the primary campaigns in Ohio, Illinois, and Wisconsin. In 2010 Donlin directed Republicans' Michigan Victory effort. In the fall 2008 campaign she directed Republicans' Victory 2008 effort in Arizona; earlier in the cycle she served as field director for Central Florida on the Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee. Donlin was a presidential appointee in the Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs, where she served as assistant to the director. Deputy director of volunteer development for the RNC from Aug. 2005 to Dec. 2006, and 72-Hour field director for Hamilton County for the Ohio Republican Party. B.S. degree in international affairs from Xavier University in Cincinnati, 2004. twitter
Director of Strategic
Initiatives Jennifer Sevilla Korn
(announced
May 28, 2013) Executive director of
the Hispanic Leadership Network; teacher at the Leadership Institute
and a senior fellow at the
Institute for Liberty.. Director of
Intergovernmental affairs and public liaison at the U.S. Department of
Justice. Associate
Director for Hispanic Affairs in the Office of Public Liaison at the
White House. National Hispanic
director and Southwest coalitions director for Bush-Cheney '04.
Executive
director of the Lincoln Juarez Opportunity Center,
a non-profit headquartered in Santa Ana.
>See also: RNC
Latinos twitter
Regional Political Directors
Northeast Kimberly Jorns
(April 2015) Executive director of the Michigan Republican Party, July 2011-April 2015. Executive director of the Maryland Republican Party, Jan. 2010-July 2011. Finance director for the Republican Party of Virginia, Jan. 2009-Jan. 2010. Director of development for the Tax Foundation, 2008-Jan. 2009. Political event coordinator on the Rudy Giuliani presidential campaign, 2007-08. Finance director for the Republican Party of Wisconsin, 2005-07. M.P.A. in non-profit administration from Arizona State University, 2004; B.S. in communication from Michigan State University, 2001.
Southeast Josh
Kivett
Partner
at Connect Strategic Communications from 2010 and president of the
Jamison Group, Inc. from 2005. Campaign manager on Texans for Tom
Leppert, 2011-12. General consultant and campaign manager for
U.S.
Sen. Jim Inhofe, 2004-08. Executive director of the Oklahoma
Republican State House Committee, 2005-06. Campaign manager on
Kirk Humphreys for U.S. Senate (OK), 2003-04. Campaign manager
for Sen. Inhofe, 2001-03. Campaign manager on Barr for Congress,
1999-2001. Regional field director for Forbes 2000 and Americans
for Hope, Growth and Opportunity, 1998-99. Regional political
director at the Georgia Republican Party, 1998. M. A. in
electoral politics from Georgia State University; B.A. in political
science and history from the University of Georgia. twitter
Midwest Juston Johnson
(March 2015) Executive
director
of
the
Florida
Republican
Party,
May
2013.
National
field
director
for
the
RNC
during
the
2012
cycle
from
Sept.
2011.
Campaign
manager
on
Ron
Johnson
for
U.S.
Senate
May-Nov.
2010.
RNC
deputy
director
of
political
education,
Aug.
2009-May
2010.
Political
director
for
the
Republican
Party
of
Wisconsin,
Jan.
2007-Aug.
2009,
and
Wisconsin
Victory
director,
Fall
2008.
Campaign
manager
on
Van
Hollen
for
Attorney
General,
2005-06.
B.A.
in
political
science
from
University
of
Wisconsin,
Madison,
2002.
twitter
West
Peter Graves
Executive director (March 2011-April 2013) and
political director (March 2010-March 2011) of the Washington State
Republican Party. Political director on Susan Hutchison for King
County Executive, Fall 2009. Legislative aide to KCC Pete von
Reichbauer, Nov. 2008-Aug. 2009. Field coordinator on Dino Rossi
for Governor, Jan.-Nov. 2008. B.A. in economics and political
science from Western Washington University, 2007.
Regional Political Coordinators
Northeast and Midwest Max Docksey
(May 2015) Constituent services director (Jan.-May 2015) and constituent services representative (Jan. 2014-Jan. 2015) for U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy (WI). Degree in political science from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 2013. twitter
West Jodie Chavez
(May 2015) Administrative assistant to the CFO
and the director of personnel at the RNC starting Aug. 2014.
Bachelor's degree in public policy leadership from University of
Mississippi, 2014.
Southeast Kristy Wilkinson
(April 2015) Field director for the Republican
Party of
Louisiana, June 2014-March 2015. B.A. in political science and
new media communications from Oregon State University, 2014. twitter
State Party Director Matt Pinnell
(announced
April 10, 2013; reports directly to Priebus) State chairman of
the Oklahoma Republican Party since 2010. Oklahoma executive
director of American Majority, May-Dec. 2009. Director of
operations at the Oklahoma Republican Party, 2006-08. Campaign manager
on Scott Pruitt for Lt. Governor, 2005-06. PAC manager at the
American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons, 2004-05. Manager for
legislative affairs at AIADA, 2003-04. B.S. in public relations,
government from Oral Roberts University, 2002. twitter
National Field Director Chris Young
(March 2015) RNC state director in Baton Rouge,
LA, July
2013-March 2015. Deputy director of legislative affairs in the
Office of Gov. Bobby Jindal. Field representative for RNC/Romney
in Las Vegas, NV, June-Nov. 2012. Legislative affairs in the
Office of Gov. Bobby Jindal, Feb.-June 2012. Field director on
Friends of Bobby Jindal, May 2011-Feb. 2012. Executive counsel's
office in the Office of Gov. Bobby Jindal, Aug. 2009-May 2011.
Deputy field director on Friends of Bobby Jindal, June-Oct.
2007. B.A. in interdisciplinary studies, leadership
development from Louisiana State University, 2012. twitter
National Field Coordinator Elliott Hulse
Started in Aug. 2013 as a regional political
coordinator for the 2013-14
cycle. Deputy campaign manager on John Tavaglione for Congress,
July-Nov. 2012. B.A. in political science from UC Riverside, 2012.
Field
Program
> Over 100 staff in key states as of July 31, 2015 +
> The Washington
Examiner's
David Drucker reported on May 24, 2016 that "the RNC political team
employs 287, including 223 on the ground in the states." >
> According to an RNC
Memo of May 26, 2016, the RNC is adding 250 staff in 11
battleground states in coming weeks bringing its total to 466.
> On June 11, 2016 the RNC held a National Training Day in 14 states.
> On Sept. 2, 2016 the RNC announced 392 new field staff and 98 new offices, bringing the total number of paid RNC field staff to over 1,000.
> On Sept. 9, 2016 the RNC reported "6,000 staff and trained organizers and millions of volunteers spread out across 33 states."
Consultant on the Field Program Rick Wiley
(reported by The
Washington Post's Philip Rucker and Matea Gold on June 15,
2016) Served for about a month and a half as the Trump campaign's
political director, announced Apr. 13,
2016 reported out May
25.
Campaign
manager on Scott Walker Inc. and precursor 527 Our American
Revival, started late 2014. Managing director of Mercury LLC's
Washington
office;
in
2014
served
as
RGA's
lead
liaison
to
Rauner,
Walker
and
Abbott
gubernatorial
races
and
NRSC
lead
liaison
to
Ernst
campaign
in
Iowa.
Political
director
at
the
RNC
in
the
2012
cycle,
and
Western
regional
political
director
at
the
RNC
in
the
2010
cycle.
Managed
Sen.
Kay
Bailey
Hutchison
(TX)'s
gubernatorial
campaign,
Jan.-June
2009.
Deputy
political
director
on
Rudy
Giuliani's
presidential
campaign.
Executive
director
of
the
Republican
Party
of
Wisconsin,
2005-Jan.
2007;
RNC
Victory
director
in
Wisconsin
in
2004;
political
director
of
the
party
from
2001-02.
Midwest
political
manager
for
Associated
Builders
and
Contractors
during
the
2000
cycle.
Has
also
worked
as
a
legislative
liaison
to
Illinois
Comptroller
Loleta
Didrickson
and
a
legislative
assistant
to
Wisconsin
State
Rep.
Gene
Hahn
(R-De
Forest).
Illinois
native.
Director of Faith Engagement Initiative
Chad Connelly
(July 2013) Chairman of the South Carolina
Republican Party May
2011-June 2013. A senior advisor to Jeff Duncan's successful 2010
campaign for Congress
in South Carolina's 3rd CD. Candidate for SC State Senate in 2003
special election. Owner of Freedom Tide since 2002.
President
of Connelly Enterprises, Dec. 1990-June 2003. Worked for
Professional Service Industries for almost eight years. B.S. in
civil
engineering from Clemson University, 1985. twitter
Deputy Director of Faith Engagement
Michael
Clement
Political director for Freedom Path, based in Reno,
2011-12.
Campaign specialist on Linda McMahon for U.S. Senate (CT), 2010.
Campaign manager on Gene Yaw for State Senate (Williamsport, PA),
2008. Assistant to the political director at the NRSC,
2007. Consultant at November Inc. May 2004-Dec. 2006.
Political director on Jon Porter for Congress in Las Vegas.
Campaign manager on Molonai Hola for Mayor (UT), 2003. Airman in
the U.S. Air Force, 1995-99. Studied at University of Utah.
Western Director of Faith Engagement Bob
Crawford
(Jan. 2014 - Chicago) Political and management
consultant (The
Crawford Group) in Chicago, Feb. 2012-Jan. 2014. Director of
conservative outreach for the Ohio Republican Party/Romney for
President, June-Nov. 2012. National field representative
(March-April 2012) and Alabama state director (Feb.-March 2012) on Rick
Santorum for President. Volunteer coordinator and faith coalition
coordinator on Rick Perry for President in Des Moines, IA and
Greenville, SC, Sept. 2011-Jan. 2012. Previously worked in
realty. Graduate of University of Iowa, 1987.
National Director of Asian and Pacific
Islander Initiatives and APA Communications Director Jason Chung
(announced April 9, 2013 as communications director for Asian and Pacific Islander Engagement) Government relations consultant for the Livingston Group and managing partner at Gateway Consulting (GWC LLC) from Oct. 2007. Congressional liaison in the Department of Homeland Security, 2006-07. Executive director of the Maryland Governor’s Office on Asian Pacific American Affairs under Gov. Bob Ehrlich, 2005-06. Consultant at the Livingston Group, 2004-05. Legislative assistant/professional staff to the House Committee on Government Reform, 2003-04; press secretary/clerk at the House Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, International Relations, 1999-2003. Staff assistant to U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, Jan.-June 1999. B.A. in political science from Trinity College-Hartford, 1998. twitter
National
Director of African American Initiatives and Media Telly Lovelace
(announced Apr. 1,
2016) Managing director at IR+ Media. Director of
communications in the
offices of U.S. Reps. Michael Turner and Jerry Weller, as well as
deputy communications director for Sen. Jim Talent. Private
sector experience includes senior manager of communications and public
affairs for the Pharmaceutical Research and
Manufactures of America and chief of staff for the Center for Urban
Renewal and Education.
African
American
Initiatives
and
Urban
Media
Fellow
Leah
Le'Vell (announced Aug. 10, 2016)
Senior Strategist and National Director of African American Political Engagement Ashley Bell
(announced Aug. 10,
2016)
Senior Advisor to Political Shannon Reeves
(announced Aug. 10, 2016)
Senior Advisor to the Chairman Elroy Sailor
(announced Aug. 10, 2016)
Hispanic Initiatives Coordinator Jesus Rodriguez
(May 2015) B.A. in political science and government from The George Washington University, 2015.
Director of Military and Veterans Outreach Bob Carey
Retired from the US Navy as a Captain, after 29
years of active and Reserve duty, serving as a both Surface Warfare
Officer and Naval Flight Officer. He flew more than 30 combat missions
during Desert Storm and was recalled to active duty four times since
9/11.
Director of Strategic Partnerships Mike Mears
(July 2013) Senior director at Family Research
Council Action,
Jan. 2012-June 2013. Executive director at Concerned Women for
America PAC, Jan. 2006-Dec. 2011.
Director of the Republican Leadership Initiative Elliott Echols
(started at the RNC as national youth director, announced Oct. 24, 2013) Southeastern regional political director of the College Republican National Committee, June-Nov. 2012. State chairman of the Georgia Association of College Republicans, March 2011-April 2012. B.S. in economics from Berry College, 2012. twitter
Director of Political Training Nicholas Trainer
(April 2015) RNC statewide field director in Pennsylvania, May 2013-April 2015. Deputy director of field operations (Jan-April 2013) and deputy Victory director (June-Nov. 2012) for the Pennsylvania Republican Party. Political director for U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy for Congress (PA-18), Jan.-May 2012. Political director for Rick Perry for President in New Hampshire; and regional field director for Tim Pawlenty for President in New Hampshire. Studied political science and history at University of Pittsburgh. Originally from Mount Penn, Berks County, PA. twitter
Deputy Director of Political Training Matt Dailer
(Oct. 2015) Executive director of the West
Virginia Republican
Party, Jan.-Oct. 2015; state director at the West Virginia Republican
Party, July 2013-Dec. 2014. Analyst in the West Virginia
Legislature, Jan.-Apr.. 2013. West Virginia field coordinator for
Victory 2012, July-Nov. 2012. Analyst in the West Virginia
Legislature, Jan.-Mar. 2012. B.A. in political science from
Marshall University, 2011.
Political Training
Coordinator Caroline Hartman
Director of Turnout and Targeting Jon Black
(May 2013) Digital political director at Romney
for President,
Nov. 2011-Nov. 2012. Political analyst at Target Victory,
Feb.-Nov. 2011. Voter programs for the Michigan Republican Party,
Dec. 2009-Dec. 2010. Republican Party of Virginia Victory,
June-Nov. 2009. Deputy director of political technology/Voter
Vault (May
2008-March 2009) and a regional Voter Vault coordinator (April
2007-May 2008) at the RNC. Worked on the Rhode Island Victory
campaign in latter half of 2006, ID-ing
and mobilizing likely voters in the U.S. Senate race. Degree in
political science from Allegheny College, 2006.
Budget Director-Political Maggie Boyd
(2013) Consultant to the Republican Party of
Virginia, Sept.-Nov.
2012. Deputy director of delegate services (Jan.-Aug. 2012) and
deputy director of administration (2011) for the 2012 Republican
National Convention. Associate at Pike Associates LLC,
2009-11. In 2008 serve as assistant to the vice president at the
Republican National Convention, then deputy director of volunteer
deployment at the RNC. Government relations analyst (2007-08) and
government relations assistant (2006-07) at Blank Rome Government
Relations LLC. Executive assistant at Hovde Financial LLC,
2004-06. B.A. in political science from The George Washington
University, 2004.
National Advisory Councils:
African American Advisory
Council | Asian Pacific American Advisory Council
| Hispanic Advisory Council
(announced March 3,
2014) "...to strengthen
ties with minority communities and expand engagement efforts"
COMMUNICATIONS
Chief Strategist and Communications Director Sean Spicer
(announced as chief strategist Feb. 2, 2015; announced as communications director Feb. 24, 2011) Co-founder and partner at Endeavor Global Strategies since Feb. 2009. Assistant United States Trade Representative (USTR) for Media and Public Affairs, 2006-09. Communications director for the House Republican Conference, 2005-06. Communications director on the House Budget Committee, 2003-05. Director of incumbent retention at the NRCC, 2001-02. Communications director on the House Government Reform Committee, 2000-01. Has worked for members of Congress from New Jersey and Florida and on several local and congressional political campaigns. B.A. in government from Connecticut College, 1993. Commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy (Reserves). twitter
Deputy Communications Director Ryan Mahoney
RNC's principal deputy press secretary in the 2014
cycle and a regional press secretary during the 2012 election.
Joined
the RNC in June 2011 from the
Maryland
Republican Party, where he
served in a dual role as communications director and political
director, March 2010-June 2011. Field director (Jan. 2009-March
2010) and deputy communications director (started Jan. 2008) for the
Republican Party of Wisconsin. Communications at BT Health in
London, May 2007-Jan. 2008. Attended University of
Wisconsin-Madison. twitter
Deputy Communications Director and Research Director Raj Shah
(see below)
Press
Secretary
Allison
Moore
(announced Feb. 3,
2015) Most recently
served as press secretary for Sen. Mitch McConnell’s successful
reelection
campaign, Nov. 2013-Nov. 2014 and has worked for Leader McConnell for a
number of years, including as broadcast communications advisor and
deputy press secretary at the Senate Republican Communications
Center. Experience also includes independent contractor for the
NRSC. Undergraduate degree in political science from University
of Kentucky. Kentucky native. twitter
Spokeswoman Lyndsey Walters
(Jan. 2016) Press secretary to Gov. Bruce Rauner
(IL), Nov.
2014-Dec. 2015; press secretary at Citizens for Rauner, June-Nov.
2014. Consultant at the Glover Park Group, June 2013-June
2014. Degrees in marketing and communications from LeBow College
at Drexel University, 2012. twitter
Director of Rapid Response Michael C. Short
(Jan. 2015) Previously RNC regional press
secretary from May 2013. Communications director for RNC
Victory in Virginia,
June-Nov. 2012. Press secretary to Rep.
Adrian Smith (NE),
Oct. 2011-June 2012. Assistant press secretary at the RNC,
2009-11. Researcher at the NRSC, June-Sept. 2009.
Researcher at Texans for John Cornyn, May-Nov. 2008. B.A. degrees
in government and history from Texas Tech
University, 2008. twitter
Deputy Press Secretary for Conservative
Media James Hewitt
(Jan. 2015) Previously RNC deputy director of media affairs from June 2014-Jan. 2015. Associate at Dezenhall Resources, Sept. 2013-June 2014. Radio producer at 630 WMAL, June-Nov. 2013. B.A. from University of Colorado at Boulder., 2013. He is the son of Hugh Hewitt, and served as an assistant producer and Facebook coordinator for the Hugh Hewitt Show, 2010-13. twitter
Assistant Press Secretary Natalie Strom
(Nov. 2015) RNC press assistant, March-Nov.
2015. Communications associate at the
Foundation for the
Defense of Democracies, July 2014-March 2015. B.A. in political
science from the University of Southern California, 2014. twitter
Press Assistant Lani Short
(Aug. 2015) Program assistant at Booster
Enterprises, Sept.
2014-May 2015. Degree in communication studies from University of
Tennessee-Knoxville, 2014.
Press Assistant Vanessa Morrone
(April 2015) Communications director in the
Wisconsin State
Assembly, Dec. 2012-March 2015. Scheduling/external relations
coordinator in the Office of the Governor of Wisconsin, Sept.-Dec.
2012. B.A. in broadcast and electronic communication from
Marquette University, 2012.
Press Assistant Caroline Anderegg
(Nov. 2015) State policy associate at Americans
for Tax Reform,
June-Oct. 2015. B.A. in American government at politics from
Centre College, 2015.
Hispanic Media Communications Director Helen Aguirre Ferré
(announced June 1,
2016) A senior advisor to Jeb
Bush's presidential campaign. Chair of the Board of Trustees for
Miami Dade College. Host of "Issues" on WPBT from 1989.
Host of "Zona Politica con Helen Aguirre," daily national talk show on
Univision America Radio, Aug. 2010-Jan. 2015. Weekly columnist
for The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald.
Wrote for Diario las Americas newspaper. M.A. in
inter-American studies from University of Miami, 1983; B.A. in
political
science and government from Barry University. twitter
National Director of Asian Pacific American
Initiatives and APA Communications Director
Jason Chung
(announced
April 9,
2013 as communications director for Asian and Pacific Islander
Engagement) Government relations consultant
for the Livingston Group and managing partner at Gateway Consulting
(GWC LLC) from Oct. 2007. Congressional liaison in the
Department of Homeland Security, 2006-07. Executive director of
the Maryland Governor’s Office on Asian
Pacific American Affairs under Gov. Bob Ehrlich, 2005-06.
Consultant at the Livingston Group, 2004-05. Legislative
assistant/professional staff to the House Committee on Government
Reform, 2003-04; press secretary/clerk at the House Subcommittee on
National Security, Veterans Affairs, International Relations,
1999-2003. Staff assistant to U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays,
Jan.-June 1999. B.A. in political science from Trinity
College-Hartford, 1998. twitter
Asian Pacific American Press Secretary Ninio Fetalvo
(Jan. 2015) RNC APA press assistant, May
2014-Jan. 2015; interned
at the RNC, Nov. 2013-May 2014. B.A. in political communication
from The George Washington University, 2014. twitter
National
Director of African American Initiatives and Media Telly Lovelace
(announced Apr. 1, 2016) Managing director at IR+ Media. Director of communications in the offices of U.S. Reps. Michael Turner and Jerry Weller, as well as deputy communications director for Sen. Jim Talent. Private sector experience includes senior manager of communications and public affairs for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufactures of America and chief of staff for the Center for Urban Renewal and Education. twitter
Senior Advisor for Black Media Lucas Boyce
(Nov. 2015) Previously director of business
development and legislative affairs (July 2013-Nov. 2015) and director
of community relations, multicultural insights, cause marketing and
government affairs (July 2008-June 2013) for the Orlando Magic from
July 2013. Deputy associate director/director of African American
and professional sports outreach in the Office of Public Liaison at the
White House. M.B.A. from Rollins College-Crummer Graduate School
of Business; B.S. in political science and speech communication from
University of Central Missouri, 2003.
Director of Media Affairs Anna Sugg
(Feb. 2015) Booker/guest greeter at Fox News,
June 2013--Feb. 2015. Radio booker and media specialist on Romney
for President, June-Nov. 2012. B.A. in political science and
communication studies from Furman University, 2012. twitter
Director of Surrogates and Media Training Alex Stroman
(Aug. 2015) Strategic communications specialist at Americans for
Prosperity, Sept. 2014-Aug. 2015. Political director on Mike
Campbell for Lt. Governor, April-June 2014. Communications
director and spokesman in the South Carolina State Treasurer's Office,
Oct. 2013-April 2014. Executive director and spokesman (Jan.-Oct.
2013), political director (Oct. 2011-Jan. 2013), and deputy political
director (May-Oct. 2011) for the South Carolina Republican Party.
Speechwriter David Wilezol
(Sept. 2015) Communications consultant at
Viridis Learning, Feb.-Sept. 2015. Producer of Bill Bennett's
Morning in America for Salem Communications, Jan. 2011-Sept.
2015. Paralegal at Carmel & Carmel, PC, May 2008-Jan.
2009.
M.A. in Greek and Latin from Catholic University of America, 2014; B.A.
in history, international studies from American University, 2008.
twitter
Director of Film and Visual Media Matthew Mazzone
(producer/editor from May 2012; initially in the
strategy department,
Jan.-May 2012)
Geologist I at ARCADIS in the Atlanta area, Jan. 2011-Jan. 2012.
B.S. in geology from University of Mississippi, 2010. twitter
Deputy Director of Film and Visual Media
Lauren
Hernandez
(from Jan. 2015; started as film and visual media
assistant in Dec.
2013) Creative services manager/production intern for TV10 News
in Normal, IL, Jan. 2012-May 2013. B.S. in mass media-TV
production from Illinois State University, 2013.
War Room Director Alex Arzoumanov
Campaign manager on Rep. Nan Hayworth's campaign in
NY-18, Jan.-July
2014 Analyst at AlphaPipe, Sept.-Dec. 2013. Budget director
on Gabriel Gomez for Senate, Feb.-May 2013. Director of reporting
and analytics (Romney Victory) at Romney for President Feb.-Nov.
2012. B.A. in government from Harvard University, 2010.
Owner/operator of Spün Yogurt, March 2009-Aug. 2010; owner/operator of
Big Al's BBQ, 2007-08.
Deputy War Room Director Noah Lucas
(Mar. 2015) Press assistant on Sen. Mitch
McConnell's re-election
campaign, Feb.-Nov. 2014.
Regional Communications Director Rick Gorka
Traveling press secretary on Romney for President from
late Dec.
2011-Nov. 2012. Communications director at
the New Jersey Republican Party, Jan.-Dec. 2011. Spokesman on
Charlie Baker's
campaign for governor of Massachusetts, March-Nov. 2010. Regional
communications
director/regional press secretary at the RNC, Oct. 2009-March
2010. Regional political
director at Freedom's Watch starting Dec. 2007, with an interlude as
regional communications director (West) on the McCain-Palin
campaign. Campaign manager for state Senate candidate Mark D.
Tate in Virginia in 2007. In 2006 Gorka served as field director
for U.S. House candidate Gus Bilirakis and earlier as a field
representative for U.S. Senate candidate Katherine Harris through the
primary. Staff assistant to U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt,
2001. Spokane native.
twitter
RNC State
Communications Directors
...
Colorado Ali
Pardo
(April 2016) Regional press secretary for the
Southeast (Feb. 2015-Mar. 2016) and Hispanic
media press
secretary, (announced Oct. 31, 2013-Jan. 2015). Press assistant
(June
2011-Oct. 2013) and staff assistant (Jan.-June 2011) to
Sen. Marco Rubio;
interned on his 2010 Senate campaign. Bachelor's degree in
political science from The George Washington University, 2011. twitter
Iowa Lindsay Jancek
Communications director to U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (IN-2).
Communications director for the Indiana Senate Majority Caucus. Policy
officer for the Lumina Foundation for Education. Policy analyst
in the Indiana House of Representatives. Master’s degree in public
affairs from Purdue University; bachelor’s degree in journalism and
political science from Indiana University. twitter
Nevada Sara Sendek
Communications director to U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy (WI); communications
director for U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher (TN) from 2011. Press
secretary on Ron Johnson's campaign for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin,
2010. Southwest regional press secretary at the RNC to May
2010. Director of rapid response at the White House,
2007-09. Graduate of Indiana University. Originally from
Detroit. twitter
New Hampshire Johanna Persing
(Jan. 2016) Communications director to U.S. Rep. Ryan Costello
(PA-6), Jan. 2015-Jan. 2016. Communications director on Barbara
Comstock for Congress, June-Nov. 2014. Director of radio (April
2013-June 2014),press assistant (Nov. 2011-April 2013) and intern
(Aug.-Nov. 2011) at the RNC. B.A. from Gettysburg College,
2011. twitter
North Carolina Kara Carter
(Feb. 2016) Press secretary for the North Carolina Republican
Party from July 2015. Director, senior account executive, and
account executive at Black Rock Group, Sept. 2013-July 2015.
Studied at UNC Greensboro and High Point University. twitter
Ohio Ryan Shucard
(July 2016) Communications director to U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton
(CO-3), Feb.-June 2016. Press secretary to U.S. Rep. Tom Marino
(PA-10), March 2014-Feb. 2016. Media relations manager for the
American Retirement Association, Sept. 2013-May 2014. Associate
for campaign services at DDC Advocacy, March-Sept. 2013. Press
and special projects assistant (May 2012-Jan. 2013) and staff assistant
(Oct. 2011-May 2012) to U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT). B.A.
degrees in journalism and political science from University of Northern
Colorado, 2011. twitter
Virginia Garren Shipley
(Oct. 2015) Communications director for the Republican Party of
Virginia, Jan. 2010-March 2015. Reporter for a Northern Virginia
daily, 2003-10. Reporter for the Kingsport Times News,
1998-2003. B.S. in mass communication/media studies from East
Tennessee State University, 2000. twitter
Communications-RESEARCH
Research
Director
and
Deputy
Director
of
Communications
Raj
Shah
(announced
Feb. 23, 2015) Previously managing director at America Rising LLC
from April 2013. Deputy research director at the RNC
from Jan. 2012-March 2013. Research/communications consultant,
2010-11. In the 2010 cycle
Shah did research on the Carly for California campaign, very briefly
was communications director on the Martinez for Governor campaign in
New Mexico, and was communications director on Simmons for Senate in
Connecticut. Senior public policy specialist at Akin Gump.
Senior research analyst at the RNC in 2007-09. Director of
vetting on John McCain 2008 in 2007. A research assistant at the
White House, early 2007. Junior research analyst at the RNC in
2006. B.A. in government from Cornell University, 2006. twitter
Deputy Research Director Jeff Brownlee
(April 2015) Senior research analyst at the RNC
from May
2014. Communications manager at the Online Lenders Alliance, July
2013-April 2014. Senior communications associate at the Howard
Consulting Group, Oct. 2012-June 2013. Research director at WWP
Stratgies, Jan. 2010-Sept. 2012. Junior research analyst at the
RNC, June-Dec. 2008. B.A. in public relations from
Westminster College (PA), 2007.
Deputy Research Director for Policy Adam Kennedy
(Jan. 2016) Senior research analyst (May-Dec.
2015) and research
analyst (Dec. 2013-May 2015) at the RNC. Research analyst at the
Center for American Freedom, Jan.-Dec. 2013. B.A. in economics
from Beloit College, 2010.
TECHNOLOGY, DIGITAL And Data
TECHNOLOGY
....software
developers,
operations,
DevOps,
and
security
Chief
Technology
Officer
Darren
Bolding
(Nov. 2015) Chief technology officer on Scott
Walker for America presidential campaign, March-Oct. 2015.
Director of DevOps at the RNC, March 2014-March 2015. Network
architect at Gazillion, Dec. 2012-Jan. 2014. Director of systems
engineering and infrastructure at Nebula, Inc., Nov. 2011-Dec.
2012. Director of network engineering, information
technology/security for Intellus, Nov. 2006-Sept. 2011. Principal
network architect at Digeo, Sept. 2002-Nov. 2006. Director of
professional services at Threshold Networks, 2000-02. Manager,
consulting at F5 Networks, 1998-2000. Studied computer science
and linguistics at Rice
University. twitter
Deputy CTO - Engineering Puran Nebhnani
(Deputy CTO from Jan. 2016; started as director of
engineering in Feb.
2014) CTO/co-founder of BritSoft, May 2011-Aug. 2015.
Principal engineer for various clients including National
Geographic Society, US Marine Corps via SSG, Dec. 2007-Jan. 2014.
Technical lead at Pharad, LLC, March 2006-Dec. 2007. Senior
software architect and engineer at Corvis/Broadwing Communications
(acquired b Level 3 Communications). Member of technical staff at
Bell Labs Lucent Technologies, 2000-01.Software engineer,
1996-2000. M.S. in computer science and software engineering from
Monmouth University 1996; B.S. in electronics engineering from
University of Mumbai.
Deputy CTO - DevOps Jonathan Dietz
...
Senior Front-End Engineer Michio Aida
(Jan. 2016) Senior front-end engineer at Data
Trust, Aug.
2014-Jan. 2016. Founder of Tactical Farm, Jan. 2007-Aug.
2014. Co-founder of Aidacase, April 2010-Jan. 2014.
Marketing director at Benchmark Media Systems, June 2009-Sept.
2013. Voter data consultant for several campaigns. B.A. in
art history from Syracuse University, 2004.
Para Bellum Labs (announced Feb. 4, 2014) "create a culture to allow the RNC to innovate faster and recruit more talented people who can build digital platforms to understand public opinion, engage voters and power elections." >
DIGITAL ....marketing,
social
media
Chief
Digital
Officer
Gerrit
Lansing
(announced May 1, 2015) Digital director at the NRCC in the 2012 and 2014 cycles. Press secretary at the House Budget Committee from June 2011. New media director to U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, 2010-11. Blogger at the Heritage Foundation, 2008-10. B.A. in classical languages from Sewanee-The University of the South, 2007. twitter
Deputy Digital Director Samantha Osborne
(Aug. 2016) Digital director for the Committee
on
Arrangements of
the 2016 Republican National Convention from Sept.
2015. Director of client strategy at Targeted Victory, June-Aug.
2015. Director of account strategy at Prosper Group, Feb.
2014-June 2015. Digital manager at GolinHarris, April 2013-Feb.
2014. National deputy digital field director at Romney for
President, Oct. 2011-Dec. 2012. Campaign manager on Kim Simac for
Senate in Wisconsin, June-Aug. 2011. B.A. in political science
and history from The Ohio State University, 2009.
Digital Operations Manager Katlyn Karnes
(Dec. 2015) Political account executive at FLS
Connect, Jan.
2014-Nov. 2015. A field director for the Republican Party of
Virginia, July-Nov. 2013. Northern Virginia regional field
director on Corey Stewart for Lieutenant Governor, Feb.-May 2013.
Project manager at Romney for President, June-Nov. 2012. B.S. in
communications from James Madison University, 2010.
Senior Advisor for Digital Mindy Finn
(announced as senior advisor on Jan. 28, 2015) Senior advisor and consultant in residence at IMGE from Feb. 2016. Founder (2015) of MissChief Media and president (from 2013) of Mindy Finn, Inc.. Director of strategic partnerships at Twitter, late 2011-2013. Joined Patrick Ruffini at the digital consultancy Engage following the 2008 campaign; work while at Engage included consultant on online strategy to McDonnell for Governor and to Tim Pawlenty's Freedom First PAC. Director of eStrategy on Mitt Romney's 2008 campaign. Director of new media and technology on Sen. Rick Santorum's 2006 campaign. Deputy eCampaign director at the RNC starting in early 2005. Deputy webmaster on Bush-Cheney '04. Worked on Capitol Hill for Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX), as legislative correspondent and webmaster, and for Sen. Michael Enzi (R-WY). Prior to entering politics, Finn was a congressional correspondent for the Connecticut Republican-American (Waterbury). M.S. in political management from The George Washington University, 2007; B.A. from Boston University, 2002. Originally from Houston, Texas. twitter
Digital Strategy Tyler Brown
(announced as deputy communications director on June
6, 2011)
During the 2010 cycle
Brown was director of rapid response at the RNC and earlier served as
northeast regional press secretary. In the 2008 general election
campaign Brown served as communications director for Victory 2008 in
Virginia. Field representative (Hillsborough County) on Mitt
Romney's NH primary campaign. Staff assistant, then legislative
correspondent, then press secretary then communications director to
Rep. Thelma Drake
(VA), 2005-07. B.A. in government and economics from the
University of
Virginia in 2003. Originally from Charlottesville, VA. twitter
Senior Director Digital Advertising Gary Coby
(July 2015) Senior sales executive at
Intermarkets, Inc., May
2014-July 2015. Director of account strategy at The Prosper
Group, March 2012-May 2014. Washington DC manager at Donor Circle
(a fundraising startup), July 2011-Jan. 2012. Project director at
Engage, LLC, Feb. 2009-Dec. 2010. New media operations manager at
TownHall.com, April 2008-Jan. 2009. Director of email strategy on
Romney for President, April 2007-Feb. 2008. Campaign manager on
Anne McCarthy for State Comptroller (MD),
Sept.-Nov. 2006. Campaign manager on Kerry King for Lt. Gov.
(RI),
July-Sept. 2006. Director of operations at Michael Steele for
U.S. Senate, July 2005-June 2006.
Director of Marketing Technology Michael Babyak
(July 2015) Digital director at American
Action Forum, April 2014-July 2015. Digital media and
communications manager for Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America,
Aug. 2013-April 2014. Political analyst at Targeted Victory, Dec.
2011-July 2013. Press secretary (Nov. 2010-Dec. 2011) and
director of new media (Nov. 2007-Nov. 2010) to U.S. Rep. Patrick
McHenry (NC). A.B. in politics from Princeton University.
From Kernersville, NC.
Director of Analytics & Optimization Michael Escoto
(Aug. 2016) Senior digital strategist at the
NRCC, March
2015-Aug. 2016. Manager (March 2014-Jan. 2015) and political
analyst (Sept. 2011-March 2013) at Targeted Victory. Deputy
political director for the California Republican Party, Sept.-Dec.
2010. Deputy field director on Meg Whitman for Governor,
March-Aug. 2010. Director of social media optimization for Monaco
Group, April 2009-March 2010. Absentee ballot/early vote director
for the Nevada Republican Party, July-Nov. 2008. Studied
political science at the University of Southern California.
Marketing Strategist John O'Keefe
(Sept. 2015) Digital communications
specialist at Vertical Strategies, March 2013-Sept. 2015. Web
content producer at The Heritage Foundation, May 2009-March 2013;
started as an intern in Jan. 2009. B.A. in political philosophy
from The University of Dallas, 2008.
Project Manager, Digital Optimization &
Analytics Alex Varisco
(Aug. 2016) Digital operations manager for
the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, OH, May-Aug.
2016. Guest tainer for Apple, June 2010-May 2016.
Production assistant for Oneida Nation Enterprises, Turning Stone
Resort and Casino, Jan. 2010-Aug. 2011. Bachelor's degree in
political science and government from Daemen College, 2007.
Digital Advertising Coordinator Harold
Smith
Deputy Digital Political Director/Email Marketing Manager Jenny
Romano
(deputy digital political director from July
2016; started as email marketing manager in March 2015) Digital
political coordinator for the Republican Party of Florida, March-Dec.
2014. Campaign manager on Colangelo for Congress (Stockton, CA),
June-Nov. 2013. Grassroots coordinator/consultant for RedRock
Strategies, Jan.-June 2013. Co-owner/business manager at Straight
Up Theater, March 2011-Jan. 2013. Field representative for
RNC/Team Nevada, June-Nov. 2012. Office manager, 2011-12.
Field representative (Anaheim and Costa Mesa) for the California
Republican Party, Sept.-Nov. 2010.
Digital Marketing Coordinator Kelsey
Jarrett
(Jan. 2015 to
July
2016) Digital standards at the
NRSC,
April-Dec.
2014. Google+ community partnerships political team, May
2013-April 2014. B.S. in human organization and development from
Vanderbilt University, 2013.
Senior Digital Marketing Strategist Russ Estreito
(June 2015; and from May 2016 chief copywriter/senior digital marketing strategist for Trump Make America Great Again Committee) Communications director at Harden Global, Feb.-Sept. 2014. Management assistant at HMMY Property Management, Aug. 2013-Jan. 2014. Regional field manager for the RNC in NC and WI, July-Nov. 2012. B.A. in philosophy and political science from Loyola Marymount University, 2012.
GOP Store Manager and Membership
Coordinator Alex Sarp
(started in April 2014 as a staff assistant)
Special assistant to
the
president/development
coordinator at the Institute for Justice, Feb. 2013-April 2014.
Advance on Romney for President, July-Nov. 2012. B.A. in
political science and government from Texas State University-San
Marcos, 2012. Working toward a Master's degree in forensic
psychology from Marymount University.
Social Media Director Lara Barger
(Dec. 2015; started as social data manager in March
2015)
Strategic communications coordinator (March 2014-March 2015) and
marketing coordinator (May 2012-Feb. 2014) at The Heritage Foundation;
started as an intern in Jan. 2012. Master's degree from The
George Washington University; bachelor's degree from Boston College.
Digital Coordinator
Mallory Blount
(Aug. 2016)
Bachelor's degree in digital and broadcast journalism from The
University of Georgia, 2016.
Director of GIS Coordinator Bradley Walp
(Dec. 2013) Promoted from GIS coordinator, Jan.
2007-Nov. 2013; started at the RNC as a data analyst, April 2004-Dec.
2006. Staff assistant at PhRMA, Sept. 2003-March 2004. B.A.
in political science/sociology
from Bucknell
University, 2001.
Special Projects Director Adam Kincaid
(April 2013) National data director (May
2012-March 2013).
Southeast regional political director (Sept. 2011-Sept. 2012) and
redistricting coordinator (Feb. 2011-Aug. 2012) at the NRCC.
Director of policy and research and deputy political director at the
RGA, Jan. 2007-Jan. 2011. Voter programs director at the Georgia
Republican Party, Sept. 2005-Dec. 2006. Attended law school at
the College of William and Mary, 2012-13; M.P.A. from the University of
Georgia, 2006; B.A. in history and religion from Florida State
University, 2003.
DATA ...At the Jan. 2016 RNC Winter Meeting,
Chairman Priebus reported the RNC has over 25 data staff.
Chief
Data
Officer
Jesse
Kamzol
(announced Jan. 28,
2015) Deputy data director in the 2014 cycle; deputy strategy director
from April 2012; list development
director, May 2010-April 2012; and voter registration
coordinator/election data analyst, May 2008-May 2010. Legislative
assistant at Kessler and Associates, June 2007-May 2008. Field
staffer at Vern Buchanan for Congress, May-Nov. 2006. B.A. in
economics and political science from University of Michigan, 2007.
Deputy Chief Data Officer Liam O'Rourke
Previously worked on voter file development, as election data coordinator, and as a data analyst; started at the RNC in June 2009 B.A. in government from Georgetown University, 2009.
Director of Data Science and Analytics Nicholas Sharkey
(Sept. 2015) Director of data science at Scott
Walker for
America, July-Sept. 2015, and at Our American Revival, March-July
2015. Senior data analyst at the RNC, March 2014-March
2015. Director of reporting services at Georgetown University,
Sept. 2012-March 2014. Program analyst at the Transportation
Security Administration (US DOT), Jan. 2011-May 2012. CRM
database manager for the Phoenix Suns, July 2010-Jan. 2011.
Senior analyst at CVS Caremark Corporation, May-Nov. 2009. Senior
analyst at US Airways, Oct. 2007-May 2009. Business analyst at
National Instruments, Nov. 2006-Sept. 2007. Senior analyst and
analyst at US Airways, Oct. 2003-Sept. 2006. M.P.A. in public
administration from Arizona State University, 2010; B.S. in financial
management from Northern Michigan University, 2002.
Lead Data Scientist Hubert Shang
(Feb. 2014) B.S. degrees in statistics and
mathematics from
Virginia Polytechnic, 2013. Interm mathematical statistician at
the U.S. Census Bureau in summers 2010 and 2011.
Director of Business Intelligence [Data Visualization] Patrick C. Stewart
(July 2015) Business development manager at Nabell USA, Oct. 2013-Feb. 2015. Client support and software QA manager (May-Sept. 2013) and RNC data connect support technician at FLS Connect, April 2012-May 2013. Data director for the Republican Party of Iowa, Dec. 2010-March 2012; data coordinator for the Iowa Victory Campaign, May-Nov. 2010. B.A. in political science from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2010.
Data Integration Coordinator Brian Parnitzke
(April 2014) Northern Virginia field director
for Americans for Prosperity, June-Dec. 2013. Deputy campaign
manager on Jeannemarie Davis for Lt. Gov., Nov. 2012-May 2013. SE
Wisconsin field coordinator for Americans for Prosperity, Aug.-Nov.
2012. B.A. in English language and literature from University of
Wisconsin-Madison, 2012.
Director of External Support Conor Maguire
Started at the RNC in Dec. 2011 working on voter data
development. Campaign manager on John Barsa
for Delegate, Fall 2011. Deputy campaign manager on Mara 2011 in
mid-2011. Connecticut Victory Director, 2010-11. W. Mass.
field director on Scott Brown for U.S. Senate. Victory field
director for Northern Colorado in Fall 2008. Undergraduate degree
from Villanova University, 2009.
Director of Political Data Support Ashley Burns
(2015) Director of client services at GOP Data
Trust, April
2014-April 2015; also senior analyst for Causeway Solutions,
LLC from April 2014. Strategy division at the RNC, June
2012-2014.
Data director (Jan.-June 2012)
and IT coordinator (May 2011-Jan. 2012) for the Republican Party of
Wisconsin. B.A. in political science and Spanish from University
of Wisconsin-Madison, 2011.
> The Washington Examiner's
David
Drucker
reported
on
May
24,
2016
that,
"The
RNC
data
and
digital
department
employs
44,
including
data
directors
employed
to
each
battleground
state.
Five
staff
members
are
focused
on
technology."
GOP Data Trust
(not
part of the RNC, but
described by NR's Eliana Johnson as "effectively a subsidiary of the
RNC"...maintaining
the
voter
file,
data
sharing)
See also:
Matea
Gold. "Koch network strikes new deal to
share voter data with RNC-aligned firm." The Washington Post, July 29,
2015. +
RNC press release "RNC
Announces 2016 Data Agreements." May 7, 2015.
Eliana Johnson.
"RNC’s
Data Push Greeted with Skepticism." National Review, Feb. 12, 2014.
Eliana Johnson. "The GOP's Data Surge." National
Review, Jan. 16, 2014.
Kirsten Andersen. "Data Wars: As GOP races to catch up with Dems
before 2014, will social conservatives be left behind?" LifeSiteNews,
June
11,
2013.
Jon Ward. "Liberty Works, Karl Rove-Backed Group, No Longer Part
Of RNC's Big Data Plans. Huffington
Post, June 6, 2013.
"We're a small team of technologists, data experts,
and politicos spread across three time zones." >
President John DeStefano
(July 2013) Senior advisor in the Office of the Speaker, Jan.
2011-July 2013. Deputy executive director at the NRCC, Jan.
2009-Jan 2011. Political director to House Republican Leader John
A. Boehner, Jan. 2007-Jan. 2011; Office of the House Republican Leader
at the NRCC, Jan. 2007-Jan. 2009. Campaign manager at Pryce for
Congress, March-Dec. 2006. Coalitions director at the House
Republican Conference, 2001-06.
Data Director Ellen Brendenkoetter
(Nov. 2015) Deputy chief data officer at Scott Walker, Inc. from
June-Sept. 2015, and at Our American Revival from March-June
2015. National data director (April 2014-March 2015) and regional
data director (Jan.-Mar. 2014) at the NRCC. B.A. in political
science from University of Alabama, Dec. 2013. Deputy director of
political analytics on Romney for President, March-Nov. 2012; political
on Romney for President, May 2011-Mar. 2012.
Data Bill Skelly
Also partner at
Causeway Solutions LLC in New Orleans from June 2013. RNC deputy
strategy director for external support from end of 2009 to Jan.
2013. Project manager/data engineer
at Airnet Group
Inc, May-Dec. 2009. Director of voter file development on the
Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee, May 2007-Jan. 2008. Voter
file development at the RNC, May 2001-May 2007. B.S. in
communications, legal studies, economics and government from American
University, 2001.
Data Operations Manager Dishant Rana
(Nov. 2015) Data scientist at Scott Walker Inc., April-Sept.
2015. Risk management data analyst at M3 Insurance, Jan.-May
2015. B.S. in statistics and economics from University of
Wisconsin Madison, 2014.
Technology Manager Tyler Satre
(Sept. 2015) Started as a regional data coordinator, Sept. 2014-Sept.
2015. Worked as a loan officer from April 2012-Sept. 2014.
Studied at Virginia Polytechnic.
COO Matthew Lakin
(July 2015) Started as director of business development for Data
Trust, Sept. 2014-June 2015. Resident program office in Amman,
Jordan (June 2012-April 2013) for the International Republican
Institute; acting resident country director (Aug. 2011-May 2012) and
resident program officer (Jan. 2008-Aug. 2011) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
for the International Republican Institute. B.A. double major in
economics and biology from Hampden-Sydney College, 2012.
Director of Operations Mary Kimball Bridgers
(Aug. 2014) Audit associate at KPMG US, July 2013-July
2014. Master of Accountancy from University of Mississippi, 2013;
Bachelor of Accountancy from Mississippi State University, 2012.
Client Services Director - Polling Brynna
McCosker
(July 2015) Field operations director at Fabrizio, Lee &
Associates, June 2010-June 2015. Director of operations at Clarus
Research Group (division of Qorvis), Sept. 2006-June 2010. Senior
field manager at Wirthlin Worldwide/Harris Interactive, May 2001-Sept.
2006.
Information Technology
IT Director/Director of Network Operations Dirk Eyman
(since Jan. 2005) IT director for Bush-Cheney
’04.
Network architect at the RNC, 2000-03. University of Arizona.
Deputy Director of IT Mike Gilding
(at the RNC since Feb. 2006) Studied at Catawba
College.
FINANCE
Finance
Director
Cara
Mason
(announced March 2, 2014) Joined the RNC as regional finance director in Jan. 2014. Previously deputy finance director at the NRSC, Feb.-Dec. 2013. Vice president at Mercury. Finance on Jon Huntsman for President, June 2011-Jan. 2012. Finance director on Dino Rossi for U.S. Senate, July-Nov. 2010. Regional finance director at the NRSC, March 2009-July 2010. PAC manager at the National Association of Home Builders, 2007-09. Account representative at Commonwealth Consultants, 2006-07. Legislative correspondent in the U.S. House, 2005-06. M.A. in government from The Johns Hopkins University; B.S. in administrative management from Missouri State University.
Deputy Finance Director-Direct Marketing
Jim
Rowley
(2007) Deputy finance director for direct mail
and phones on Bush-Cheney '04. B.A. in history from Mary
Washington College, 1991.
Direct Mail Katie Phillips
(Feb. 2003; director of the Chairman's Advisory Board
and the
President's Club from April 2010-Jan. 2013, and direct marketing staff
assistant, July 2009-April 2010) Studied diplomacy and foreign
affairs, political science at Miami University.
Major Donor Programs
Regents
(Director - )
Team 100 (Director -
Annie Baker)
Eagles (Director -
Kirstin Hopkins)
Chairman's Advisory Board
(Director - Megan Novak)
President's Club
(Director - Megan Novak)
Majority Fund (PAC)
(Director
-
Matt Welsh)
and
Presidential Trust
Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (announced Jan. 13, 2015) "money
that will be spent in direct coordination with
the Republican presidential nominee’s campaign."
and
Joint Fundraising Committees (announced May 17, 2016)
Trump Victory - RNC, Donald J. Trump for President, and State Republican Parties in AR, CT, LA, MS, NJ, NY, SC, TN, VA, WV and WY.
Leadership (announced May 24, 2016) - State
Victory
Finance
Chairs (announced
July 1, 2016)
Trump Make America Great Again Committee - RNC and Donald J. Trump for President
Director for Finance Events Ramsey Ratcliffe
(Aug. 2015) Special events coordinator in the office of Speaker John Boehner, June 2012-Aug. 2015. Studied at the University of Kansas.
Director of Operations Mallory Hunter
Special projects coordinator (May-Oct. 2013), political coordinator (Jan. 2012-May 2013) and direct marketing coordinator (June 2011-Jan. 2012) at the NRCC. B.S. in family and consumer sciences, child and family development from the University of Georgia, 2011.
Administration
CFO/Director of Administration Robert
Owens, CPA
(Sept. 2014) Chief financial officer and
executive vice president of finance and administration at Cassidy &
Associates Inc, from June 2001. Regional controller/CFO
at Weber Shandwick-CMG, June 2005-June 2007. Senior vice
president of operations and finance at Powell Tate, March 1998-June
2001. Director of finance at Hill & Knowlton, July
1996-March 1998. Vice president of finance and administration at
Hoffman Morrison & Fitzgerald, 1995-96. Financial advisor at
American Express Financial Advisors, 1994-95. Director of finance
for the National Victims Center, 1993-94. Audit manager at
Hoffman, Dykes & Fitzgerald, 1998-93. Audit senior at Aronson
& Company 1985-88. B.B.A. from The College of William and
Mary 1985.
Chief Accounting Officer Steve Corder, CPA, CGMA, and MBA
(Aug. 2013) Senior director of business
operations at
Citizenlink, May-Aug. 2013. CFO at Americans for Prosperity
Foundation, Jan. 2011-April 2013. Executive director of finance
at Focus on the Family, Dec. 1997-May 2010. B.S.B.A. in
management and M.B.A. in finance from the University of Denver, 1982.
Manager of Budgeting and Forecasting
Charlie
Dankert
(from May 2016; previously senior accountant and
budget analyst from Mar. 2015) B.S. in political science and
accounting from Belmont
University, 2014.
Director of Human Resources Tinna
Jackson
(March 2015) Director of administration at Equal Justice Works, July 2013-Mar. 2015). Executive administrator for the Entertainment Software Association and Aegis Defense Services, Feb. 2012-July 2013. Deputy chief of staff (Oct. 2007-July 2011) and director of administration, executive assistant (Feb. 2001-May 2007) to U.S. Sen. John Ensign. Assistant to the managing partner and office scheduler at Ball Janik LLP. B.A. In management from National Louis University.
MEMBER Events and Relations
Director of Member Events and Relations
Tory
Maguire
Deputy director of member services in the 2010 cycle;
started at the RNC in 2006. Graduate of Villanova University,
2005.
Deputy Director of Member Relations
Rebecca
Heilig
(May 2011) Scheduler for U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise
(LA), Dec.
2009-May 2011. Staff assistant in the Office of Appointments and
Scheduling at the White House, Aug. 2007-Jan. 2009. B.A. in
English, history from the College of William and Mary, 2007.
Constituent Services
LEGAL
Chief Counsel John Phillippe
(July 2009) Counsel to the McDonnell for
Governor campaign in
mid-2009. Associate at Latham & Watkins LLP, Dec. 2005-March 2009.
J.D./M.B.A. from the University of Virginia Darden Graduate School of
Business Administration, 2005; undergraduate degree from the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1996.
Deputy Chief Counsel Justin Riemer
(Nov. 2014) Elections and political consultant at JJR Consulting, LLC, Jan 2014-Jan. 2015. Deputy Secretary of the State Board of Elections of Virginia, Nov. 2010-Jan. 2014. Deputy director of the Republican National Lawyers Association, April 2009-Nov. 2010. Associate counsel on John McCain 2008, Sept. 2007-Jan. 2009. J.D. from University of Baltimore School of Law, 2007; bachelor's degree, double major in history and religion from Gettysburg College, 2003.
Associate Counsel S. Cooper Hawley
(June 2014; started at the RNC as a law clerk from
Aug. 2013-June 2014) J.D. from Wake Forest University School of
Law, 2013. B.S. in natural resources management and policy from
Cornell University, 2019. Experience includes campaign director
on Hawley for New York State Assembly, March-Nov. 2010.
Associate Counsel Christina Schaengold
(June 2015) Manager of Legislative Affairs at
the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce, Dec. 2012-June 2015. J.D. from George Mason School of
Law, 2012; B.A. in political science and government from University of
Florida, 2009.
AND
Committee on
Arrangements (responsible for
planning
and managing convention activities)
Chairman Steve King
(announced Jan. 23, 2015) RNC National Committeeman from Wisconsin since 2007. Founder (2006) and partner at the King Capital, LLC, a private investment firm located in Janesville. President of Milton Industrial and Economic Corporation, 1990-2006. U.S. Senate candidate in 1988. District 15 supervisor for Walworth County, 1981-85. King has served on several committees for the RNC including on the 2012 convention Housing Committee and as the convention Sergeant of Arms in 2012, and he has been a delegate to six RNC conventions. Chair of the Republican Party of Wisconsin from 1985-88; chair of the 1st CD GOP, 1981-88; chair of the Walworth Country Republican Party, 1979-81 and 1993-96.
Standing Committee on Presidential Primary
Debates +
Chairman Steve Duprey
(announced Aug. 8, 2014) President at The Duprey
Companies and
Foxfire Property Management. Key advisor on John McCain's 2008
presidential campaign. Duprey served for about nine years in two
stints as chairman of the NH GOP,
during the 2000 cycle (elected Jan. 1997, re-elected Jan. 1999 and
served
through Jan. 2001) and earlier from 1993 to Oct. 1995. Ran for
Congress in 1992. Real estate developer in Concord.
Attorney. While in college in 1972 at age 19 elected to the NH
state legislature and served two terms. J.D. from Cornell
Law School, 1978. Bachelor's degree in public policy from New
College, 1974. Grew up in North Conway.
Notes:
2016 Winter Meeting -
Charleston, SC (Belmond Charleston Place), Jan. 12-16, 2016. Schedule
2016 Spring Meeting - Hollywood, FL (Diplomat Resort), April
20-22, 2016. Priebus remarks
2015 Winter Meeting
- San
Diego, CA (Hotel del Coronado), Jan. 14-16, 2015. Schedule, releases
2015 Spring Meeting -
Scottsdale, AZ (The Phoenician Hotel), May 13-15, 2015. Priebus remarks
2015 Summer Meeting -
Cleveland, OH (Renaissance Cleveland Hotel), Aug. 7-10, 2015.
2014 Winter Meeting
-
Washington, DC (Renaissance Downtown), Jan. 22-24, 2014. Report
2014 Spring Meeting - Memphis,
TN (Peabody Hotel), May 7-9, 2014. Schedule,
developments,
Priebus
remarks
2014 Summer Meeting - Chicago,
IL (Westin Michigan Avenue), Aug. 6-9, 2014. Schedule,
development, Priebus
remarks
2013 Winter Meeting - Charlotte,
NC
(Westin
Charlotte),
Jan.
23-26,
2013.
Priebus
remarks
2013 Spring Meeting - Hollywood, CA (Loews
Hollywood), April 10-13, 2013. Priebus
remarks | Rules
change? (2)
2013 Summer Meeting - Boston,
MA (The
Westin Boston Waterfront), Aug. 14-16, 2013. Priebus remarks | Clinton films
|
Rising Stars program
| Rules
change?
FORMER STAFF
Hispanic Media Communications Director
Ruth Guerra
(late Aug. 2014, succeeded by Helen Aguirre Ferré June 2016) Communications director to U.S. Rep. Sam Johnson from March 2013. Press secretary at the LIBRE Initiative, May 2012-March 2013. Press secretary to U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, Jan 2011-May 2012. Staff assistant to U.S. Rep. Sam Johnson, June 2010-Jan. 2011. B.S. in political science, general business from Texas Christian University, 2010. twitter
National Field Director for African-American
Initiatives Kristal
Quarker-Hartsfield ...to director of
intergov. affairs for Gov. Larry Hogan
(announced May 14, 2013 to April 1, 2016) Experience includes professional staff for the House Foreign Affairs Committee, director of business outreach and communications for the House Republican Policy Committee, senior legislative advisor to Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, and state minority coalitions director for the Tennessee Republican Party. Master's in public administration/international relations from Troy University, 2006; B.A. in political science/international relations from University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2004.
Communications Director for Black Media
Orlando Watson
(announced Oct. 9, 2013 to Mar. 4, 2016) Communications director/press secretary for U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ), Jan.-Oct. 2013. Deputy press secretary (2011-Jan. 2013) and press assistant (Jan.-June 2011) to U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (KY); started working for Paul as an aide on his 2010 campaign. B.A. in public policy from The College of William and Mary, 2010. twitter
also former
Liaison from the Trump
Campaign Ed Brookover
(announced June 15,
2016 and announced
earlier by the Trump campaign on March 11) Campaign manager (from
Jan. 1, 2016) and senior
strategist (from
beginning of March 2015) on Ben Carson's campaign.
Chairman of Greener
and
Hook’s
political practice, has over 30 years experience in campaign
politics. Political director for the NRCC from 1995-99.
Political director for the NRSC during the 1988 campaign cycle.
National field director for the RNC in the 1986 cycle serving under
then RNC political director Bill Greener. twitter