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Katie Rooney
Canvass Director
San Diego, CA
Katie
graduated from Emmanuel College in May of 2005 with a degree in
psychology. Unsure of her next move, she knew she want to work to
make a difference. Always passionate about environmental issues,
she soon found a summer gig canvassing door to door on a campaign
to defeat President Bush’s ‘Clear Skies Initiative’.
During this ‘summer gig’,
Katie learned the importance of grassroots fundraising, and decided
that political activism was the work she wanted to do full time.
Starting as a canvasser, she advanced first to Assistant Director,
then to Canvass Director in Boston before moving on to take over
the San Diego office.
As a Director, Katie worked on
campaigns to help the environment, win back Congress, and protect
our civil liberties. She is excited for the upcoming presidential
race, and cannot wait to see a Democrat in the White House!
Suzy Jaffe
Canvass Director
Boston, MA
Suzy
started with Grassroots Campaigns literally the day after graduating
from UCLA in June 2007. Aside from a brief stint of canvassing before
the ’04 election, Suzy had no real campaign experience. What
she did have—aside from her active leadership in UCLA’s
Mock Trial program—was a desire for activism and the wholehearted
belief that if more concerned Americans stepped up and took action,
then real change would occur. Suzy started as an Assistant Director
in the Portland office, helping to run a 20-person office exceed
its initial summer goal by over 50%. After two months in Portland,
she took over as Canvass Director. Her efforts in Portland have
led to over $200,000 being raised for the American Civil Liberties
Union (ACLU) and the largest membership base ever for the Oregon
Chapter of the ACLU. She now works as the Canvass Director for the
Boston campaign office.
Jeremy Todd
Assistant Canvass Director
New York City, NY
Jeremy
graduated from Harvard University in 2004. Fed up with the direction
of the country, he decided to start canvassing. Immediately he became
one of the highest performing canvassers in the country and then
part of the directing team for the New York City office. During
his year with Grassroots Campaigns, Jeremy has been able to help
groups ranging from the American Civil Liberties Union to the Democratic
National Committee to Save the Children.
Michael Moeder
Canvass Director
New York City, NY
After
graduating from Kansas State University, Michael spent time with
the Peace Corps in Kazakhstan. Watching the Bush administration
from afar, he became increasingly frustrated. Upon returning to
the States in the summer of 2006, he started working with Grassroots
Campaigns as a field manager in the New York City canvass office.
By the fall, he was working on MoveOn.org’s Call For Change
campaign to take back Congress. Since then, he’s become Lead
Director for the NYC canvass office and is gearing up to run one
of the largest single campaign offices in the country.
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