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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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