Communications Director: Kat Kane
Kathleen Kane is a freelance writer, news/politics junkie, East Villager, and “American Idol” enthusiast. She’s proud(ish) to have grown up in central Pennsylvania – home of Hershey Chocolate, Amish Country, and the celebrated Civil War Museum. Kat moved to the big city in 2003 to attend NYU, and four insanely fun years later graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in journalism and sociology. She’s since worked at MSNBC, CNN, and NY1 and is a regular columnist at mediaite.com. Kat is thrilled to bring her media background to Team MYD. 

You can reach Kat at comm [at] goMYD [dot] com.
Community Service Director: Diana Dellamere
With law, fundraising, communications and journalism all in her background, Diana brings an array of skills and experiences to MYD’s community service team. 

You can reach Diana at service [at] goMYD [dot] com.
Creative Director: Chris Baily
Chris Baily is currently Chief Strategy Officer for Pure West, a New York based Film, Web, and Marketing firm. Before that, he spent five years working in Economic Development as a Community Investment Banker at the National Economic Opportunity Fund. During that time, he worked in some of the poorest neighborhoods in the country, including six months in Tennessee where he was instrumental in the development of a mixed use real estate project in Chattanooga’s historically African American business district. Chris received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Cornell University, where he was awarded the David R. Beane Prize for excellence in the Fine Arts. In high school, Chris was a Presidential Scholar and an Arts Recognition and Talent Search awardee. He grew up in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., and after spending a few years outside the beltway, Chris was inspired by Obama and the good folks at MYD to get involved again. 

You can reach Chris at creative [at] goMYD [dot] com.
Development Director: Dan Beksha
A native of Massachusetts, Dan graduated from the Univ. of Chicago with a degree in Economics and moved to NYC in 2009. He joined MYD to become more involved in the political process in NY and got involved with the CASE committee to help champion progressive causes in the city. 

You can reach Dan at dev [at] goMYD [dot] com.

Field Director: Eric Williams
coming soon!
You can reach Eric at field [at] goMYD [dot] com.
Finance Director: Alex Leopold
Alex is a native of Montreal and New York City. He attended Burke Mountain Academy in Northern Vermont and became one of the top ranked ski racers in the world. Alex had his first taste of Democratic politics in the 2000 Presidential Primaries where he met some of the leading candidates in the New Hampshire Primary. He has spent five summers working as a political fundraiser and consultant for Congressman Charles B. Rangel and served as Deputy Finance Director for Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney for a large part of her 2010 re-election campaign. During this period, Alex helped raise several million dollars for key Democratic Congressional candidates in swing races throughout the country. Alex took over as Finance Director for MYD in August of 2009 and helped turn MYD from a deficit to a surplus position. He currently attends The University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill as a Killam Fellow on academic exchange from Concordia University in Montreal where he is majoring in Political Science and minoring in Economics. 

You can reach Alex at finance [at] goMYD [dot] com.
Political Director: Michael J. Dillon
coming soon. 

You can reach Dillon at political [at] goMYD [dot] com.
New Media Director: Ben Brodsky
Ben has been an activist for many years in a myriad of causes, but always in the pursuit of truth, understanding, and a hope for a better tomorrow. Ben looks forward to using his experience with “New Media” to aid in the evolution of progressive causes in New York, America, and throughout the globe. 

You can reach Ben at newmedia [at] goMYD [dot] com.

Social Media Director: Andrew Goldston spent his early years on Manhattan’s Upper West Side growing up on Zabar’s and Big Nick’s. His family moved to Westchester when he was in grade school, but the damage was done – Andrew had fallen hopelessly in love with The City. An unrepentant Deaniac (“You have the power!”), Andrew loves MYD for its commitment to empowering young people to take ownership of politics. Andrew has served as part of MYD’s communications team since March 2009, and is helming MYD’s online outreach as this year’s Social Media Director. 

You can reach Andrew at social [at] goMYD [dot] com.