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Campaigns and Outreach Director: Robin Brown Robin has worked in the political arena for 5 years. She has worked for many successful campaigns throughout the United States including Obama for America both in the primary cycle and the general election.She has also worked for and been on boards of non-profits including Neighborhood Housing Services, a nonprofit community revitalization organization and Citizen Action of New York. With both a political and non-profit background Robin is excited to help MYD in the upcoming election year partner and work with many great organizations in NYC. You can reach Robin at campaigns [at] goMYD [dot] com. |
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Communications Director: Kat Kane MYD’s Communications Director since 2010, Kat Kane brings both media and public affairs experience to the board. She is currently a Senior Associate at SKDKnickerbocker, a leading political and communications firm with offices in New York and D.C. Before joining the consulting world, Kat held writing and production positions at NY1, CNN and MSNBC. Her writing has also been featured on the Huffington Post and Mediaite.com. Kat grew up in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and graduated magna cum laude from New York University with a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications and a minor in Sociology. You can reach Kat at comm [at] goMYD [dot] com. |
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Community Service Director: Jordan Reisner A native of New Jersey, Jordan graduated from Rutgers College studying economics and his professional background has spanned consulting, finance and technology. Deciding it was time to get off the sidelines, Jordan joined MYD in 2011 to get more involved in local politics and connected to progressive causes and soon became an active member of several committees. In an organization of active young progressives empowered to create change for the greater good, with community service integral to our mission, Jordan brings a wide range of skills and experiences to this role. You can reach Jordan at service [at] goMYD [dot] com. |
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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. |
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Development Director: Dan Lewkowicz Coming soon… You can reach Dan at dev [at] goMYD [dot] com. |
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Events Director: Veronica Libman A Chicago native, Veronica has a background in both psychology and journalism. Veronica was treasurer of her university democrats and worked on the Kerry/Edwards presidential campaign and Barack Obama’s Illinois senate campaign. Veronica currently works as the national events coordinator for a major archetictural firm in New York City. She joined MYD to further her political education and become active in her new home. You can reach Veronica at events [at] goMYD [dot] com. |
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![]() 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. 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: 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.
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You can reach Andrew at political [at] goMYD [dot] com. ![]() New Media Director: Jon Reznick |
Jon fell into politics unexpectedly and rather by accident but has dedicated his professional cycles to it ever since. He has made a name lately as photographer to the stars (of NYC politics). His background in new media includes but is not limited to downloading mp3s since they were mp2s, an NYU film degree, and work on interactive and streaming communications campaigns and product for a wall street software company. Jon believes in the power of new media to enhance political literacy and civic engagement. In addition to working as an independent photographer and political new media consultant, Jon works with Occupy The Hood, Bum Rush the Vote, and Occupy Government. You can reach Jon at newmedia [at] goMYD [dot] com.
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