Authors

Anne Marie Ashburn

Socially Networking Your Data: An Obama Case Study (Issue 1)

Anne Marie is a Program Manager for NOI, working closely with the entire NOI team to develop their progressive human capital program, placing talented individuals with progressive organizations. Before her work with NOI, Anne Marie worked on the Obama For America campaign as a New Media Field Representative, based out of Chicago and hopping state to state to train staff on new media technology, and develop new media tools and strategy at the Obama national headquarters. Anne Marie is a coffee addict and blames it on going to college in Portland, OR. annemarie at neworganizing dot com

Matt Ewing

Lessons Organizers Can Learn From the Military (Issue 1)

Matt is a Senior Fellow at the New Organizing Institute and former field director for MoveOn. Matt spent 5 years at MoveOn, where he developed the organization's innovative national grassroots organizing structure and helped to design and direct the 2006 and 2008 GOTV campaigns. He is a graduate of Green Corps, the field school for environmental organizing, and serves on the organization's board of directors. Matt likes good whiskey and old steel frame bikes (though generally not in that order). matt at neworganizing dot com 

Sam Dryzmala

Coalition Organizing On Campus: A Student Perspective (Issue 1)

Sam manages the web presence of Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri, assisting with social media networks, outreach, and open government initiatives. Prior to his work with Senator McCaskill, Sam was a Fellow at the New Organizing Institute for three months, working on writing and research projects. Sam spent the general election in 2008 on Barack Obama's new media email team. Previously, Sam worked as an online organizer at several nonprofit organizations. dryzmalas at yahoo dot com

Tyler Rodgers

Keeping Hope Alive: The Story of Obama's Neighborhood Teams Following Election Day (Issue 1)

Tyler served as a field organizer with the Obama campaign in Warren County, Ohio from July-November 2008, helping President Obama achieve a five percent increase from John Kerry's share of the 2004 vote. After the campaign ended, Tyler continued to cultivate his expertise in political organizing, working as a research fellow for the New Organizing Institute. Working with Zack Exley, he helped develop an ''evidence-based' explaination of the Obama campaign's successes, looking to the South Carolina primary victory as a Model. Tyler has remained active in progressive campaigns, and is looking forward to beginning graduate study in diplomatic history in the fall. trodgers at gmail dot com