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It's been a week since the EqualiTeam was deployed across the country to work alongside the campaigns of our eleven ElectEquality candidates this November.  

This team is committed, strong, passionate, smart, and the future of the movement.  During the Equaliteam training last week, NSD's Executive Director, Michael Mitchell expressed how impressed he is with the qualifications, commitment, and strength of the team.  "I'm incredibly proud of the men and women we have serving on the inaugural Equaliteam.  Not only do they bring extensive campaign knowledge, but their diverse backgrounds and commitment to do whatever it takes to elect pro-equality Democrats is unwavering.  They will be a force to be reckoned with.  With this incredible team, we will elect equality this November."  

Check back weekly for updates from the 2010 Equaliteam.  Today, we have an introduction to the team.  

Meet the Team

Alex Kapelman is an Organizer for the Rush Holt for Congress campaign in New Jersey’s 12th District. Before joining the EqualiTeam, Alex worked for Grassroots Campaigns, Inc. as Lead Field Manager and Assistant to the Canvass Director. He raised tens of thousands of dollars for progressive causes, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Alex graduated from Bates College in May 2009, where he received a degree in Sociology. He ultimately plans to pursue a law degree.
Alison Goh is organizing to elect equality in Providence, Rhode Island with the David Cicilline for Congress campaign. Before becoming a member of the EqualiTeam, she lived in China teaching English to college students, continuing her study of Mandarin Chinese and enjoying the local street food. As an undergraduate, she interned at the SEIU during the 2008 Presidential Campaign, assisting with the logistics and planning for union members deployed throughout the nation. Alison graduated from American University with a double major in Political Science and International Studies, as well as a minor in Chinese. She spent two semesters studying abroad at Peking University in Beijing, China, studying Chinese and learning about Chinese politics, as well as interning at the China Youth Development Foundation, one of the largest NGOs in the country. She was born in Singapore and raised in Dallas, Texas and intends to return to Washington, DC after the campaign and begin a career in politics and advocacy.
David Grossman is an Organizer for the Patrick Murphy for Congress campaign. Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, his parents transferred their deeply-held beliefs in equality and our political system to me around the dinner table. Always politically active, he took a semester off of college to work on then Senator Obama’s presidential race. Armed with a Political Science degree from American University, David is confident that joining the EqualiTeam is just as important in the fight for justice as was working for President Obama, if not more so. When he’s not fighting for justice, you can find David reading, collecting records, and playing basketball with friends.

Daniel Ramos Daniel Ramos is organizing in Palm Springs, California for the Steve Pougnet for Congress Campaign. He recently graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in Sociology and Spanish. Active in CU-Boulder’s Student Government, he served as a Representative-At-Large, Chief of Staff, and Student Body President where he pursued a number of social justice and sustainability initiatives.

A true believer that education is a right, Daniel served on the Board of Directors for the United States Student Association, the nation's oldest and largest student-led advocacy organization in the US.  Working with USSA, he organized students on his campus for Student Aid Reform and the Dream Act.  After working on a number of Congressional and issue based campaigns in Colorado, Daniel is excited to bring his experience to California's 45th Congressional District to get ElectEquality candidate Steve Pougnet to Congress.  

David Wilburn grew up in Northeast Louisiana. He was raised by a progressive mother who taught him to educate, organize and know when to duck. He has worked in political campaigns from his early teens and been involved in many groups educating voters. He worked in New York for almost ten years as national brand manger for a publisher and as a consultant developing new markets. Since returning to Louisiana he has worked in a number of campaigns and has been working to organize Democratic Party and LGBT activities in Louisiana. David’s specialty is direct voter contact planning and management. In the 2008 election cycle David served as the Field Director for the Louisiana Democratic Party. Last year David worked with Forum for Equality as Statewide Coordinator developing local chapters and developing advocates who had significant impact on state and local policies affecting the LGBT Community. Currently David has joined National Stonewall Democrats as an EqualiTeam member working to re-elect Pro-Equality Democrat Representative Tim Bishop from New York’s 1st Congressional District.

Genevieve Flores was born in Los Angeles, but moved to the beach side community of Oxnard, CA as a child. The oldest of three children, she is the only girl and was raised in a Latino-Catholic family. A recent University of Southern California alum, she holds a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Gender Studies. She plays both the acoustic and electric guitar in two different bands, where she writes both the music and lyrics. She is also a poet and performer.

While at USC, she was elected Executive Director of the GLBT Assembly and worked to create positive changes, including increased outreach to the fraternity and sorority systems, developing relationships with other LA area universities and colleges, and within the USC community.  She currently sits on the Board of Directors for the USC LGBT Lambda Alumni Association as the Events Co-Chair.  Genevieve is a member of the EqualiTeam working to re-elect Nevada's Rep. Dina Titus to Congress.  

Mark Doumet Mark brings more than three years of experience in politics, communications and foreign policy to the Giannoulias Campaign for U.S. Senate. While he specializes in public policy and foreign policy, Mark is working in collaboration with Alexiforillinois’s Field Program to outline a robust state-wide strategy of LGBT outreach—crafting targeting strategies of volunteer recruitment and GOTV to Illinois audiences.

Before joining the Giannoulias Campaign, Mark helped develop public policy strategy at Kaiser Associates for Canada's largest oil and gas trade association.  

Mark developed his skills in shaping public policy as a legislative intern working with the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, and as a marketing intern with the Human Rights Campaign.  

Mark is an honors student in Georgetown University's School of Foreign Services.  He studies the intersection of culture and politics in international relations, focusing on political polarization for partisan mobilization in pluralistic states.  He chose to forgo an early graduation to help Elect Alexi Giannoulias, a fellow Greek Orthodox, to advocate on behalf of the LGBT community in the United States Senate.  

Scott Wooledge is Michigan native, transplanted to New York City 18 years ago. After studying journalism at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan and Graphic Communication at the College for Creative Studies, he moved to New York City and pursued a career in consumer magazines, working for such publications as Esquire, Entertainment Weekly, Us Weekly and Time Out New York.

He still found time for activist politics, and worked for President Obama's campaign in 2008, canvassing in Pennsylvania and working on the GOTV operations out of the campaign's Sarasota, FL offices in the last month of the cycle. 

In 2007 Scott started posting at the Daily Kos blog under the handle Clarknt67 and has risen to some prominence in the blogging world, posting about LGBT and New York state politics.  He eventually became a front pager at Pam's House Blend and others, asserting a strong voice for Equality.  He's proud of the effort to shore up our pro-equality allies in the U.S. Congress by working on the Rep. Paul Hodes campaign as a member of the inaugural EqualiTeam.  

Sean Mann moved to Washington, DC to pursue studies at George Washington University’s in GW’s Campaign Management Program, specializing in advocacy politics. He am delighted at the opportunity to work for the ElectEquality campaign through NSD as it has been his dream to be an advocate for the rights of minorities, especially those in the LGBTQ community. Sean originally comes from the Daytona Beach, Florida and is excited to work for Elect Equality candidate Ed Potosnak. Seah has past experience advocating and campaigning for local campaigns in Florida like Gainesville’s No on Amendment 1.

Tim Hines was born in New York State and moved to North Carolina in 1998. In 2005, he graduated from McDowell High School. Taking an active role in politics, he ran for county commissioner in the county of McDowell. While he was the youngest candidate in North Carolina to ever run for a county commission seat, he only received ten percent of the primary votes. Since then, he has assisted in many other political endeavors.

Tim graduated from Western Carolina University with two bachelor's degrees, in both Political Science and English.  Tim considers himself a strong advocate for many progressive causes and issues including; education, healthcare, foreign policy, lgbt rights, and pro-choice rights.

Tim is an avid leader and always willing to take charge of an issue and speak out on behalf of a concerned community.  Currently, he is working to re-elect Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter for the EqualiTeam.   

Travis Baillie Travis Ballie is a Native New Yorker who graduated from American University in May 2010, with a B.A. in International Relations & Business. He has worked in various capacities in both the LGBTQ and Reproductive Justice movements. Most recently, Travis worked with NARAL Pro-Choice America, helping to coordinate NARAL’s affiliates all across the country.

Travis is committed to a diverse LGBT movement, and makes progress towards that goal as a board member of KhushDC, one of the largest South Asian LGBT organizations in the country.  He also serves on the board for Out for Work, which helps LGBT and allied young professionals prepare for success in the workplace and to connect them to pro-equality workplaces.  Travis is currently working on Kendrick Meek's campaign in Florida.  As a daily escape from politics and social justice, Travis is training for the 2014 Antarctica marathon.  

 

 

 

 

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