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Laurie is one of nation’s premiere political organizers and a founding partner of FieldWorks. For the last nine years Laurie has worked with a large and diverse client base helping them to achieve their goals at the ballot box, in Congress and in legislatures around the country through savvy strategic planning, smart integration of message, and effective grassroots and grasstops organizing tactics. Laurie has served as a senior advisor to numerous campaigns and individuals helping her clients to clearly identify goals and agendas, integrate grassroots into their overall campaign efforts, and achieve maximum impact while leveraging scarce resources. As a result, Laurie has helped clients as diverse as the DCCC, the Ballot Initiative
Strategy Center, Transportation for America, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the American Jewish World Service, the Sierra Club, the ACLU and the Genocide Intervention Network achieve success in their efforts.
Prior to starting FieldWorks, Laurie served for many years with the Democratic National Committee. As the director of the DNC’s 2000 Coordinated Campaign, she was widely credited with helping earn Al Gore the popular vote. As the Coordinated Campaign Director, Laurie worked with 19 stakeholder tables to develop state based Coordinated Campaign plans and fund them to the tune of $35million dollars. She has served in senior level positions with the Democratic National Committee, campaigns, and advocacy organizations for over 23 years, including as a consultant to the 2004 and 2008 Presidential campaigns.
Laurie spends time both training and mentoring up and coming political operatives. She has trained for the DNC, the DCCC, the American University, Democratic GAIN, EMILY’s List, and EMERGE and is a yearly lecturer at Harvard’s Kennedy’s School, Women in Public Policy Program.
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