Grassroots Campaigns, Inc.

National Leadership Staff

Wes Jones
Vice President and National Canvass Director
Gainesville, FL

A native of the Atlanta suburbs, Wes cut his political teeth as a college intern with the Georgia Democratic Party in the early 1990's. After graduating from Tulane University, he spent 8 years managing canvasses for issue-based advocacy groups. He helped qualify a campaign finance reform initiative in California, managed the inaugural outreach campaigns of two new state-level environmental groups, and pioneered a "street canvassing" program for Greenpeace USA. Two years of life under the Bush White House were enough to bring him back to the electoral world, where he uses the strategies he developed to build non-profits to help the Democratic Party create a lasting majority and change at the ballot box. Over the last 5 years, Wes' part of the operation has raised $50 million dollars for GCI's partner groups.

Jon Scarlett
National Field Director
Boston, MA

After launching the DNC canvassing operations nationally, Jon was a National Director in GCI and MoveOn's 2004 "Leave No Voter Behind" volunteer-based precinct and GOTV operation. Following the 2004 election cycle, Jon spearheaded the development of wholesale volunteer networks to run and win field campaigns. Prior to starting GCI in late 2003, Jon spent two decades with the State PIRGs, including over a decade as the national operations director for the Fund for Public Interest Research, the largest canvassing operation in the country. Jon is a graduate of UC Berkeley.

Sue Moran
Vice President
Boston, MA

Sue graduated from Oberlin College in 1998 with a degree in Political Science. Sue has worked on outreach, advocacy, and fundraising campaigns for numerous progressive organizations including the State Public Interest Research Groups, the Human Rights Campaign and the Sierra Club. Prior to her work with Grassroots Campaigns Sue was the Organizing Director for CALPIRG.

Lindsay Harkins
National Recruitment Director
Chicago, IL

Lindsay got her start at Grassroots Campaigns in 2005 after graduating from Skidmore College with a degree in social work. She was involved in women's issues on campus and wlindayas looking for a way to make a national impact. She has spent time in the Boston canvass office and played a major role as a recruiter in 2006, getting ready for the midterm elections by hiring the best field team.  Lindsay has been running the National Recruitment Department for the last 3 years and has been able to work on a lot of different projects across the country.  She has worked on the last 3 election cycles, most recently running a voter contact office in Denver during the 2010 midterm elections.  She is currently based in Chicago working with the Boston National office and the Campus Recruitment Team.

Bill Sprong
Finance Director
Boston, MA

Bill oversees the Finance Team which performs a number of accounting, administrative, analytical and cashiering functions. He is a lifelong Bostonian with extensive financial experience in the high tech, banking and equipment leasing industries. He credits the Bush administration with providing him with the motivation to join Grassroots and the world of political activism in 2007.

Bill is responsible for the day-to-day operations of GCI’s financial operations. Bill brings a corporate business background to GCI having an extensive background in financial management with construction and pharmaceutical companies.

Bill is a Dartmouth graduate who also holds an M.B.A. degree from Boston University, as well as Red Sox season tickets.

 



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