Democratic National Convention Committee
 400 S. Tryon Street, Suite 500, Charlotte NC 28285  (704) 373-2012

(page updated May 17, 2012)

Democrats held a convention kick-off, during which they unveiled the logo, at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte on Sept. 6, 2011.  On Jan. 17, 2012 the DNCC announced that the convention would be shortened from four days to three and that the final day of the convention would be held in Bank of America Stadium to allow greater access.  On Feb. 14, the DNCC announced hotel assignments and headquarters hotels, and on Feb. 15, 2012 Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was announced as Convention Chair. 


Chief Executive Officer  Stephen Kerrigan

(announced May 20, 2011)  Previously director of convention planning at the DNC.  Chief of staff for the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Committee. Did surrogate scheduling at Obama for America.  President of Corner 4 Solutions starting May 2008.  Senior vice president at Lynch Associates Inc, 2007-May 2008.  Chief of staff to Mass. Attorney General Tom Reilly, 2003-07.  Chief of staff at Boston 2004, Inc. (the host committee for the 2004 Democratic National Convention), Jan.-Aug. 2004.  Worked for Sen. Edward Kennedy from 1989-2003 including as director of scheduling and advance and later as political director.  Graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, 1993.

 

Chief of Staff  Travis Dredd

(announced May 20, 2011)  Previously special assistant to the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy, from Jan. 2009.  Deputy director for the Office of the Vice President-elect on the Presidential Inaugural Committee.  Deputy CEO for hall operations for the 2008 Democratic National Convention.  Deputy executive director for the X PRIZE Foundation, 2005-07.  Deputy hall manager for the 2004 Democratic National Convention.   Lead advance on Kerry for President New Hampshire primary campaign and national advance lead on Kerry-Edwards 2004.  Worked on Gore's 2000 campaign and as a legislative aide for Sen. Feinstein on Capitol Hill.  From January to May 2000 he worked on the White House national advance team.   Degree in political science from UCLA, 2000.  Served six years in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff  Lauren Prince
(June 2011)  White House intern, Jan.-June 2011.  In 2010 served as a field organizer for the Nevada Democratic Party and earlier on the Swett for Congress campaign.  B.A. from Boston University, 2010.

Deputy Chief of Staff  Alejandro Rodriguez

(announced May 20, 2011 as director of special projects)  Previously convention operations manager at the DNC.


Senior Advisor  Cameron Moody

(announced May 20, 2011)  Director of the Office of Administration in the Executive Office of the President since Jan. 2009.  Deputy CEO for "Outside the Hall" Operations for the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. Director of Strategic Planning and Operations for the American Cancer Society's National Government Relations Office.  Deputy CEO for Operations for the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Deputy Director of Logistics for the 2000 Democratic National Convention in L.A., and Deputy Director of Transportation for the 1996 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.  Moody worked on the 2002, 2000 and 1996 Olympics and the 1997 Denver Summit of the Eight (G-8 Economic Summit). He is an engineer by training and has worked in automotive and athletic shoe design and development.  B.S. in industrial engineering from NC Agricultural and Technical State University, 1986 after attending Morehouse College.

Deputy Senior Advisor  Treshawn Shields

(announced May 20, 2011 as deputy chief of staff)  Deputy CFO/Compliance on Obama's 2008 campaign.  Assistant controller at the DCCC, 2003-07.  Accounting manager at EMILY's List, 1999-2003.


Chief Operating Officer  Theo LeCompte

(announced May 20, 2011)  Consultant at Halyard Strategies from March 2009.  Deputy director of media logistics for the Presidential Inaugural Committee.  Director of media operations for the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver.  Communications director at Western Progress; started in August 2007.  Associate director of press relations at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC.  Deputy director for media affairs at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, Sept. 2006.  A permanent press lead on the national advance staffs of Clark for President and Kerry-Edwards 2004.  Has also worked for A&E Television, HBO, NBC News and NYC2012.  Graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science, 2001.



Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and Outreach  Eureka Gilkey

(announced May 20, 2011) White House liaison at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.  Started on Obama's campaign in 2007 as deputy political director, then served as Georgia state director, Texas political director, and North Carolina political director.  National training director for EMILY's List during the 2006 cycle.  Deputy political director of NARAL Pro-Choice America during the 2004 election cycle.  PAC coordinator at the AFL-CIO during the 2002 election cycle.  Message and polling coordinator at the DNC.  Gilkey has worked on several campaigns, including Diane E. Watson for Congress (CA-32) and Ron Kirk for U.S. Senate in Texas.  First job out of college was political assistant at EMILY's List.  Graduate of Howard University.  Texas native.

Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and Outreach  Kevin Monroe

(announced May 20, 2011)  Assistant to Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx from early 2010.  Political director on Obama's fall campaign in North Carolina.  Served as U.S. Sen. John Edwards’ representative in the Charlotte area.  Managed one of Rep. Mel Watt's campaigns and consultant on Foxx's two campaigns for City Council.  Prior to his political experience, Monroe was the senior policy adviser for national security to the late U.S. Sen. Terry Sanford and was on the Senate Armed Services Committee staff for U.S. Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL).  Grew up in Buies Creek.



Communications Director  Kristie Greco

(announced May 20, 2011)  Capitol Hill veteran.  Served as communications director to Rep. Jim Clyburn in the Office of the Majority Whip and earlier as press secretary to Rep. Peter DeFazio.

Deputy Director of Communications for Community Relations  LaVenia LaVelle

Director of outreach communications and national radio/TV booking for U.S. Sen. Harry Reid and the Democratic Steering/Outreach Committee from June 2009.  CEO of Mosaic Public Relations, 2002-09.  Public affairs manager at Columbia University, 2008-09.  Publicist at Newsweek, 2006-08.  Director of public relations at Integrity Publishers, 2006-07.  Manager of public relations at Zondervan Publishers, 2002-05.  B.A. in marketing communications from Columbia College Chicago.

Deputy Director of Communications for Digital Media  Nikki Sutton

In the 2008 campaign Sutton worked on the MyBO in the new media department at the Obama campaign.  Graduate of Middlebury College.

Press Secretary  Joanne Peters

Regional press secretary at the DNC in the 2010 cycle, started May 2009.  Press secretary to Rep. Bob Etheridge (NC), 2005-April 2009.  Deputy director of radio booking at the DNC in 2008. Press secretary/legislative assistant to Rep. Joe Baca (CA), 2004-05.



Director of Media Logistics  Karen Burchard

Director of press operations for the 2008 DNCC.  Director of press advance on Kerry-Edwards 2004, Inc.  Prior to the campaign Burchard went to grad school in England, earning an M.A. in Archaeology, and consulted at SAIC.  Deputy director of advance at the White House from early 1999 to Jan. 2001.  In August of 1998 she returned to the Department of Education and from there was detailed to the White House.  Worked at the President's Initiative on Race.  Did advance full-time until 1998.  Press lead on Clinton's '96 re-election campaign.  Worked for Secretary Riley and Deputy Secretary Kunin at the Department of Education in the scheduling and advance office from 1993-96.  Graduate of the University of Virginia with a degree in Linguistics and Spanish, 1987.  From Arlington, VA.


Chief Information Officer  Andrew Binns

(from Oct. 2011; initially the DNCC's director of technology, announced May 20, 2011 to Oct. 2011)  As a technology consultant "has worked on more than a dozen local and state political campaigns." Lead project manager of technology for the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver; lead project manager for technology for the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston.

 

Director of Credentials  Zoe Garmendia

 (announced May 20, 2011)  DNC senior advisor for convention planning in advance of the 2008 Democratic National Convention.  Senior advisor for operations for the 2004 Democratic National Convention Committee.  Worked on the 2000 and 1996 conventions as deputy director for convention planning, associate director for credentials, and special assistant to the Deputy Chief Executive Officer.  Event coordinator for the 53rd Presidential Inauguration, the 2000 Summer Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Olympics.


Director of Transportation  Brian Wickersham

(from Jan. 2012)  Director of operations at Carey International, 2001-08.  Director of transportation for the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles.  B.S. in education from Greenville College.



Director of Housing  Kelsey Larus

(announced May 20, 2011)  Comes to the Convention from the White House Travel Office.  Co-director for housing on the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Committee.


Director of Security  Tom Rosfelder

(reported March 21, 2012)  Per the Charlotte Observer, Rosfelder most recently managed the Cleveland Electronic Crimes Task Force and the Cleveland/Northern Ohio Organized Crime Task Force.  He previously served 26 years with the U.S. Secret Service.



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Director of Operations  Clark Jennings


Director of Convention Center  Cornelia Sanford


Director of Stadium Operations  Alan Fitts

(March 2012)  Trip director for First Lady Michelle Obama, Feb. 2009-Feb. 2012.  Managed several events for the Presidential Inaugural Committee.  National advance staff on Obama for America, Feb.-Nov. 2008.  Associate (2005-08) and analyst (2000-03) in the investment banking division at Goldman Sachs.  M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, 2005; B.A. from Williams College, 2000.



Director of Special Projects  Elizabeth Schoetz

(June 2011)  Director of municipal affairs and scheduler to State Sen. Katherin Clark (MA), Jan.-June 2011; earlier legislative aide to State Rep. Katherine Clark.  Also managed Clark's state Senate campaign in the first part of 2010.  Associate at FHO Partners, 2007-10.  Research associate at Trammell Crow Company, 2006-07.  Leasing assistant at Equity Office Properties, 2005-06.  JD from Suffolk University Law School, 2003; B.A. in English from Providence College, 1997.


General Counsel  Judy Corley

(from August 2001)  Served as general counsel at the DNC through June 2011.  Attorney at Perkins Coie.  Worked at the Federal Election Commission from 1975-81, including chief of public communications, 1978-81.  J.D. from The George Washington University Law School, 1985; B.A. from the University of Washington, 1974.


diversity contracting policy

Contracts
Artwork and Design Services for 2012 DNC Credential - Zander Guinn Millan, Inc. (ZGM) and Rosa Naday Garmendia (announced May 17, 2012)


Website Services - Business Empire Consulting (announced April 30, 2012)


Transportation Management Team - partnership between Event Transportation Associates (ETA), Vectour Group and Charlotte Destination Group (announced March 28, 2012)


Housing Services  - partnership between EventSphere, Akintayo Management Group and It’s My Affair (announced Dec. 5, 2011)


Construction Manager - partnership between Rodgers Builders, Inc., Hunt Construction Group and H.J. Russell and Company.

Event Architect - partnership between Populous and Neighboring Concepts

Exposition and Event Services Provider - Hargrove, Inc.

(announced Oct. 25, 2011)


RFPs

Construction Manager and Event Architect

(RFP issued Sept. 13, due Sept. 30, 2011)  "The CM will oversee the modification and then restoration of the Arena for the Convention, and will serve as the lead agency for the project.  The EA will be responsible for various architectural and design planning needs of the Convention and design a world-class convention venue."

Exposition Services Vendor

(RFP issued Sept. 21, due Oct. 7, 2011)  "The Exposition Services vendor will be responsible for delineating assigned spaces within the Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte Convention Center and other venues as designated offering for rent materials and furniture to outfit assigned spaces, and processing individual organization orders for such services."

Housing Services Vendor

(RFP issued Oct. 21, due Nov. 8, 2011)  "The housing services vendor will work closely with the DNCC housing department to manage the DNCC’s hotel room blocks for convention week.  The vendor will be responsible for providing support teams, including call centers, website reservation services and fax machines; building on existing housing inventory, handling contracts and assisting with housing inspections; managing housing inventory, wait-list procedures and post cut-off procedures; providing reservation services and meeting space management systems; and managing deposits and refunds, conducting audits and producing ongoing reports."

Security Printing Services Vendor to Print Credentials

(RFQ issued Dec. 21, 2011)  "Credentials will be printed by a security printing firm and bear security features to ensure against counterfeiting."

Transportation Services Vendor

(RFP issued Feb. 10, due Feb. 24, 2012)  "The transportation services vendor will be responsible for providing motor coach transportation and transportation management services, including developing a comprehensive transportation plan to and from more than 150 hotels and various DNCC events, supplying full-sized motor coaches that conform to DNCC guidelines, providing on-site operation support and staff, creating maps and diagrams, developing and submitting routings for approval, developing contingency plans, tracking vehicle movements, and more."

Website Services Vendor

(RFP issued March 9, due March 20, 2012)  "The websites services vendor will be responsible for providing web design, development and production services, including website hosting and security." 

Artwork and Design Services for 2012 DNC Credential

(RFP issued March 29, 2012) "will develop credential designs and/or artwork in coordination with the DNCC, the security printing vendor and other vendors.  Vendors may bid for both credential design and artistic services, or may bid for just one component."