Key People-Former Gov. Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson 2012    ...his campaign for the Libertarian nomination [website]
...announced seeking Libertarian nomination on Dec. 28, 2011
...announced candidacy for Republican nomination on April 21, 2011
...previous OUR America Initiative, a 501(c)(4) announced Dec. 2009  [website]

updated July 2, 2012            

Candidate  Former Gov. Gary Johnson



Senior Advisor  Ronald T. (Ron) Nielsen

President and founder (1992) of NSØN®, an opinion strategy firm based in Salt Lake City Utah.  Ran Johnson's first campaign for governor.

Accounting Manager  Kim Blanton

Scheduling  Grant Huihui

Project manager at NSØN® since April 2010; also creative team member at M3 Marketing from Jan. 2009.  Project assistant at Snow Lion Expeditions, 2008.  Legal assistant/administrative for tow law firms, 2007-09.  While at university worked as a shift manager at Pizza Hut.  B.A. in English from UNLV, 2006.

Erik Johnson

(started at OUR America on Jan. 2010)  Previously client services consultant for eCollege, from Oct. 2008.  Rooms coordinator at the Inverness Hotel and Conference Center, 2006-08.  Leadership consultant for the Sigma Chi Fraternity 2004-05.  Degree in hotel, restaurant and tourism management from the University of Denver, 2004.  (Son of Gary Johnson).

PR and Media

Communications Director  Joe Hunter


Natalie Dicou

Writer from Sandy, Utah; experience includes features writer for the Times-News (Twin Falls, ID).

Regional Directors

East (CT, DE, DC, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, VA)  Charles Frohman

Does some lobbying (Charles D. Frohman Consulting and Government Affairs +).


West (AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY)  Forest Baker

Candidate for Congress against Rep. Pete Stark (D, CA-13) in 2010. +



South (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, WV)  Chris Hill

President of AtlasPacific.com in Sarasota, FL (rolling papers, rolling machines, smokers survival kit)  twitter


Midwest (IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, OH, WI)  Alicia Dearn

Attorney based in San Diego and St. Louis. Owner of Good Sharks, Inc., 2008-10.  Associate at Paul Hastings, 2006-07.  Associate at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, 2005-06. J.D. from University of San Diego School of Law, 2004; B.A. in English from University of Washington, 2001.  twitter

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