Edwards Campaign Names Key Communications Staffers

John Edwards' Presidential campaign named the following key communications staff positions today:

Senior advisor for communications, David Ginsberg - Ginsberg has held senior positions in several presidential campaigns, including senior advisor for communications in the Kerry-Edwards presidential campaign.  He served as deputy campaign manager for communications in Edwards' 2004 presidential campaign and as research director of Gore-Lieberman in 2000.  He also served as research and policy director for Edwards for Senate in 1998.

Policy communications coordinator, Alex Navarro -Navarro joins the campaign after working as communications director for the Working Families Party.  He worked as press secretary in 2004 for Edwards’ New York campaign.  Navarro has worked in press and policy roles for numerous New York campaigns.

National spokesman and senior advisor for communications, Mark Kornblau - Kornblau will serve as Edwards’ traveling spokesman.  He returns to the Edwards team after serving as his press secretary during the 2004 general election.  He previously worked as New Hampshire communications director for Kerry’s presidential primary campaign and later as a national spokesman.

Research director and senior advisor for communications, Christina Reynolds - Reynolds was a researcher on Edwards’ 1998 senate campaign and the research director during his 2004 presidential primary run. She also has served in research positions for other campaigns dating to 2002.

Director of communications planning, Candace McAdams - McAdams was most recently the director of marketing and communications at the White House Project.  In 2004, she worked on Kerry's presidential campaign.  She previously worked at Dan Klores Communications, a national public relations and marketing firm, where she specialized in crisis management and political, corporate and non-profit accounts.

Deputy director of communications planning, Teresa Wells - Wells most recently served as the traveling press secretary to Gov. Jon Corzine.  Previously, Wells worked on Corzine's gubernatorial campaign and the presidential efforts of Kerry and Bill Bradley.

Deputy press secretary, Andrea Purse - Purse most recently served as a press advisor for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and press secretary for Rep. George Miller, following communications positions at the Center for American Progress and Campaign for America's Future.

Deputy press secretary, Jenni Lee - Lee previously worked as deputy press secretary at Edwards’ One America Committee. During the 2004 campaign, she worked as assistant to the campaign manager for the vice presidential nominee.

National press secretary, Eric Schultz - Schultz joins the campaign after working as New York Sen. Chuck Schumer's communications director.  He has also served as Schumer's press secretary.  In 2004, Schultz was the New Hampshire communications director for the Kerry-Edwards campaign and the New Hampshire deputy communications director for the Kerry campaign during the primaries.

Deputy national press secretary, Kate Bedingfield - Bedingfield served as a regional press secretary at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee during the 2006 cycle.  She joins the Edwards campaign following work at the AFL-CIO and the Kerry-Edwards general election campaign.

Senior advisor for online communications, Mathew Gross - Gross was director of Internet communications for Howard Dean’s presidential campaign in 2003 and 2004. He has served as an online and communications advisor to numerous non profits.

Senior advisor for online communications, Ryan Montoya - During the 2004 general election, Montoya served as Elizabeth Edwards’ trip director.  In 2000, he served Vice President Gore in several capacities. Montoya worked on the Clinton-Gore campaign in 1996 and was a presidential appointee in the Clinton administration.

Director of online communications and organizing, Ben Brandzel - Brandzel joins the campaign after working as advocacy director at MoveOn.org, a Democratic grass-roots organization.  He also founded the MoveOn Student Action organization.  Brandzel has also worked as an online engagement consultant for the United Nations World Food Programme and Oxfam America.

Online communications manager, Tracy Russo - Russo most recently worked as the blogger and online outreach coordinator at the Democratic National Committee.

Senior advisor, Jennifer Palmieri - Palmieri, who served as national press secretary in the 2004 Edwards for President campaign will be an advisor to the campaign.  (Raleigh News & Observer)