April 03, 2007

'08 Press Shop Staff Listings: Rudy Giuliani

Continuing our series of press shop staff listings for the Presidential campaigns, today we'll showcase Rudy Giuliani.  If we have made any mistakes in titles, omissions, etc - please email me ([email protected]).

We will unveil one campaign a day, with the Republican campaigns this week.

Fmr. Mayor Rudy Giuliani (NYC)
Based in New York City, NY

Katie Levinson - Communications Director
  Communications Director for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's re-election campaign in 2006, Director of TV at both the White House and the RNC, former Press Secretary for Rep. Christopher Shays (R-CT).
Maria Comella - Deputy Communications Director
  Press Secretary for Rep Jim Nussle's unsuccessful Gubernatorial campaign, NH Press Secretary for Bush-Cheney '04, worked on Gov. George Pataki's re-election campaign in 2002.
Jason Miller - Deputy Communications Director
Former Deputy Chief of Staff and Campaign Manager for Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC), managed Jack Ryan's unsuccessful Senate campaign in Illinois in 2004, managed Ric Keller's successful congressional re-election campaign in 2000 and served as his Chief of Staff.
Jarrod Agen - Regional Press Secretary, West
  Former Deputy Press Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security
Jim Dyke - Senior Communications Advisor
  RNC Communications Director during 2004 campaign, Press Secretary at Commerce Department under Secretary Don Evans
Michael McKeon - Senior Communications Advisor
  Former Communications Director and Senior Advisor to Gov. George Pataki (R-NY)
Tim Pearson - Director of Rapid Response
  Background unknown
Tom O'Brien - War Room Director (resigned)
  Former Deputy Research Director at the NRCC in the 2002 cycle, Deputy Communications Director of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York City
Foster Morss - War Room Manager
  Managed RNC War Room
Kathryn Grosso - War Room Manager
  Former Staff Assistant at the White House
Emily D'Alberto - Director of Television
  Former Booker, CNN's "American Morning"
Jeff Berkowitz - Research Director
  Former White House liaison to the Jewish community

(Some background from "Democracy in Action")

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