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Campaign for Change Wisconsin
Field Organization
Field Director
Nicole Derse
(announced July 8, 2008) Started on Obama's campaign in
New Hampshire in March 2007, working political desk responsible for faith, progressives, people
of color and GLBT; also worked on the campaign in South Carolina, Rhode
Island, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland. Activist
in San Francisco. For much of 2006 Derse worked
as field director for PowerPAC; coordinating with grassroots
organizations
in Southern California to help them increase voter turnout.
Worked
for the Alliance for a Better California, a labor-backed organization
formed
to oppose Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Nov. 2005 ballot
initiatives.
Managed Ross Mirkarimi's successful 2004 campaign for San Francisco
Supervisor.
Youth empowerment coordinator for the San Francisco Youth Commission
for
three years. Degree in urban studies at Macalester College,
2001.
From Slinger, WI.
Deputy Field
Director, Southeastern WI
Hallie
Montoya Tansey
(announced July 8, 2008) Started on the campaign in
May 2007 in Nevada, and continued in New Mexico, Texas, and
Illinois. Served as national program
director
for the League of Young Voters (aka the League of Pissed Off
Voters). Laid off from her job as a public school music teacher
in 2003. Born
and raised in Albuquerque, NM.
Deputy Field
Director, Northern and Western WI
Dan
Grandone
(announced July 8, 2008)
Volunteer on the campaign starting in April 2007, including full-time
volunteer in New Hampshire in summer 2007. Over ten years of
community organizing experience; worked for the Gamaliel Foundation in
Saint Louis for seven years. Native of Neenah, WI.
Regional
Field Directors 1: Jenny Montoya-Tansey 2: Cheryl Taruc 3: Roger Lowe 4: Esther Morales 5: Kevin Liao 6: Matt Gula 7: Alex Hughes 8: Greg Neil
Offices 42 offices as of September 16, 2008...43 offices as of October
3, 2008...finished with about 58 offices.
Adams - 240 S. Main St.,
Adams, WI 53910 Amery - 108 Keller Ave. N., Amery, WI
54001 Appleton - 214 East College
Avenue, Appleton, WI 54911 ...grand opening July 19 Ashland - 304 W. Main St., Ashland, WI
54806 ...grand
opening Aug. 12
Baraboo - 128 4th Ave., Baraboo, WI 53913 Beloit - 432 E. Grand Av.,
Beloit, WI 53511 ...grand
opening Aug. 18 Beaver Dam
(Dodge County) - 1231 Madison St., Beaver Dam, WI 53916 Brookfield - 14685 W. Capitol Dr., Brookfield,
WI 53005 Burlington - 400 N. Pine
St., Burlington, WI 53105
Cameron - 100 Spruce St.,
Cameron, WI 54822 Chippewa
Falls - 619 N. Bridge Falls
St., Suite 100, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 Dodgeville - 410 Main St.,
Dodgeville, WI 53533
Eau Claire - 404 S. Barstow
Street, Eau Claire, WI 54701 ...grand
opening July 9 Elkhorn - 21 E. Walworth Ave., Elkhorn, WI 53121
Fond du Lac - 39 S. Main Street, Fond du Lac, WI 53935 ...grand opening July 13 Glendale (North
Shore Milwaukee)
- Glendale Square Mall, 6805 N. Green Bay Ave, Milwaukee, WI
53209 ...grand
opening Aug. 13 Green Bay - 1041
Velp Avenue, Green Bay, WI 54303 ...grand
opening July 9
Hales Corner - 5126 S.
108th St., Hales Corner, WI 53130 Hudson - 522 Second Street,
Hudson, WI 54016 ...grand
opening July 11
Janesville - 1300 Milton Ave., Janesville, WI 53545 Jefferson - 218 Wisconsin
Ave., Jefferson, WI 53549
Kenosha - 5810 6th Avenue, Kenosha,
WI
53140
... ...grand opening July 10
La Crosse - 125 6th Street
South, La Crosse, WI 54601 ...grand opening July 21 Ladysmith
(Rusk County) - 120 Miner Ave. E., Ladysmith, WI
54848
...grand opening Aug. 19
Madison - 1709 Monroe St., Madison, WI
53711 ...grand
opening Aug. 3 RFD Cheryl
Taruc Field Organizers: Anna
Roy: North Side, Sun Prairie, Cottage Grove
JD Stier: West Side, Middleton, Western Dane County
Miles Galbraith: Isthmus, UW Madison
Laura Updegrove: Monroe St., South Side, Town of Madison, Fitchburg,
Verona
Nick Holder: East Side, Monona, Stoughton, McFarland
Sarah Shorder: Sauk County
Don Jones: Columbia County
Laura Dean: Green County. Madison-South Side Office -
1216 S. Park St., Madison, WI 53715
Madison-Student HQ -216 N Henry St., Madison, WI 53703 Manitowoc - 1207 Washington
St., Manitowoc, WI 54220...grand
opening Aug. 10 Marinette -
1703 Marinette Ave., Marinette, WI 54143 Marshfield - 401 S. Central Ave., Marshfield,
WI 54449 Menomonie - 622 Broadway St. S, Menomonie, WI
54751 Mequon
(Ozaukee County) - 10521 N.
Port Washington Rd. (Entrance E), Mequon, WI 53092 Middleton - 6717 Frank
Lloyd Wright Ave., Middleton, WI 53562 Milwaukee Headquarters -
744 N. 4th Street, Milwaukee, WI 54303 ...grand opening Aug. 20
Milwaukee-National Ave. - 534 W National Ave., Milwaukee,
WI 53204 Milwaukee, North Side - 7984
Appleton Ave., Milwaukee,
WI ...grand
opening July 9
Milwaukee, 5th Ward Office...South Side -
170 S. 2nd St., Milwaukee, WI 53204 (phone banking only) Milwaukee-Downer
Ave. - 2567 Downer Ave.,
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Oak Creek - 7435 S. Howell
Ave., Oak Creek, WI 53154 Oshkosh - 480 N. Main
St.,
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Platteville - 55 W.
Main St., Platteville, WI 54701 ...grand opening Aug. 19 Portage -
104 W. Cook St., Portage, WI 53901 Racine - 522 6th
Street, Racine, WI 53403 ...grand opening July 16 Rhinelander - 32 N. Brown St., Rhinelander, WI
54501 Richland Center - N Main St
& W 6th St, Richland Center, WI
53581 River Falls - 1025 S. Main
St., River Falls, WI 54022
Sheboygan - 501 N. 8th Street, Sheboygan,
WI 53018 ...grand
opening July 20 Stevens Point - 1108 Main
Street, Stevens Point, WI 54481 ...grand opening July 16 Sturgeon Bay - 82 S. 3rd Ave., Sturgeon Bay, WI
54235 Sun
Prairie - 1435 W. Main St.,
Sun Prairie, WI 53590 Superior - 1810 Belknap
Street, Superior, WI 54880 ...grand opening July 18
Waukesha - 804 Grand Street, Waukesha, WI 53186 ...grand opening July
16 Kevin Liao Waupaca
- Wausau
- 201 3rd Street, Wausau, WI 54401 ...grand
opening July 9 West Allis and
Wauwatosa- 8633 West Greenfield Ave.,
Milwaukee, WI 53214 ...grand
opening Aug. 15 West Bend - 152 N. Main St., West Bend, WI
53090 Weyauwega
-107 E. Main St., Weyauwega, WI 53190 Whitewater - 153 West Main
St., Whitewater 53190 ...grand
opening Aug. 14 Wisconsin Rapids - 830
Huntington Ave., Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494