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Special ThanksFormer Governor Haley Barbour (R-MS)Joyce Irwin, Director, State Government Affairs, Roche Diagnostics

Jim Ruda, Senior Policy Advisor, Intuit

Phil Smith, Principal, Phil Smith and Associates

Charlie Williams, Director, Government Relations, ButlerSnow

Contributors

Brandon Boxbaum, Research Assistant
B.A., Northeastern University, 2012

Kyle Butler, Research Assistant
B.A., Bates College, expected 2014

David Crowley, Video Streaming and Editing
Senior Video Technologist, Northeastern University Online

Tim Harper, OpenClass Modules DevelopmentĀ 
Instructional Designer, Northeastern University Online

Zach Hrynowski, Research Assistant
B.A., Northeastern University, expected 2015

Adam Kerchman, Videographer

Shun Liang, Web Designer and Developer

Sean Lauziere, Research Assistant
B.A., Northeastern University, expected 2013

Chris Loughran, Videographer

William Mayer, Content Provider
Professor, Northeastern University

Terry MacCormack, Research Assistant
B.A., Northeastern University, expected 2015

Rick Macomber, Lead Videographer/Editor
President, Macomber Productions

James McKeon, Research Assistant
B.S., Northeastern University, expected 2015

Erica Melito, Research Assistant
B.A., Northeastern University, expected 2014

Will Pett, Research Assistant
B.A., Northeastern University, expected 2014

Jennifer Pope, Copy & Compliance Editing
Copy & Compliance Editor, Northeastern University Online

Haley Reddington, Research Assistant
B.A., Northeastern University, expected 2013

Molly Runkle, Research Assistant
B.A., Northeastern University, expected 2016

Jamie Urman, Videographer

Video Interviewees

Mike Berman
President, Duberstein Group

Susan Brophy,
Managing Director, The Glover Park Group

Judy Corley
General Counsel, DNCC 2012

Jack Corrigan
Attorney and Political Consultant

Richard Counts
Romney Delegate, RNCC 2012

Tad Devine
Media and Politics Consultant

Travis Dredd
Chief of Staff, DNCC 2012

Former Governor Michael Dukakis
Professor, Northeastern University

Jane C. Edmonds
Senior Fellow, College of Professional Studies
Northeastern University

Mark Gearan,
President, Hobart & William Smith Colleges

Michael Goldman
Political Consultant

William Greener
Partner, Greener and Hook, LLC

Pat Halley
Author and Political Consultant

Steve Kerrigan
CEO, DNCC 2012

Matt Keswick
Government Affairs Consultant

James King
Political and Convention Consultant

Joan Menard
Vice President at Bristol Community College.

Jeff Modisett
Senior Counsel to SNR Denton

Tom Pazzi
CFO, American Constitution Society

Comelia Sanford
Convention Operations Director, DNCC 2012

Thaleia Schlesinger
Government Affairs Consultant

Alan Schroeder
Professor, School of Journalism
Northeastern University

Phil Smith
Government Affairs Consultant

Richard Tisei
Candidate for U.S. Congress, 6th District of Massachusetts

Additional Contributors

Joe Douillette, Video Editing
President, Egg Rock Media

Kevin MacLeod, Composer
Soundtrack on Conventions & Campaigns trailer videos (“Five Armies”)

PerkettPR

Phil Phelane, Technical consultant
Director of Tech, NewCity

Reignition, Inc., Web Programming