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Staff Bios...

Nick Jacobs has been a Senior Associate with Progressive Strategies since September, 1999. Prior to joining the firm, he was Deputy Press Secretary at the Democratic National Committee. He also worked on the finance staff and as Deputy Press Secretary for Rep. Tom Allen's successful 1996 Congressional race. Nick also spent several years in jounralism working at what was then the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, CNN, Fox Morning News, and the sports section at The Washington Post. When he is not busy saving the Republic from the GOP Congress and President-select George W. Bush, Nick spends his time on his bike, training for the Washington, DC AIDS Ride.

Ken Nickell

Prior to joining the firm as a Senior Associate in April 2000 Ken served in various capacities for the AFL-CIO sponsored Accountability Project. His focus was on building coalitions, and designing and implementing issue education, grassroots lobbying and congressional accountability campaigns.

He is a veteran of the 1998 "Paycheck Protection" battles. He served as Political Director for Oregonians for Open and Fair Elections, and he directed volunteer phone bank operations for the LA County Federation of Labor during the Proposition 226 campaign.

While in graduate school he gained political experience in the office of U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd, the National Journal political consulting desk and behind the bar and tableside at the Dubliner Irish Pub, Washington's center of Irish hospitality.

Ken is a native of Portsmouth, New Hampshire who received his BS in Political Science from Northeastern University and his MA in Political Management from George Washington University.

Jennifer Whelchel has been with Progressive Strategies since July, 2000. An Associate with the firm, she assists president Mike Lux by coordinating and scheduling meetings, conducting research on specific issues and drafting correspondence.

Jennifer is originally from a town near Cedar Rapids, Iowa where her prior experience included research for television stations, Internet companies, educational policy, community development and political initiatives. While in college, Jennifer interned with a media consulting firm in Washington, DC where she gained experience in editing campaign advertisements and media buying for candidates and state referenda.

Jennifer graduated in 1999 with a Bachelors degree in Political Science and Communication Studies from the University of Iowa and is currently a Masters candidate at George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management.

Strategic Alliances...

Part of being a full-service strategy team is having the partners in place to put our strategies into action. We have formed strategic alliances with leading firms to deliver full research and production firepower on anything we don't do in-house.

The Carol-Trevelyan Strategy Group (CTSG)
The Carol/Trevelyan Strategy Group specializes in political research and strategy, and also in Internet strategy. Working with CTSG, we will craft effective and aggressive Internet strategies, including Web site design, list building, and Internet petitions.

Voter Link

Voter Link is a leading grassroots voter contact firm. We will be working with Voter Link to offer our clients voter contact programs that will enhance grassroots organizing.
Winning Connections
Winning Connections is one of the leading phone vendors in the nation, helping their clients decide who to call, what to say, when to call , how to follow up and leverage the results.

Axelrod Associates

Axelrod Associates is one of the top media firms in the country. They are one of the leaders in developing clear, concise, winning messages, as well as the strategies and the commercials to deliver that message.

Ambrosino, Muir Hansen

Ambosino Muir Hansen has been one of the leading direct mail firms in the country for years. Working with them provides yet another means by which we can deliver your message to the people who you want to receive it.

Our Kind of Clients...

Issue advocacy organizations (including foundations, lobbying groups, PACs, trade associations and coalitions) who want to build comprehensive campaigns around major issues related to the economy, education, the environment, health care, gun safety or civil rights
Institutions or individuals who are substantial donors to the above mentioned causes and/or to progressive candidates

Socially responsible businesses who are working to make the world a better place even while they are working to be successful businesses

Clients in our first couple of years in business have included:

People For the American Way/PFAW Voters Alliance
Handgun Control, Inc
NAACP/National Voter Fund
American Family Voices
Mainstreet USA
AIDS PAC

Other pro bono projects we have worked on include:

US Action
Florence Crittenton Services
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center