Hear from the women leading political strategy, the ‘ground game’ and fundraising for San Francisco’s most important candidates!
6:00pm to 6:30pm- Networking, Drinks & Snacks6:30pm to 7:30pm- Panel Discussion7:30pm to 8:00pm- Questions
Powerhouse Panelists
Hala Hijazi - A Political, Community, and Business Leader, Hala has served in the public service arena for 20 years and currently serves on the San Francisco Human Rights Commission, the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Interfaith Council, and the Truman National Security Project. From 2009-2016, she served on President Obama’s & the DNC’s National Finance Committee raising over $700K. Hala organizes Professionals VIP Forums to increase civic and voter participation and fundraisers for some of the nations most well-known politicians including Governor Gavin Newsom, Senator Kamala Harris, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, Congressman Eric Swalwell, and many more. She is a political powerhouse who understands all aspects of the political playing field, becoming a trusted advisor to many local, state and national politicians in highly charged and sensitive environments, and delivering economic and political solutions to diverse constituency stakeholders.
Maggie Muir - CEO/Principal of Muir Consulting, a Campaigns and Public Affairs firm based in San Francisco, and responsible for leading the political strategy for clients like Mayor San Francisco Mayor London Breed, Senator Scott Wiener, San Francisco Assessor Carmen Chu, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon, and many other elected officials. Maggie has also lead the political strategy on a number of successful ballot initiatives like San Francisco's Yes on A (to rebuild the Seawall), and the 2011 Alameda Unified School District parcel taxes.Nicole Derse - Co-Founder/ Principal of 50+1 Strategies, focused on helping candidates, communities and causes win on issues that matter. Since founding the firm in 2012, Nicole has served as a strategic advisor, campaign manager, organizing guru and motivator to more than 200 clients, including Assemblymembers David Chiu and Buffy Wicks, the women-led independent effort to support Mayor London Breed, NARAL, the ACLU, the Golden State Warriors and many more. Nicole has both extensive local and national experience- as one of the first staffers for President Obama's 2007-08 campaign, as the National Training Director for Organizing for America and as a senior advisor on Hillary Clinton's 2016 primary campaign. Tara Moriarty - Tara Moriarty is currently in charge of Internal Communications for 43,000 employees at the San Francisco International Airport. Before working at SFO, she was the Press Secretary for San Francisco Mayor London Breed during her 2018 campaign. Also an award-winning reporter and anchor for KTVU Fox 2 News for ten years, she reported live, breaking news on Mornings on 2 and was also the San Francisco Bureau Chief, covering everything from fires and homicides to politics at City Hall as well as investigative stories.Lauren Feuerborn - Lauren Feuerborn is a political operative with national and local experience, working for Hillary Clinton, Mayor London Breed, Senator Scott Wiener, Assessor Carmen Chu, and Supervisor Vallie Brown. She has professional experience in operations management, communications strategy, press relations, crisis management coordination and fundraising. Lauren is currently the campaign manager for a female candidate running for office in San Francisco. Lauren is the current Campaign Manager for Suzy Loftus, candidate for District Attorney of San Francisco and is on the United Democratic Club Board.
Hear from the women leading political strategy, the ‘ground game’ and fundraising for San Francisco’s most important candidates!
6:00pm to 6:30pm- Networking, Drinks & Snacks6:30pm to 7:30pm- Panel Discussion7:30pm to 8:00pm- Questions
Powerhouse Panelists
Hala Hijazi - A Political, Community, and Business Leader, Hala has served in the public service arena for 20 years and currently serves on the San Francisco Human Rights Commission, the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Interfaith Council, and the Truman National Security Project. From 2009-2016, she served on President Obama’s & the DNC’s National Finance Committee raising over $700K. Hala organizes Professionals VIP Forums to increase civic and voter participation and fundraisers for some of the nations most well-known politicians including Governor Gavin Newsom, Senator Kamala Harris, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, Congressman Eric Swalwell, and many more. She is a political powerhouse who understands all aspects of the political playing field, becoming a trusted advisor to many local, state and national politicians in highly charged and sensitive environments, and delivering economic and political solutions to diverse constituency stakeholders.
Maggie Muir - CEO/Principal of Muir Consulting, a Campaigns and Public Affairs firm based in San Francisco, and responsible for leading the political strategy for clients like Mayor San Francisco Mayor London Breed, Senator Scott Wiener, San Francisco Assessor Carmen Chu, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon, and many other elected officials. Maggie has also lead the political strategy on a number of successful ballot initiatives like San Francisco's Yes on A (to rebuild the Seawall), and the 2011 Alameda Unified School District parcel taxes.Nicole Derse - Co-Founder/ Principal of 50+1 Strategies, focused on helping candidates, communities and causes win on issues that matter. Since founding the firm in 2012, Nicole has served as a strategic advisor, campaign manager, organizing guru and motivator to more than 200 clients, including Assemblymembers David Chiu and Buffy Wicks, the women-led independent effort to support Mayor London Breed, NARAL, the ACLU, the Golden State Warriors and many more. Nicole has both extensive local and national experience- as one of the first staffers for President Obama's 2007-08 campaign, as the National Training Director for Organizing for America and as a senior advisor on Hillary Clinton's 2016 primary campaign. Tara Moriarty - Tara Moriarty is currently in charge of Internal Communications for 43,000 employees at the San Francisco International Airport. Before working at SFO, she was the Press Secretary for San Francisco Mayor London Breed during her 2018 campaign. Also an award-winning reporter and anchor for KTVU Fox 2 News for ten years, she reported live, breaking news on Mornings on 2 and was also the San Francisco Bureau Chief, covering everything from fires and homicides to politics at City Hall as well as investigative stories.Lauren Feuerborn - Lauren Feuerborn is a political operative with national and local experience, working for Hillary Clinton, Mayor London Breed, Senator Scott Wiener, Assessor Carmen Chu, and Supervisor Vallie Brown. She has professional experience in operations management, communications strategy, press relations, crisis management coordination and fundraising. Lauren is currently the campaign manager for a female candidate running for office in San Francisco. Lauren is the current Campaign Manager for Suzy Loftus, candidate for District Attorney of San Francisco and is on the United Democratic Club Board.
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