Difference between revisions of "ProgressNow Nevada"

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ProgressNow Nevada labels itself as a marketing department for progressive ideas and an answer to conservative propaganda. They were founded in 2005. ProgressNow Nevada is a part of the ProgressNow network that has 2.4 million online members and hopes to expand to 25 states.^[1]

About

ProgressNow, previously known as the Rocky Mountain Progressive Network, was founded in 2003. ProgressNow's sister organization is ProgressNow Education.^[2] The Founding Chairman is Rollie Heath, a Boulder executive who was elected as the 18th District State Senator in 2008. The organization is run by Executive Director Michael Huttner, a UC Hastings law graduate and lawyer turned political consultant.^[3] The Deputy Director is Bobby Clark, who was part of Howard Dean's online campaign.^[4]

Its founding Board Members include Wes Boyd, founder of MoveOn.org^[5], Rob McKay, Chairman of the Board of the Democracy Alliance and President of the McKay Family Foundation^[6], Jared Polis, elected in 2008 as the U.S. Congressman for Colorado’s 2nd District^[7], and Ted Trimpa (Chair), a lawyer in Hogan and Hartson’s government relations practice^[8].

History and Mission

Personnel

Boards

ProgressNow Nevada's Boards as of April 11th, 2010: ^[9]

c3 board, ProgressNow Nevada, is comprised of:

Bob Fulkerson, Founder and President of Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada

Scot Rutledge, Executive Director of Nevada League of Conservation Voters

Elisa Maser, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Nevada

Yvette Williams, Founder and Chair of Clark County Black Caucus

c4 board, ProgressNow Nevada Action, is comprised of:

Flora Walker, Regional Director of American Federation of Statem County and Municipal Employees

Lynn Warne, President Nevada State Education Association

Jorge Adame, Program Director Info Services Group (ISSI) Nevada

Tracy Viselli, New Media consultant, Reno Fabulous Media

Erin Neff, Executive Director

Brian Fadie, Technology Director

Supported Candidates

External Links

References

[exp-1] ttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92997421

[pn-2] ttp://www.westword.com/2007-08-09/news/making-progress/

[mh-3] ttp://www.progressiveroundtable.org/directory?from=20

[hd-4] ttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/08/AR2005100801129.html

[moo-5] ttp://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1316/is_/ai_106096935

[mff-6] ttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-mckay/#blogger_bio

[jp-7] ttp://www.denverpost.com/houseraces08/ci_10899934

[hh-8] ttp://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2008/07/28/daily16.html

[brd-9] ttp://progressnownevada.org/page/content/about/

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 [http://www.progressnow.org/page/content/org-home/ ProgressNow], previously known as the Rocky Mountain Progressive Network, was founded in 2003. ProgressNow's sister organization is ProgressNow Education.<ref name=pn>http://www.westword.com/2007-08-09/news/making-progress/</ref>  The Founding Chairman is [[Rollie Heath]], a Boulder executive who was elected as the 18th District State Senator in 2008. The organization is run by Executive Director [[Michael Huttner]], a UC Hastings law graduate and lawyer turned political consultant.<ref name=mh>http://www.progressiveroundtable.org/directory?from=20</ref>  The Deputy Director is [[Bobby Clark]], who was part of [[Howard Dean]]'s online campaign.<ref name=hd>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/08/AR2005100801129.html</ref>
-Its founding Board Members included [[Wes Boyd]], founder of [[MoveOn.org]]<ref name=moo>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1316/is_/ai_106096935</ref>, Rob McKay, Chairman of the Board of the [[Democracy Alliance]] and President of the McKay Family Foundation<ref name=mff>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-mckay/#blogger_bio</ref>, [[Jared Polis]], elected in 2008 as the U.S. Congressman for Colorado’s 2nd District<ref name=jp>http://www.denverpost.com/houseraces08/ci_10899934</ref>, and Ted Trimpa (Chair), a lawyer in [[Hogan and Hartson]]’s government relations practice<ref name=hh>http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2008/07/28/daily16.html</ref>.
+Its founding Board Members include [[Wes Boyd]], founder of [[MoveOn.org]]<ref name=moo>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1316/is_/ai_106096935</ref>, Rob McKay, Chairman of the Board of the [[Democracy Alliance]] and President of the McKay Family Foundation<ref name=mff>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-mckay/#blogger_bio</ref>, [[Jared Polis]], elected in 2008 as the U.S. Congressman for Colorado’s 2nd District<ref name=jp>http://www.denverpost.com/houseraces08/ci_10899934</ref>, and Ted Trimpa (Chair), a lawyer in [[Hogan and Hartson]]’s government relations practice<ref name=hh>http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2008/07/28/daily16.html</ref>.
 ==History and Mission==