BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:Join the Ohio University Alumni Association on National Voter R egistration Day for an in-depth look at elections\, the importance of votin g\, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at political campaigns.\n \n\nCorre spondent for CBS News and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Wesley Lowery\, BSJ '17\, will lead a panel of political experts in a discussion that will give OHIO alumni an inside look at the election process in the United Stat es. Panelists will discuss topics such as campaign strategy\, marketing\, t he importance of fundraising\, super PACs\, and debate preparation. Panelis ts will also provide an inside look on things to look for on election night . Faculty in the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs will sha re research and ideas around the importance of elections as a whole\, keepi ng elections fair\, as well as address the Electoral College and its role.\ n \n\nWe hope that you will join us in learning more about the political pr ocess in America\, and we hope that you will join us in registering to vote for the 2020 elections.\n \n\nYou will receive a confirmation email upon r egistration that will include details on how to join this virtual event.\n \n\nIf you have any questions\, please email Associate Director\, Alumni Ex periences\, Caleb Beasecker at beasecker@ohio.edu.\n\n \n\n\n\nWesley Lower y is a correspondent for "60 in 6\," a 60 Minutes spinoff on the mobile app Quibi. Prior to joining CBS News\, he was a national correspondent for the Washington Post\, where he primarily covered issues of race and justice. H e has twice been a member of teams awarded the Pulitzer Prize\, and his wor k has appeared in the Boston Globe\, Los Angeles Times\, Wall Street Journa l\, Newsweek\, Sports Illustrated\, The Atlantic and GQ Magazine.\n\n \n\nP anelists:\n\n \n\n\n\nAs President of NK Baur & Associates\, Natalie Baur i s a nationally recognized professional with over twenty-eight years of expe rience helping political campaigns\, corporations and non-profit interests with fundraising\, campaign finance management\, federal and state election law compliance and special event planning.\n\n \n\nNatalie has extensive e xperience in political campaign finance management including finance plan d evelopment\, fundraising program management and donor relations. Under her leadership as Finance Director for Senator Rob Portman\, his campaign has r aised over $47 million since 2009. Natalie also serves as Finance Director for Congressmen Dave Joyce\, Anthony Gonzalez\, Bob Latta and Steve Chabot. She previously worked on the US Senate campaign of Senator George Voinovic h and Governor Mike DeWine’s 2018 gubernatorial campaign. Natalie received a bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing from Ohio Univers ity in 1992.\n\n \n\n\n\nOne of the country’s premier Democratic fundraiser s\, Lauren Dikis joined the full service digital firm\, New Blue Interactiv e in 2020 as Managing Director. In 2019\, Lauren was the National Finance D irector for Cory Booker‘s presidential campaign. She managed a team of 13 w ho raised over $25 million. Lauren previously served as Booker’s Finance Di rector for his initial Senate run and subsequent re-election\, and as the C ampaign Services Director at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee ( DSCC) helping Senate campaigns realize their fundraising needs. She also wo rked two cycles at the DCCC\, one as Candidate Fundraising Director and one as the Northeast Regional Candidate Services Director\, where she helped t o elect seven new Members of Congress. In 2006\, she was the Finance Direct or for the Montana Democratic Party where she contributed to the election o f now-Senator Jon Tester to the U.S. Senate. In addition to her experience in fundraising\, Lauren has worked in field and management positions on mul tiple local\, congressional and statewide campaigns. An Athens\, Ohio nativ e\, Lauren received her degree in Political Science from Ohio University in 2001.\n\n \n\n\n\nCory Fritz leverages his decade-plus experience shaping policy and communications at the highest levels in government for clients f acing critical situations. As a managing director in FTI Consulting’s Publi c Affairs practice\, he has built and executed litigation communications pl ans around sensitive issues for clients operating in an array of sectors – including industrials\, technology and telecommunications\, and energy.\n\n Cory joined FTI from the House Foreign Affairs Committee\, where he served as Deputy Staff Director and Communications Director. As a member of Chairm an Ed Royce’s senior staff\, he played a key role in crafting policy\, stra tegy and messaging on key issues involving cross border transactions\, deve lopment finance\, sanctions and national security.\n\nPreviously\, Cory ser ved six years on the staff of Speaker of the House John Boehner. During his time with the Speaker\, Cory held several communications roles\, including Press Secretary and Political Communications Director\, where he engaged o n the record daily with top national reporters\, managed coalitions and ran integrated advocacy campaigns.\n\nCory got his start working as Speechwrit er and Assistant Press Secretary for Senator George Voinovich\, a member of the powerful Foreign Relations and Appropriations Committees. He lives in Washington\, D.C. and earned his degree with honors from Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism.\n\n \n\n\n\nDr. Ruhil has a Ph.D. in Pol itical Science from Stony Brook University and is a Professor in the Voinov ich School of Leadership and Public Affairs. He has published a number of j ournal articles on questions surrounding minority representation in city co uncil elections in particular and urban politics and policy more generally. At the Voinovich School Dr. Ruhil works as a lead data analyst on a number of grant- and contract-funded applied research projects and program evalua tions in the education and public health sectors. He also teaches statistic s and data analytics courses for the School’s Master of Public Administrati on program\, and workshops on data analytics and visualization with R for p rofessional audiences.\n\n \n\n\n\nDavid Wilhelm is a partner at Hecate Ene rgy\, one of North America’s leading developers of utility scale renewable energy and battery storage projects. Wilhelm leads Hecate’s international b usiness efforts\, but is most proud of his work in his native Appalachian O hio\, where Hecate has developed a 400 MW solar farm\, which will be one of the largest solar projects ever built east of the Mississippi.\n\n \n\nEar lier in his career\, Wilhelm was a campaign manager for notable American po liticians such as William Clinton\, Joe Biden\, Richard M. Daley\, and Paul Simon. After his election to the Presidency in 1992\, President Clinton ta pped Wilhelm to serve as his first Chair of the Democratic National Committ ee.\n\n \n\nWilhelm is a graduate of Ohio University and Harvard University ’s Kennedy School of Government\, and is the recipient of three honorary do ctorates.\n\n \n\n \n\nPlease note that this event will not cover any polit ical issues or carry conversations related to political views/stances. This will strictly be a discussion of elections and provide an inside look at p olitical campaigns. DTEND:20200923T003000Z DTSTAMP:20241124T122819Z DTSTART:20200922T230000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Election 2020: Campaigns\, Media\, and Your Vote UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_34502007536018 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/election_2020_campaigns_media_and_your_ vote END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR