CHISM STRATEGIES - Key Persons
Andrew is a dynamic Junior Associate, bringing a fresh perspective to the team as a recent graduate with a dual degree in Government & Politics and History. With a proven track record in grassroots mobilizing, Andrew has played a pivotal role in the success of down-ballot campaigns, showcasing a strategic and hands-on approach to political consulting and a drive for excellence.
Job Titles:
- FOUNDING PARTNER
- Industry Leader
Brad is an industry leader in multichannel political communications using research-based solutions and behavioral science to hone messaging.
Brannon's expertise is in voter file analysis, and he leverages demographic data, previous election results, and voter file information to build the most effective universe for the project.
He was previously the Field Director for the Mississippi Democratic Trust, having managed legislative caucus decisions on which races to target and the best combination of field, phone and mail programs.
He is a fan of Southern literature, Richard Linklater films, and weekends in his backyard in San Antonio, Texas with his wife, pediatrician Dr. Lauren Munk, and their rescue pup, June.
Charles is a telephone voter contact expert with a host of federal, state, and local government clients as well as labor, consumer rights and education advocacy groups.
Dalton's early experience organizing field campaigns for the Idaho Democratic Party lends itself to quick insight as he retrieves and analyzes necessary data to provide our clients with thorough electoral landscape overviews. In his current role at the firm, he also monitors direct voter contact programs to provide accurate reports and optimize campaigns to deliver better results for our clients.
Job Titles:
- DIRECTOR, DIGITAL STRATEGY
Emily has developed an extensive digital services toolkit while serving dozens of electoral and grassroots advocacy clients. She understands how rapidly the consumption of political content online is changing and how that impacts programmatic advertising, traditional media buying, and social media marketing.
Joe has been working with candidates, advocates and trade associations on political races, corporate and issue campaigns for thirty years. He has served as a manager and general consultant for national, statewide and local campaigns and is well versed in all campaign disciplines but specializes in media relations, grassroots organizing and voter contact.
Joe has won multiple awards from the Public Relations Society of America, Campaigns & Elections Magazine, Politics Magazine and the American Association of Political Consultants. In his capacity as a political consultant, Joe has helped elect over two dozen members of the Georgia legislature, almost half of the Atlanta City Council, the Chairs of the Fulton and Cobb County Commissions and various metro Atlanta area mayors and school board members. Joe was the Southeastern Director for the largest grassroots campaign ever conducted in the United States.
He has extensive experience in issue advocacy at the state and federal level. His past non-partisan clients include The Pew Charitable Trusts, Protect Our Care, The Nature Conservancy, the National Indian Gaming Association, Federal Home Loan Bank, the Farm Credit Council and other patient and environmental advocacy groups.
Joe studied political science at Davidson College, Cambridge University and Georgetown University. When he isn't campaigning, he is playing drums in various Atlanta bands and trying to impress his five-year-old daughter, Josie, son Grayson and wife, Melissa Mullinax.
Joe has been working with candidates, advocates and trade associations on political races, corporate and issue campaigns for thirty years. He has served as a manager and general consultant for national, statewide and local campaigns but specializes in media relations, grassroots organizing and voter contact.
Julie has been a CPA for over 30 years, serving a series of nonprofit and small business clients prior to joining Chism Strategies to manage the firm's financial affairs.
Rob has spent more than a decade studying the changes in political messaging channels and building new tools for the firm.