THE STRATEGY DIVISION - Key Persons
A Jersey native, Colin is the man behind the numbers. He loves getting into the nuts and bolts of targeting, modeling, and making sure that we're talking to the right people on campaigns. There's no one better at it in campaigns today. He's worked in states across the country, and most recently was the architect behind the data wizardry that fueled the remarkable Kathryn Garcia campaign.
Cori's passion IS creative design. For more than two decades she has worked with large and small corporations and organizations -- but now most enjoys designing for political campaigns and candidates. She thrives on the fast pace of campaign work and has won several Polly awards for excellence in print design.
Colorado born-and-raised, Declan is the go-to person for any and all things field-related including strategy, mechanics, tactics, and data crunching. Having organized for multiple winning Colorado campaigns since 2017, they know all the challenges, obstacles and rewards of running a strong and passionate field outreach program for any campaign, both big and small.
Declan is a hobbiest graphic designer and loves creating a good-looking aesthetic for any piece of media. They also produce electronic music and love a long road-trip into the mountains.
Michael Giles is a graduate of Colorado State University with a B.A in journalism and media communications, Giles is the go-to person at TSD for non-profit management and communications expertise.
Michael worked for the Rocky Mountain Collegian as a photographer and reporter and interned as a journalist for the National Park Service. Michael has a passion for global and inclusive communication.
Job Titles:
- Advisor to Democratic
- Chief Strategist
Peter Brown is an advisor to Democratic campaigns, non-profits and corporate clients. In 2011 he co-founded BrownMillerGroup, which was named one most powerful PR and political consultants in NYC for years running. In 2020, he founded Mission:Clean, a non-profit dedicated to better municipal sanitation to prevent climate change.
Peter is behind direct mail and digital campaigns that have won multiple national awards for many years. He was most recently the chief strategist for candidate Kathryn Garcia in New York City's mayoral election, known as the more sophisticated ranked-choice campaigns ever.
He, his wife, and little dog live in Colorado and New York. He can be found on the squash court, or hiking the mountains of his native state, Colorado.
Rich Pelletier worked at the intersection of politics and policy for 25 years. As the National Field Director at America Votes he worked with organizations from the Sierra Club to Planned Parenthood to the AFL-CIO. He served on the highest echelon of campaigns, as the Dep. Campaign Manager for Bernie Sanders 2016 Presidential race.
Rich grew up in Northern Maine and is a member of the We'koqma'q First Nation of Mi'kmaqs on Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and is a veteran of the 1990 Iraq war.
He lives with his wife and two sons outside of Boulder, CO and, can be found hiking with them, along with their dog Bolt, in the surrounding mountains.
A New Mexico native, Sandra is the woman behind the curtain. She spent ten years working in the corporate world but has always had the passion for campaigns - her first was volunteering for her local school board race.
She came over to campaigns fulltime two years ago and today handles everything administrative for TSD. She's the woman to talk to if you need a bill paid, and as the master of Quickbooks, as a client, you'll be in touch with her.