Staff
Chuck Wolfe
is the president and CEO of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and
Leadership Institute, the nation's leading organization that identifies,
trains and supports openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
candidates, campaign staff and public officials. He served on the
Victory Fund's Board of Directors for four years prior to joining the
staff. During his tenure as CEO, hundreds of openly LGBT candidates
have been elected to public office, and the list of states with no out
elected officials has dropped from 13 to just five.
Mr. Wolfe has
an extensive background in politics, issue advocacy and organizational
development. He previously served as executive vice president and chief
operating officer of the American Legacy Foundation, which was created
as a result of the 46-state settlement with the tobacco industry. Mr.
Wolfe was the Foundation's first employee and initiated national tobacco
control programs such as the groundbreaking "truth" advertising
campaign.
Mr. Wolfe entered the public sector as an appointee to
the late Florida Governor Lawton Chiles. In addition to serving on the
governor's 1994 reelection campaign as operations manager, he served the
governor for seven years in such capacities as director of external
affairs, director of tobacco control and executive director of the Miami
Financial Oversight Board. During his tenure, among numerous other
achievements, Mr. Wolfe developed and implemented programs that aided
the relief efforts of Hurricane Andrew, the City of Miami's financial
emergency and the Florida Tobacco Pilot Program.
Mr. Wolfe, an
Eagle Scout, has a long history of leadership within the Boy Scouts of
America, including a two-year term on the National Executive Board. For
more than ten years he was active and outspoken in the effort to rid
scouting of its discriminatory policies towards gays and lesbians. His
efforts were profiled in a report on CBS News' 60 Minutes.
Mr.
Wolfe is a 1985 graduate of Stetson University in Florida and completed
the Negotiating Skills Seminar at the J.F.K. School of Government of
Harvard University in 1997. A native of Florida, he has resided in
Washington, D.C. since 1999.
Robin Brand
is the deputy executive director at the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund
and Leadership Institute, the nation's leading organization that
identifies, trains and helps elect openly LGBT leaders to public
office. As deputy executive director, Brand develops strategies and
oversees programs for the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender political action committee.
Prior to taking on her
current role, Brand was chief operating officer for Gill Action, and
earlier was a senior vice president at the Victory Fund and Leadership
Institute. Her work in LGBT politics has included raising
record-breaking amounts in candidate-specific funds, and helping elect
the first openly LGBT legislators in several states.
Prior to
working with the Victory Fund, Robin served as the eastern political
director for the Democratic National Committee and as the executive
director of the Washington State Democratic Party.
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Joshua Beety--Compliance and Revenue Manager
Torey Carter--Director of Finance and Administration
Brian Cox--Victory Campaign Board Director
Mark Anthony Dingbaum--Digital Marketing Associate
Denis Dison--Vice President, External Affairs
James C. Dozier--Deputy Political Director
Martin Espinoza--Events Manager
Martín Garcia--Political Associate
Kate Karasmeighan--Director of Board Management & Relations
Samir Luther--Director of the Presidential Appointments Project
Sarah McCall--Major Gifts Officer
Tim Meinke--Director of the Victory Cabinet
Jason Mida--Vice President, Development
Jillian Rubino--Events Associate
Jeff Spitko--Director of Marketing
George Walker--Vice President, Leadership Initiatives
Shawn Werner--Director of Campaign Services

