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Detailed Agenda FRIDAY | JULY 24, 2015 10:45 AM–11:45 AM EXPANDING DEMOCRACY BREAKOUT SERIES YEOs should divide by level of office to discuss the priority issues from this session and to create the annual YEO agenda for this Policy Council. • • • • A–State Level • Hermitage Room B–Local Level • Springwood Room C–Local Level • Sagamore Hill Room D–School Board • Ashlawn Room 12:00 PM–12:45 PM SKILLS WORKSHOP SERIES MESSAGING STRATEGIES Springwood Room In this session Lake Research Partners will discuss how to communicate issue positions and policy solutions in ways that will connect and resonate with constituents, based on their cutting-edge polling research. Kristy Pultorak Lake Research Partners Kristy Pultorak joined Lake Research Partners (LRP) in 2013 as a senior analyst. She has extensive experience working with quantitative and qualitative research for both international and domestic political campaigns, issue advocacy organizations, and nonprofits. Pultorak worked on some of the most competitive targeted races on the federal and state level over the last several cycles, including in major swing states like Ohio and Virginia. Prior to joining LRP, she was deputy political director at the Victory Fund and an analyst with Benenson Strategy Group. Pultorak holds a master’s degree in public policy from American University and a B.A. in political science from Siena College. YEO National Convening | 2015 19