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WEDNESDAY, MAY 14

Pre-Conference Agenda

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Session: Fundraising 2.0
Veteran fundraiser Kathleen Gasperine will lead a training on “fundraising 2.0,” going
beyond the basics and focusing on insider tips and high-level strategies for women in
elected office to build their networks and their coffers.

Kathleen Gasperine
Organizing for Action

Kathleen Gasperine serves as the National Development Director for
Organizing for Action. Most recently, she served as the New England Finance
Director for the Obama Victory Fund. Previously as a consultant, she served
as the Finance Director for the successful re-election campaign of Massachusetts Governor
Deval Patrick in 2010 and as the New England Finance Director for the Democratic National
Committee from 2009 to 2011. Additional clients of Gasperine Consulting include the US Senate
campaigns of Robin Carnahan and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand; Massachusetts Ways and Means
Chairman Representative Charles Murphy; and Be the Change, Inc., a nonprofit promoting
and expanding community and national service opportunities. Gasperine has also served as
the New England Deputy Finance Director for the Democratic National Committee during the
general election of 2008 and as the Deputy New England Finance Director for Hillary Clinton
for President primary campaign. Gasperine has worked in fundraising for Senator John Kerry
and Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, as scheduler for a candidate for New York Statewide
office, and for the Kauffman Group, the national fundraising consultant for Erskine Bowles for
US Senate in 2004. Kathleen is a graduate of Ithaca College with dual degrees in Organizational
Communication (BS) and Politics (BS). She lives in Chicago with her spouse, Bradley Egan, and
their dog, Toby.

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Women’s Caucus Private Reception
Glow Lounge

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