Don’t Call Her ED: Jennifer Buck Wallace New TNDP Ops Director

By Kleinheider Posted on May 6, 2009 at 5:57 pm

From the release:

“It is my pleasure to announce that Jennifer Wallace is joining the staff of the Tennessee Democratic Party full-time as our Director of Operations,” TNDP Chair Chip Forrester said in a letter the TNDP Executive Committee and county Democratic Party chairs.

The Director of Operations is a new position, created to meet the changing needs of the TNDP. The Director of Operations will be responsible for implementing and managing organizational change and for overseeing day-to-day development of a comprehensive new media program, building a vibrant 95 county party infrastructure, developing an active grassroots wing of the TNDP, coordinating special events, and developing relationships with elected officials, their staff, and issue-based advocacy groups.

A native of East Tennessee, Wallace graduated from Maryville College, where she majored in Political Science with a double minor in History and Business. She earned a Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Tennessee’s College of Law.

As the Tennessee Field Director for Obama for America, Wallace organized thousands of volunteers across the state. In the last week of the 2008 campaign, she coordinated more than a dozen volunteer phonebanks which made over 120,000 calls. Before joining the Obama campaign, Jennifer worked as a writer and producer for Country Music Television.

“Jennifer brings production and new media knowledge, strong management and organizational skills, and grassroots organization experience to the Party - all invaluable assets as we continue to build our grassroots and 95-county Democratic Party base for the 2010 election cycle and beyond,” Forrester said.

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For The Love Of Buck

By Kleinheider Posted on August 17, 2008 at 2:05 pm

Some folks do not think Jennifer Buck Wallace, the (for the most part) volunteer Obama for President coordinator here in Tennessee, is getting sufficient props for her efforts on behalf of the cause:

Jennifer Buck Wallace has been working voluntarily with zero financial compensation since May, 2007 (except for a couple of months during the Primary season) to harness the enthusiasm of TN Obama volunteers and channel them to the appropriate areas according to their skills, experience, time allowances etc. She has also overseen countless events, conducted key meetings and compiled multiple recourses targeted to the statewide campaign volunteers. Due to her calm determination, ObamaTN has resulted in an incredibly successful grassroots (unofficial) presence statewide and especially in the metro areas of Davidson, Shelby, Knox and Hamilton Counties. Wallace has even gone beyond the metro areas to engage leaders to organize rural areas that are viewed in this cycle to be red. Without her leadership, ObamaTN would merely be a shadow of what it is.

The acceptance and execution of civil duty that Wallace exhibits should serve as not only an example, but also as a clear path to enter for all residents of the United States to be engaged in our country’s future. She serves as a role model to us all – reminding us of the unique character and governmental structure of America – that every single person matters and every single person’s contribution of their civic duty is necessary to the innovative evolution of this nation. Indeed, Tennessee is unusually fortunate to have such a leader within it’s border.

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The Smell Of Rosa Parks Blvd In The Morning: TNDP Opens “Victory ‘08″ Headquarters

By Kleinheider Posted on August 11, 2008 at 4:10 pm

The Tennessee Democratic Party executed a soft launch for their new “Victory ‘08″ office this past Saturday.

Officially, Victory ‘08 is, according to Democratic Party spokesman Wade Munday, “a coordinated effort between the Tennessee Democratic Party and the Obama campaign to ensure that our volunteers are organized to get out the vote.”

Unofficially, of course, the office, located at 907 Rosa Parks Ave, serves as the defacto Obama headquarters in Nashville.

Running the office, in conjunction with Obama Organizer Jennifer Buck Wallace, will be TNDP Field Director Nick Wells, an experienced professional grassroots organizer.

Wells previously served Program Manager for Marketing and Special Events for Pioneer Square Community Association as well Field Manager and Campaign Coordinator for Fund for Public Interest Research. He is also a past President of Vanderbilt’s Lambda student organization.

Wells will be assisted by David Rutledge, formerly of the Mike Padgett for Senate campaign, as well as Brennan McMahon and Ashford Hughes among others.

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