Ellen Moran | |
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| White House Communications Director | |
| In office January 20, 2009 – April 21, 2009 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Kevin Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Anita Dunn (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1966-05-01)May 1, 1966 (age 58) Troy, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Wheaton College, Massachusetts (BA) |
Ellen Moran (born May 1, 1966) is the Vice-Chancellor for Strategic Communications and Marketing at theUniversity of Pittsburgh.[1] She previously served as Chief of Staff at the US Department of Commerce under SecretaryGary Locke from April 2009 to August 2011. She previously held the position ofWhite House Communications Director.[2] Her predecessor wasKevin Sullivan, who held the position under theBush administration. Prior to her post at the White House, she was executive director ofEMILY's List.[1]
A native ofAmherst, Massachusetts, Moran holds a degree inpolitical science andEnglish literature fromWheaton College.[3]
Before joining White House staff, Moran was executive director ofEMILY's List,[1] where she oversaw the national staff and charted the overall strategic direction of the organisation to provide financial assistance to female candidates in theDemocratic Party who takeliberal,pro-choice political stances. This was Moran's second tenure at EMILY's List, rejoining the organisation from theAFL-CIO, where she coordinatedWal-Mart corporate accountability activities and served in the Political Department. In 2004, she took a leave of absence from theAFL-CIO to direct independent expenditures for theDemocratic National Committee, managing placement of presidential advertising and directed television, radio, mail, and phoning efforts in 20 states. In 2000, Moran directed the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's $50 million issue advocacy campaign.[4]
Moran's political experience includes managing campaigns for governor,US Senate, andUS House of Representatives; working on the national campaign staff ofTom Harkin's 1992 presidential campaign;[4] helping plan bothClinton inaugurals; and conducting internationaldemocracy work inIndonesia for theUS Agency for International Development.[5] In 1993, Moran designed EMILY's List's campaign staff training program and served as its first director.[6] Moran also oversaw EMILY's List's first foray into voter mobilisation in 1994.[5]
She was announced as the newWhite House Communications Director on November 22, 2008.[2]
On April 21, she announced she would resign her post to accept the position of Chief of Staff to theSecretary of Commerce.[7]
On May 2, 2018, Moran became the Vice-Chancellor for Strategic Communications and Marketing at the University of Pittsburgh.[1]
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